ICC T20 World Cup 2026 India Match Full Schedule, Date, Time Table And Venue: India To Clash With Pakistan On Maha Shivratri

India is officially on their road to T20 World Cup defence with the final year before the event, namely 2026.

The tournament which is an Indo-Sri Lankan co-host will take place between February 7 and March 8 and will consist of 20 teams including first-time entrants Italy.

India is coming off the back of winning the 2024 title in the USA and West Indies and therefore will be outright favourites in the campaign they are going to play on home soil and their schedule is nothing short of a blockbuster.

The entire 2026 T20 world cup general plan of INDIA.

Group Stage & Super 8 Fixtures

February 7: Mumbai (Wankhede stadium)

India vs USA

February 12: New Delhi

India vs Namibia

February 15: Colombo

India vs Pakistan

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February 18: Ahmedabad (Narendra Modi stadium)

India vs Netherlands

An All subcontinental Tour to the Defending champions.

The schedule will include the most iconic venues in the two host countries: Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Colombo and will provide home fans in different parts of the world with the opportunity to watch the title defence.

The highlight, however, is, no doubt, the match on February 15 in Colombo where India and Pakistan revive the most intense rivalry in the history of cricket in neutral grounds. That game will be highlighted on callendars the world over as usual.

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India hope to win the trophy in the first time ever. The team goes back to home conditions where they have not hosted a T20 world cup since 2016.

Spin-friendly conditions may characterize the whole tournament with Sri Lanka as one of the co-hosts.

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