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2026 Men's T20 World Cup
Tenth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup will be the 10th edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. It is scheduled to be hosted by Board of Control for Cricket in India and Sri Lanka Cricket from February to March 2026. India are the defending champions.
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Background
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The ICC Men's T20 World Cup is a biennial world cup for cricket in Twenty20 International (T20I) format, organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament, now being held every two years, was first played in 2007 in South Africa.[1] India are the defending champions, having defeated South Africa in the final of the previous edition.[2]
Host selection
In November 2021, as part of the 2024–2031 ICC men's hosts cycle, Sri Lanka and India were announced as co-hosts for the tournament. Initially the plan was for Sri Lanka to host the entire tournament but due to expansion of the tournament and lack of stadiums in Sri Lanka it was decided to co-host with India.[3] Sri Lanka first hosted the Men's T20 World Cup in 2012 and India hosted it in 2016.[4] In December 2024, following an agreement between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the ICC confirmed that matches involving India and Pakistan at all ICC events hosted by India or Pakistan would be played at a neutral venue until at least 2027. As a result, any matches involving Pakistan in the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup will be played only in Sri Lanka.[5]
Format
The tournament's format will remain the same as the previous edition. The 20 qualifying teams were divided into four groups of five teams; the five teams in each group played with the other four – for a total of ten matches per group – and the top two teams in each group advanced to the Super 8 stage. The advanced 8 teams were divided into two groups of four teams based on pre-tournament seedings; the advanced teams in each group played with all the others in that group – for a total of six matches per group – and the top two teams in each advanced group advanced to the knockout stage.[6]
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Qualification
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Sri Lanka and India qualified directly as co-hosts.[7] They will be joined by the top eight teams from the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup and the best three other teams from the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings.[8] The remaining eight teams will be decided by regional qualifiers, with two teams qualifying from both Africa and Europe, three teams from the combined Asia–EAP region, and one team from the Americas region.[9]
Italy qualified for the men's T20 World Cup for the first time, which will also mark their debut in a major ICC tournament.[10]
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Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Super 8
Group 1
Group 2
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Knockout stage
The knockout stage consists of two semi-finals and a final to decide the winner. As per the agreement between BCCI and the PCB, Pakistan are scheduled to play their matches in Sri Lanka. Thus one of the semi-finals is likely to be held in the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The venue for another semi-final remains undecided. The final of the tournament is set to take place in the renovated Eden Gardens, as reported by various articles. But if Pakistan qualifies for the finals, it's likely to be shifted to Colombo.[11]
Bracket
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Semi-finals
Semi-final 1 |
TBD |
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TBD |
Semi-final 2 TBD |
TBD |
v |
TBD |
Final
Final TBD |
TBD |
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TBD |
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