The International Cricket Council is indeed making a big step for the Men’s T20 World Cup 2025 with India and Sri Lanka as the co-hosts for this biggest limited-overs tournament. It will be a spectacular event of twenty teams competing with their exceptional skills and fierce rivalry.
India is the defending champion and has already won the title under captain Rohit Sharma’s guidance, thus ending a ten-year drought for the country. The Men in Blue’s significant victory came from a nail-biting match against South Africa at Kensington Oval, Barbados, which has become one of the landmark moments of Indian cricket history.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026: Check Out All Details Announced So Far
The following ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is set to adopt the same format as that of the 2024 edition. There are four groups, each consisting of five teams, making a total of twenty participating teams. This formatting guarantees that the initial phase of the tournament is characterized by a balanced competition.
After the grouping, the leading two teams from each group will participate in the Super 8 stage. The eight teams that have qualified will be split into two groups, referred to as Group X and Group Y, with four teams in each group. This tournament will take place in eight venues, which will be divided between India and Sri Lanka, making it a very exciting event for the international cricketing community.
Group A: India, Pakistan, Netherlands, Namibia, USA
Group B: Sri Lanka, Australia, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Oman
Group C: England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Nepal, Italy
Group D: South Africa, New Zealand, Afghanistan, UAE, Canada
| Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb (Sat) | Pakistan vs Netherlands | SSC, Colombo |
| West Indies vs Bangladesh | Kolkata | |
| India vs USA | Mumbai | |
| 8 Feb (Sun) | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Chennai |
| England vs Nepal | Mumbai | |
| Sri Lanka vs Ireland | R Premadasa, Colombo | |
| 9 Feb (Mon) | Bangladesh vs Italy | Kolkata |
| Zimbabwe vs Oman | SSC, Colombo | |
| South Africa vs Canada | Ahmedabad | |
| 10 Feb (Tue) | Netherlands vs Namibia | Delhi |
| New Zealand vs UAE | Chennai | |
| Pakistan vs USA | SSC, Colombo | |
| 11 Feb (Wed) | South Africa vs Afghanistan | Ahmedabad |
| Australia vs Ireland | R Premadasa, Colombo | |
| England vs West Indies | Mumbai | |
| 12 Feb (Thu) | Sri Lanka vs Oman | Kandy |
| Nepal vs Italy | Mumbai | |
| India vs Namibia | Delhi | |
| 13 Feb (Fri) | Australia vs Zimbabwe | R Premadasa, Colombo |
| Canada vs UAE | Delhi | |
| USA vs Netherlands | Chennai | |
| 14 Feb (Sat) | Ireland vs Oman | SSC, Colombo |
| England vs Bangladesh | Kolkata | |
| New Zealand vs South Africa | Ahmedabad | |
| 15 Feb (Sun) | West Indies vs Nepal | Mumbai |
| USA vs Namibia | Chennai | |
| India vs Pakistan | R Premadasa, Colombo | |
| 16 Feb (Mon) | Afghanistan vs UAE | Delhi |
| England vs Italy | Kolkata | |
| Australia vs Sri Lanka | Kandy | |
| 17 Feb (Tue) | New Zealand vs Canada | Chennai |
| Ireland vs Zimbabwe | Kandy | |
| Bangladesh vs Nepal | Mumbai | |
| 18 Feb (Wed) | South Africa vs UAE | Delhi |
| Pakistan vs Namibia | SSC, Colombo | |
| India vs Netherlands | Ahmedabad | |
| 19 Feb (Thu) | West Indies vs Italy | Kolkata |
| Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe | R Premadasa, Colombo | |
| Afghanistan vs Canada | Chennai | |
| 20 Feb (Fri) | Australia vs Oman | Kandy |
| 21 Feb (Sat) | Y2 vs Y3 | R Premadasa, Colombo |
| 22 Feb (Sun) | Y1 vs Y4 | Kandy |
| 22 Feb (Sun) | X1 vs X4 | Ahmedabad |
| 23 Feb (Mon) | X2 vs X3 | Mumbai |
| 24 Feb (Tue) | Y1 vs Y3 | Kandy |
| 25 Feb (Wed) | Y2 vs Y4 | R Premadasa, Colombo |
| 26 Feb (Thu) | X3 vs X4 | Ahmedabad |
| 26 Feb (Fri) | X1 vs X2 | Chennai |
| 27 Feb (Sat) | Y2 vs Y3 | R Premadasa, Colombo |
| 28 Feb (Sun) | Y3 vs Y4 | Kandy |
| 1 Mar (Sun) | X2 vs X4 | Delhi |
| 1 Mar (Sun) | X1 vs X3 | Kolkata |
| 4 Mar (Wed) | Semi Final 1 | Kolkata/Colombo |
| 5 Mar (Thu) | Semi Final 2 | Mumbai |
| 8 Mar (Sun) | Final | Ahmedabad/Colombo |
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