The T20 World Cup 2026, co-hosted by Sri Lanka and India, is set to take place from February 7 to March 8. The Indian team will be led by Suryakumar Yadav, and notably Shubman Gill has been left out of India’s squad for the tournament. Cricket fans can look forward to India vs USA as one of the opening matches on Saturday (Feb 7), alongside Pakistan vs Netherlands and West Indies vs Scotland.
The Men in Blue are currently warming up for the World Cup with their series against New Zealand, which consists of three ODIs and five T20Is. While the Black Caps won the recent ODI series, the T20I series is ongoing, with two matches remaining on Jan 28 and 31.
Where to buy T20 World Cup 2026 tickets?
Cricket fans can buy tickets for the T20 World Cup 2026 through https://tickets.cricketworldcup.com/. The link will redirect you to Book My Show, the official ticketing partner for the T20 World Cup.
T20 World Cup 2026- Steps to follow for booking tickets
Before following the steps, users are advised to make a proper login ID for seamless booking. They can continue with Google or other options, or make a separate one.
- Go to cricketworldcup or directly to book my show
- People can proceed via two option either ‘find match by team’ or ‘find match by venue’
- Join the queue (usually for high-demand games). Wait till it appears
- Select your specific match (e.g., India vs USA)
- Click on book now
- Select the number of tickets, then choose your category and seats
- Complete payment using card, UPI, net banking, etc.
- Once completed, fans will receive a confirmation email and SMS with the details of the booking.
2026 T20 World Cup Group Stage Schedule
| Date | Match Details | Teams | Venue | Time (Local/GMT) |
| Sat, Feb 7 | 1st Match, Group A | Pakistan vs Netherlands | SSC, Colombo | 11:00 AM / 05:30 AM |
| Sat, Feb 7 | 2nd Match, Group C | West Indies vs Scotland | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 03:00 PM / 09:30 AM |
| Sat, Feb 7 | 3rd Match, Group A | India vs USA | Wankhede, Mumbai | 07:00 PM / 01:30 PM |
| Sun, Feb 8 | 4th Match, Group D | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | MA Chidambaram, Chennai | 11:00 AM / 05:30 AM |
| Sun, Feb 8 | 5th Match, Group C | England vs Nepal | Wankhede, Mumbai | 03:00 PM / 09:30 AM |
| Sun, Feb 8 | 6th Match, Group B | Sri Lanka vs Ireland | R. Premadasa, Colombo | 07:00 PM / 01:30 PM |
| Mon, Feb 9 | 7th Match, Group C | Scotland vs Italy | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 11:00 AM / 05:30 AM |
| Mon, Feb 9 | 8th Match, Group B | Zimbabwe vs Oman | SSC, Colombo | 03:00 PM / 09:30 AM |
| Mon, Feb 9 | 9th Match, Group D | South Africa vs Canada | Narendra Modi, Ahmedabad | 07:00 PM / 01:30 PM |
| Tue, Feb 10 | 10th Match, Group A | Netherlands vs Namibia | Arun Jaitley, Delhi | 11:00 AM / 05:30 AM |
| Tue, Feb 10 | 11th Match, Group D | New Zealand vs UAE | MA Chidambaram, Chennai | 03:00 PM / 09:30 AM |
| Tue, Feb 10 | 12th Match, Group A | Pakistan vs USA | SSC, Colombo | 07:00 PM / 01:30 PM |
| Wed, Feb 11 | 13th Match, Group D | South Africa vs Afghanistan | Narendra Modi, Ahmedabad | 11:00 AM / 05:30 AM |
| Wed, Feb 11 | 14th Match, Group B | Australia vs Ireland | R. Premadasa, Colombo | 03:00 PM / 09:30 AM |
| Wed, Feb 11 | 15th Match, Group C | England vs West Indies | Wankhede, Mumbai | 07:00 PM / 01:30 PM |
| Thu, Feb 12 | 16th Match, Group B | Sri Lanka vs Oman | Pallekele Stadium, Kandy | 11:00 AM / 05:30 AM |
| Thu, Feb 12 | 17th Match, Group C | Nepal vs Italy | Wankhede, Mumbai | 03:00 PM / 09:30 AM |
| Thu, Feb 12 | 18th Match, Group A | India vs Namibia | Arun Jaitley, Delhi | 07:00 PM / 01:30 PM |
| Fri, Feb 13 | 19th Match, Group B | Australia vs Zimbabwe | R. Premadasa, Colombo | 11:00 AM / 05:30 AM |
| Fri, Feb 13 | 20th Match, Group D | Canada vs UAE | Arun Jaitley, Delhi | 03:00 PM / 09:30 AM |
| Fri, Feb 13 | 21st Match, Group A | USA vs Netherlands | MA Chidambaram, Chennai | 07:00 PM / 01:30 PM |
| Sat, Feb 14 | 22nd Match, Group B | Ireland vs Oman | SSC, Colombo | 11:00 AM / 05:30 AM |
| Sat, Feb 14 | 23rd Match, Group C | England vs Scotland | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 03:00 PM / 09:30 AM |
| Sat, Feb 14 | 24th Match, Group D | New Zealand vs South Africa | Narendra Modi, Ahmedabad | 07:00 PM / 01:30 PM |
| Sun, Feb 15 | 25th Match, Group C | West Indies vs Nepal | Wankhede, Mumbai | 11:00 AM / 05:30 AM |
| Sun, Feb 15 | 26th Match, Group A | USA vs Namibia | MA Chidambaram, Chennai | 03:00 PM / 09:30 AM |
| Sun, Feb 15 | 27th Match, Group A | India vs Pakistan | R. Premadasa, Colombo | 07:00 PM / 01:30 PM |
| Mon, Feb 16 | 28th Match, Group D | Afghanistan vs UAE | Arun Jaitley, Delhi | 11:00 AM / 05:30 AM |
| Mon, Feb 16 | 29th Match, Group C | England vs Italy | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 03:00 PM / 09:30 AM |
| Mon, Feb 16 | 30th Match, Group B | Australia vs Sri Lanka | Pallekele Stadium, Kandy | 07:00 PM / 01:30 PM |
| Tue, Feb 17 | 31st Match, Group D | New Zealand vs Canada | MA Chidambaram, Chennai | 11:00 AM / 05:30 AM |
| Tue, Feb 17 | 32nd Match, Group B | Ireland vs Zimbabwe | Pallekele Stadium, Kandy | 03:00 PM / 09:30 AM |
| Tue, Feb 17 | 33rd Match, Group C | Scotland vs Nepal | Wankhede, Mumbai | 07:00 PM / 01:30 PM |
| Wed, Feb 18 | 34th Match, Group D | South Africa vs UAE | Arun Jaitley, Delhi | 11:00 AM / 05:30 AM |
| Wed, Feb 18 | 35th Match, Group A | Pakistan vs Namibia | SSC, Colombo | 03:00 PM / 09:30 AM |
| Wed, Feb 18 | 36th Match, Group A | India vs Netherlands | Narendra Modi, Ahmedabad | 07:00 PM / 01:30 PM |
| Thu, Feb 19 | 37th Match, Group C | West Indies vs Italy | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 11:00 AM / 05:30 AM |
| Thu, Feb 19 | 38th Match, Group B | Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe | R. Premadasa, Colombo | 03:00 PM / 09:30 AM |
