ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule Announcement Live Updates: The International Cricket Council (ICC) will announce the schedule of matches for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 today. A total of 20 teams – India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, UAE, Oman, West Indies, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Ireland, England, Netherlands, Italy and Nepal – will take part in the shortest format mega-event next year, the matches of which are likely to take place across five venues in India and three in Sri Lanka. As per reports, the tournament will be played from February 7 to March 8. Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium is expected to host the tournament’s opener as well as the final, whereas Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium will host one of the semifinals.
If Pakistan, which played in the finals of the 2007 and 2022 T20 World Cups and lifted the title in 2009 under Younis Khan’s leadership, manage to qualify for the final, then the summit clash will be played in Sri Lanka.
