2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| Dates | February – March 2026 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Host(s) |  India Sri Lanka |
| Participants | 20 |
| Matches | 55 |
| Official website | t20worldcup |
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The 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup will be the tenth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. It is scheduled to be hosted by Sri Lanka and India from February to March 2026.[1][2]
Background
[edit]ICC Men's T20 World Cup is a biennial T20I tournament played between men's national teams, organized by International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament held every two years, was first played in 2007 in South Africa. The last tournament held in 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the United States was contested by 20 teams and had the same format as 2026. India are the defending champions, having defeated Australia in the final of the previous edition.[3]
Host selection
[edit]In November 2021, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that Sri Lanka and India will co-host the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. This will be the first time for Sri Lanka and India that they will host a T20 World Cup together.[4] Sri Lanka first hosted the T20 World Cup in 2012 and India hosted in 2016.[5] Sri Lanka proposed to host this tournament alone. But due to lack of stadiums in Sri Lanka, International Cricket Council (ICC) decided to co-host with India.[citation needed]
Format
[edit]The 20 qualifying teams will be divided into four groups of five; the top two teams in each group will advance to the Super 8 round. In this stage, the qualifying teams will be split into two groups of four; the top two teams from each group will qualify for the knockout stage, which will consist of two semi-finals and a final.
Qualification
[edit]The 12 teams that qualified before the Regional Qualifiers:
- Africa (1)
- Americas (2)
- Asia (5)
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
India (co-host)
Pakistan
Sri Lanka (co-host)
- East Asia-Pacific (2)
- Europe (2)
Sri Lanka and India directly qualified for the tournament as co-hosts. They will be joined by the top eight teams from the previous edition who get qualified automatically, and since India finished in the top eight in the previous edition, the best three teams (other than the ones already qualified) from the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings will also qualify for the tournament.[6] The remaining eight teams will be decided by regional qualifiers, consisting of three teams from Asia and East Asia-Pacific region combine,[7] two from Africa and Europe[8][9][10] along with one team from the Americas region.[11][12]
| Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Venues | No. of teams | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | 16 November 2021 | — | 2 |
India
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| Sri Lanka
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| 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (Top 8 teams from previous tournament) |
17 June 2024 |  United States West Indies |
7 |
 Afghanistan
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 Australia
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 Bangladesh
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 England
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 South Africa
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| United States
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| West Indies
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| ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings (Top teams, not qualified yet) |
29 June 2024 | — | 3 |
 Ireland
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 New Zealand
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 Pakistan
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| Africa Qualifier | 2 |
 TBD
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| TBD
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| Americas Qualifier | 1 |
TBD
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| Asia Qualifier | 2 |
TBD
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| TBD
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| EAP Qualifier | TBD
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| Europe Qualifier | 2 |
TBD
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| TBD
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| Total | 20 |
Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBD
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the Super 8 |
| 2 | TBD
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | TBD
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | TBD
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | TBD
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBD
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the Super 8 |
| 2 | TBD
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | TBD
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | TBD
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | TBD
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Group C
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBD
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the Super 8 |
| 2 | TBD
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | TBD
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | TBD
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | TBD
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Group D
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBD
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the Super 8 |
| 2 | TBD
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | TBD
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | TBD
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | TBD
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Super 8
[edit]Group 1
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBD
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 2 | TBD
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | TBD
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | TBD
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Group 2
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBD
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 2 | TBD
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | TBD
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | TBD
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2A | |||||||||
| 1B | |||||||||
| SF1W | |||||||||
| SF2W | |||||||||
| 1A | |||||||||
| 2B | |||||||||
Semi-finals
[edit]Semi-final 1
TBD |
TBD
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v
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TBD
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Semi-final 2
TBD |
TBD
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v
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TBD
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Final
[edit]Final
TBD |
TBD
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v
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TBD
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References
[edit]- ^ "T20 World Cup to return to Asia in 2026". Times Now. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "USA to stage T20 World Cup: 2024-2031 ICC Men's tournament hosts confirmed". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "India seal T20 World Cup glory after epic duel against South Africa". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "India to host 2026 T20 World Cup with Sri Lanka, 2031 ODI World Cup with Bangladesh". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "BCCI confident of hosting 2021 T20 World Cup in India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Stop clock set to become a permanent fixture in white-ball internationals from T20 World Cup 2024". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ icc (22 July 2024). "ICC confirm Women's T20 World Cup expansion to 16 teams in 2030". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Italy will host ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional qualifier A". czarsportzauto.com. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Germany to host ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional qualifier B". czarsportzauto.com. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Guernsey to host ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional qualifier C". bbc.com. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "South Korea to host ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Sub-regional Qualifier A". czarsportzauto.com. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Samoa to host ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Sub-regional Qualifier B". czarsportzauto.com. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
