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India and Pakistan volition beryllium locking horns with each different successful the ICC Men's T20 World Cup adjacent twelvemonth successful Colombo connected February 15, arsenic per the tourney schedule, which the International Cricket Council (ICC) volition unveil successful Mumbai connected Tuesday (November 25, 2025).
The marquee contention volition people the archetypal clip the 2 teams quadrate disconnected pursuing a trilogy of heated matches that India won during this year's Asia Cup, which besides saw plentifulness of on- and off-field controversy. This volition beryllium played astatine the R Premadasa Stadium and volition beryllium India's 3rd match.
According to ESPNCricinfo, India and Pakistan person been grouped with the USA, Namibia, and the Netherlands.
India volition commencement their run against the USA successful Mumbai connected February 7, the opening time of the tournament, pursuing which 'Men successful Blue' volition caput to Delhi for the clash against Namibia scheduled for February 12. Their last radical crippled would beryllium against the Netherlands astatine Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium.
During the radical stages, 3 matches volition instrumentality spot successful a day.
The 2026 variation of the tournament volition beryllium held from February 7 to March 8, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, with Pakistan playing each their games astatine Colombo oregon Kandy. The format of the tourney is unchanged, with 20 teams divided into groups of 4 with 5 teams each. The apical 2 teams from each radical volition suffice for the Super Eight stage, wherever the teams volition beryllium divided into groups of four. The apical 2 teams from each volition determination to the semifinals.
If India moves to the Super Eight stage, their 3 Super Eights clash volition beryllium successful Ahmedabad, Chennai and Kolkata. If India makes it to the semifinals, their semifinal volition beryllium held successful Mumbai. The different semifinal determination is Colombo oregon Kolkata, depending connected whether Pakistan oregon Sri Lanka qualify.
The last volition beryllium played successful Ahmedabad. But if Pakistan makes it to the rubric clash, it is apt to beryllium moved to Colombo.
Other than India and Sri Lanka, the 2 hosts, the different 18 teams taking portion successful the tourney are: Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, United States of America, West Indies, New Zealand, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada, Italy, Netherlands, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Oman and UAE.
India is the defending champion, having beaten South Africa successful the last of the 2024 variation astatine Barbados.
