In addition to the main tournament, official warm-up matches are also being broadcast across selected TV and digital platforms, giving fans an early opportunity to follow teams.

Teams, groups, dates, start times and venues for all 54 matches at the tournament in India and Sri Lanka.

The 10th edition of the men's T20 World Cup begins this Saturday, February 7 when Pakistan take on Netherlands in Colombo, followed by West Indies facing Scotland in Kolkata and later co-hosts India kicking off their campaign against the United States in Mumbai.

Group B of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 will be the only one that takes place exclusively in Sri Lanka. The Lankan Lions are one of two former champions in the group. They join 2021 champions Australia,

Hat-tricks represent cricket's rarest achievements—three wickets in consecutive deliveries, bowling perfection under immense pressure.This is a rare feat in the history of ICC Men T20 world cups, and only nine bowlers have managed to reach this goal in the decades of the tournament.

India are set to play their T20 World Cup 2026 against Pakistan on February 15. However, Pakistan's government may boycott this match in protest against the ICC's decision regarding Bangladesh's withdrawal.

As with Australia and New Zealand, another southern hemisphere team that has repurposed their home season T20 kit for the ICC event. The Proteas again have produced something eye-catching, a predominently yellow kit with green trousers and a shaded texture on the shirt front that gives a an optical illusion to look blurry.