ICC just released the T20 World Cup 2026 fixtures. India faces Pakistan in Group A again which means cricket stops everywhere. These two teams playing each other creates madness that nobody understands unless you’ve watched before. The tournament starts on February 7 across stadiums in India and Sri Lanka.
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Group Stage Matches
The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 puts twenty teams into four groups of five each. Group A grabbed all the attention because India and Pakistan landed there together. USA, Netherlands and Namibia complete that group but let’s be honest everyone’s watching for one match.
Rohit Sharma became the tournament ambassador which makes sense since India won last time. Five Indian cities get matches – Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad and New Delhi hosting games. Colombo and Kandy in Sri Lanka take care of Pakistan’s matches entirely because of politics.
Opening day has India vs USA in Mumbai which should be straightforward honestly. But February 15 at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo is when fireworks happen. That India-Pakistan fixture will have millions glued to screens worldwide like always happens.
Super 8 Stage Matches:
| Date | Match | Venue | Time |
| Feb 7 | Pakistan vs Netherlands | Colombo | 11:00 AM |
| Feb 7 | West Indies vs Bangladesh | Kolkata | 3:00 PM |
| Feb 7 | India vs USA | Mumbai | 7:00 PM |
| Feb 8 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Chennai | 3:00 PM |
| Feb 8 | England vs Nepal | Mumbai | 7:00 PM |
| Feb 8 | Sri Lanka vs Ireland | Colombo | 7:00 PM |
| Feb 9 | Bangladesh vs Italy | Kolkata | 11:00 AM |
| Feb 9 | Zimbabwe vs Oman | Colombo | 3:00 PM |
| Feb 9 | South Africa vs Canada | Ahmedabad | 7:00 PM |
| Feb 10 | Netherlands vs Namibia | Ahmedabad | 11:00 AM |
| Feb 10 | New Zealand vs UAE | Chennai | 3:00 PM |
| Feb 10 | Pakistan vs UAE | Colombo | 7:00 PM |
| Feb 11 | South Africa vs Afghanistan | Ahmedabad | 3:00 PM |
| Feb 11 | Australia vs Ireland | Colombo | 7:00 PM |
| Feb 11 | England vs West Indies | Mumbai | 7:00 PM |
| Feb 12 | Sri Lanka vs Oman | Kandy | 3:00 PM |
| Feb 12 | Nepal vs Italy | Mumbai | 7:00 PM |
| Feb 12 | India vs Namibia | Delhi | 7:00 PM |
| Feb 13 | Australia vs Zimbabwe | Colombo | 3:00 PM |
| Feb 13 | Canada vs Namibia | Colombo | 7:00 PM |
| Feb 13 | USA vs Netherlands | Chennai | 7:00 PM |
| Feb 14 | Ireland vs Oman | Colombo | 11:00 AM |
| Feb 14 | England vs Bangladesh | Kolkata | 3:00 PM |
| Feb 14 | New Zealand vs South Africa | Ahmedabad | 7:00 PM |
| Feb 15 | West Indies vs Nepal | Mumbai | 11:00 AM |
| Feb 15 | USA vs Namibia | Chennai | 3:00 PM |
| Feb 15 | India vs Pakistan | Colombo | 7:00 PM |
| Feb 16 | Afghanistan vs UAE | Delhi | 11:00 AM |
| Feb 16 | England vs Italy | Kolkata | 3:00 PM |
| Feb 16 | Australia vs Sri Lanka | Kandy | 7:00 PM |
| Feb 17 | New Zealand vs Canada | Chennai | 3:00 PM |
| Feb 17 | Ireland vs Zimbabwe | Kandy | 7:00 PM |
| Feb 18 | Bangladesh vs Nepal | Mumbai | 11:00 AM |
| Feb 18 | South Africa vs UAE | Delhi | 3:00 PM |
| Feb 18 | Pakistan vs Namibia | Colombo | 3:00 PM |
| Feb 18 | India vs Netherlands | Ahmedabad | 7:00 PM |
| Feb 19 | Italy vs West Indies | Kolkata | 3:00 PM |
| Feb 19 | Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe | Colombo | 7:00 PM |
| Feb 20 | Afghanistan vs Canada | Chennai | 3:00 PM |
| Feb 20 | Australia vs Oman | Kandy | 7:00 PM |
| Feb 22 | TBD vs TBD | Kandy | 3:00 PM |
| Feb 23 | TBD vs TBD | Ahmedabad | 7:00 PM |
| Feb 24 | TBD vs TBD | Mumbai | 7:00 PM |
| Feb 25 | TBD vs TBD | Colombo | 7:00 PM |
| Feb 26 | TBD vs TBD | Ahmedabad | 3:00 PM |
| Feb 27 | TBD vs TBD | Chennai | 7:00 PM |
| Feb 28 | TBD vs TBD | Colombo | 3:00 PM |
| Mar 1 | TBD vs TBD | Kolkata | 7:00 PM |
Knockout Matches:
| Mar 4 | Semi Final 1 | Kolkata/Colombo | TBC |
| Mar 5 | Semi Final 2 | Mumbai | TBC |
| Mar 8 | Final | Ahmedabad/Colombo | TBC |
Tournament Structure and Knockout Fixtures
Each group sends the top two teams through to the Super Eight round. After that, the T20 World Cup 2026 fixtures move into the semifinals and then the final. Pakistan plays every match in Sri Lanka even if they reach the final somehow.
Nobody’s ever defended a T20 World Cup title successfully before now. India wants to break that curse playing mostly at home which helps tons.
India’s Record Against Pakistan Date Revealed
India has beaten Pakistan seven times in T20 World Cup fixtures while losing just once. That one loss still hurts Indian fans who remember it clearly even today. Pakistan needs something special on February 15 to finally change this awful record.
People started booking Colombo hotels the moment this fixture got announced. Indian fans will fly there in thousands to watch this match live.
