T20 World Cup 2026 venue-wise schedule: Full fixtures list and match timings for all eight grounds

T20 World Cup 2026: Groups

The 20 teams have been split into four groups, where the five teams in each group will be played in round-robin format. The group stage will be played between February 7 and 20, following which two teams from each group will qualify for the Super Eights.

Group A: India, Pakistan, Namibia, Netherlands, USA

Group B: Sri Lanka, Australia, Ireland, Zimbabwe, Oman

Group C: England, West Indies, Scotland, Nepal, Italy

Group D: South Africa, Afghanistan, New Zealand, Canada, UAE

Also read: Wisden’s 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup power rankings

T20 World Cup 2026 Super Eights: What is the format?

The Super Eights will be played between February 22 and March 1. Super Eight Group 1 will feature X1, X2, X3, X4, while Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 will be in Group 2.

Ahead of the World Cup, India have been seeded as X1, Australia as X2, the West Indies as X3, South Africa as X4, England as Y1, Sri Lanka as Y2, Pakistan as Y3, and New Zealand as Y4.

If any of these teams do not qualify for the Super Eights, the team that qualifies instead of them will carry the same tag.

The semi-finals will be played on March 4 and 5, and the final on March 8.

Also read: T20 World Cup squads – full team lists

Venue-wise schedule for T20 World Cup 2026

Eight venues – five in India, three in Sri Lanka – will host the T20 World Cup. During the Super Eights phase, India will host all games of Group 1, and Sri Lanka all games of Group 2.

Eden Gardens, Kolkata and Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai will host the semi-finals, while the final will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

However, if Pakistan qualify up to this stage, their matches will be moved to R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

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T20 World Cup 2026 matches at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi

T20 World Cup 2026 matches at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

T20 World Cup 2026 matches at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

T20 World Cup 2026 matches at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

T20 World Cup 2026 matches at Pallekele International Stadium, Pallekele

T20 World Cup 2026 matches at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

T20 World Cup 2026 matches at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo

T20 World Cup 2026 matches at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

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