Men's T20 World Cup 2026 fixtures: England, India, Pakistan, Australia, Scotland, Ireland, West Indies and more
England grouped with fellow two-time champions West Indies, debutants Italy, Scotland and Nepal at 2026 Men's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka; Harry Brook's side play Nepal in opening game on February 8; Pakistan play in tournament but boycott India fixture on February 15
Sunday 1 February 2026 18:55, UK
Full fixtures for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, which is live in full on Sky Sports between February 7 and March 8.
Two--time champions England have been grouped with West Indies, Scotland, Nepal and debutants Italy.
Pakistan have decided to play in the tournament but will boycott their match against India in Colombo on February 15.
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2026 Men's T20 World Cup - full fixtures
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Group stage
Saturday February 7
- Pakistan vs Netherlands (Colombo, 5.30am) - Group A
- West Indies vs Scotland (Kolkata, 9.30am) - Group C
- India vs USA (Mumbai, 1.30pm) - Group A
Sunday February 8
- New Zealand vs Afghanistan (Chennai, 5.30am) - Group D
- England vs Nepal (Mumbai, 9.30am) - Group C
- Sri Lanka vs Ireland (Colombo, 1.30pm) - Group B
Monday February 9
- Scotland vs Italy (Kolkata, 5.30am) - Group C
- Zimbabwe vs Oman (Colombo, 9.30am) - Group B
- South Africa vs Canada (Ahmedabad, 1.30pm) - Group D
Tuesday February 10
- Netherlands vs Namibia (Delhi, 5.30am) - Group A
- New Zealand vs UAE (Chennai, 9.30am) - Group D
- Pakistan vs USA (Colombo, 1.30pm) - Group A
Wednesday February 11
- South Africa vs Afghanistan (Ahmedabad, 5.30am) - Group D
- Australia vs Ireland (Colombo, 9.30am) - Group B
- England vs West Indies (Mumbai, 1.30pm) - Group C
Thursday February 12
- Sri Lanka vs Oman (Kandy, 5.30am) - Group B
- Nepal vs Italy (Mumbai, 9.30am) - Group C
- India vs Namibia (Delhi, 1.30pm) - Group A
Friday February 13
- Australia vs Zimbabwe (Colombo, 5.30am) - Group B
- Canada vs UAE (Delhi, 9.30am) - Group D
- USA vs Netherlands (Chennai, 1.30pm) - Group A
Saturday February 14
- Ireland vs Oman (Colombo, 5.30am) - Group B
- England vs Scotland (Kolkata, 9.30am) - Group C
- New Zealand vs South Africa (Ahmedabad, 1.30pm) - Group D
Sunday February 15
- West Indies vs Nepal (Mumbai, 5.30am) - Group C
- USA vs Namibia (Chennai, 9.30am) - Group A
- India vs Pakistan will not take place due to Pakistan boycott
Monday February 16
- Afghanistan vs UAE (Delhi, 5.30am) - Group D
- England vs Italy (Kolkata, 9.30am) - Group C
- Australia vs Sri Lanka (Kandy, 1.30pm) - Group B
Tuesday February 17
- New Zealand vs Canada (Chennai, 5.30am) - Group D
- Ireland vs Zimbabwe (Kandy, 9.30am) - Group B
- Scotland vs Nepal (Mumbai, 1.30pm) - Group C
Wednesday February 18
- South Africa vs UAE (Delhi, 5.30am) - Group D
- Pakistan vs Namibia (Colombo, 9.30am) - Group A
- India vs Netherlands (Ahmedabad, 1.30pm) - Group A
Thursday February 19
- West Indies vs Italy (Kolkata, 5.30am) - Group C
- Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (Colombo, 9.30am) - Group B
- Afghanistan vs Canada (Chennai, 1.30pm) - Group D
Friday February 20
- Australia vs Oman (Kandy, 1.30pm) - Group B
Super 8s
Saturday February 21
- Y2 vs Y3 (Colombo, 1.30pm)
Sunday February 22
- Y1 vs Y4 (Kandy, 9.30am)
- X1 v X4 (Ahmedabad, 1.30pm)
Monday February 23
- X2 vs X3 (Mumbai, 1.30pm)
Tuesday February 24
- Y1 vs Y3 (Kandy, 1.30pm)
Wednesday February 25
- Y2 vs Y4 (Colombo, 1.30pm)
Thursday February 26
- X3 vs X4 (Ahmedabad, 9.30am)
- X1 vs X2 (Chennai, 1.30pm)
Friday February 27
- Y1 vs Y2 (Colombo, 1.30pm)
Saturday February 28
- Y3 v Y4 (Kandy, 1.30pm)
Sunday March 1
- X2 v X4 (Delhi, 9.30am)
- X1 vs X3 (Kolkata, 1.30pm)
Knockout rounds
Wednesday March 4
- Semi-final 1 (Kolkata or Colombo, 1.30pm)
Thursday March 5
- Semi-final 2 (Mumbai, 1.30pm)
Sunday March 8
- Final (Ahmedabad or Colombo, 1.30pm)
How teams qualified for T20 World Cup
- India (qualified as hosts)
- Sri Lanka (qualified as hosts)
- England (qualified on performance in last T20 World Cup)
- Afghanistan (qualified on performance in last T20 World Cup)
- Australia (qualified on performance in last T20 World Cup)
- Bangladesh* (qualified on performance in last T20 World Cup)
- South Africa (qualified on performance in last T20 World Cup)
- USA (qualified on performance in last T20 World Cup)
- West Indies (qualified on performance in last T20 World Cup)
- Ireland (qualified via T20I rankings)
- New Zealand (qualified via T20I rankings)
- Pakistan (qualified via T20I rankings)
- Italy** (came through Europe Qualifier)
- Netherlands (came through Europe Qualifier)
- Canada (came through Americas Qualifier)
- Namibia (came through Africa Qualifier)
- Zimbabwe (came through Africa Qualifier)
- Nepal (came through Asia-Pacific Regional Final)
- Oman (came through Asia-Pacific Regional Final)
- United Arab Emirates (came through Asia-Pacific Regional Final)
*Bangladesh were replaced by Scotland, the highest-ranked non-qualifiers, on January 24
**Italy are the only debutants in this edition of the T20 World Cup