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The 10th variation of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, to beryllium hosted by India and Sri Lanka, volition statesman connected February 7, 2026. Six teams, including defending champions India, volition beryllium successful enactment connected the opening day.
The radical signifier goes connected till February 20, pursuing which the Super Eight signifier volition statesman the adjacent day. The apical 4 teams from the Super Eights volition suffice for the knockout stage, with the semi-finals to beryllium held successful Kolkata/Colombo and Mumbai, up of the rubric clash connected March 8 successful Ahmedabad/Colombo.
Format of the tournament
The tourney volition travel the aforesaid format arsenic the erstwhile edition, with 20 teams divided into 4 groups of five. Teams successful each radical volition play each different successful a round-robin format. A full of 40 group-stage matches volition beryllium held from February 7 to 20, with the apical 2 teams from each radical progressing to the Super 8s signifier starting connected February 21.
In the Super 8s, the qualifying teams volition beryllium placed into 2 groups of 4 based connected pre-tournament seedings, and volition play different round-robin. If a non–pre–seeded squad qualifies from a group, it volition presume the Super 8s presumption that was primitively allocated to the eliminated pre-seeded team. The apical 4 teams from this signifier volition beforehand to the knockouts.
Group Stage
Besides India (ranked 1), Group A consists of Pakistan (7), the United States of America (33), Namibia (15), and the Netherlands (13). India volition unfastened the month-long tourney successful Mumbai connected February 7 against the USA, earlier facing Namibia connected February 12. Bitter rivals India and Pakistan volition conscionable connected February 15 successful Colombo. India’s last Group A lucifer volition beryllium against the Netherlands successful Ahmedabad connected February 18.
The 2021 champions Australia (ranked 2) are placed successful Group B on with Sri Lanka (8), Zimbabwe (12), Ireland (11) and Oman (20).
Group C consists of two-time champions England (ranking 3) and the West Indies (6), arsenic good arsenic first-timers Italy (28) and the Asian sides Bangladesh (9) and Nepal (17).
New Zealand (ranked 4), South Africa (5), Afghanistan (10), Canada (19) and the UAE (16) marque up Group D.
Super 8s Stage
After the radical stage, the apical 2 sides from each radical volition advancement to the Super 8s round, which begins connected February 21, 2026. The 8 teams volition beryllium divided into 2 groups based connected pre-tournament seedings.
If India (X1) beforehand to Super 8s signifier it volition play its matches successful Ahmedabad, Chennai and Kolkata.
Semi-Finals and Final
The apical 4 sides emerging from the Super 8s volition advancement to the knockout rounds. The archetypal semi-final is scheduled for March 4 successful Kolkata/Colombo, portion the 2nd volition beryllium held successful Mumbai connected March 5. The rubric clash is acceptable for March 8 successful Ahmedabad/Colombo.
The ICC has besides shortlisted Colombo oregon Kolkata arsenic the venues for the archetypal semi-final successful lawsuit Sri Lanka oregon Pakistan spell connected to suffice for the past four. Ahmedabad volition big the final, but if Pakistan qualifies for it, Colombo volition big the final.
Venues
The Narendra Modi Stadium successful Ahmedabad, MA Chidambaram Stadium successful Chennai, Arun Jaitley Stadium successful New Delhi, Wankhede Stadium successful Mumbai, Eden Gardens successful Kolkata, R. Premadasa Stadium successful Colombo, Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) Cricket Ground successful Colombo, and Pallekele International Cricket Stadium successful Kandy circular retired the afloat database of big venues.
