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- T20 World Cup 2026 Dates: 7 February - 8 March
- Stream every match *FREE* on ICC.TV
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The Men’s T20 World Cup is here, where 20 nations will fight it out for the ultimate prize. Defending champions, India, are also the hosts this time alongside Sri Lanka. Led by Suryakumar Yadav, the home side have made an inch-perfect start winning every game to secure a spot in the Super Eight.
Alongside India, England, West Indies, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, New Zealand and Pakistan have all made it through to the Super Eights. The Chevrons defeat of Australia and subsequent abandonment of their game against Ireland secured them a spot in the next stage, sending Mitchell Marsh's side out.
Although platforms like Willow TV on Sling (US), JioHotstar (India), and Prime Video (Australia) will stream the World Cup matches, this’ll require you to get a paid subscription. But, fear not we have found a sneaky little way you can stream every six, four and wicket of the T20 World Cup 2026 for free from anywhere in the world using a VPN...
Today's Games — Thursday, February 17
- Italy vs West Indies — 5:30am GMT / 4:30pm AEDT / 12:30am ET
- Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe — 9:30am GMT / 8:30pm AEDT / 4:30am ET
- Afghanistan vs Canada — 1:30pm GMT / 12:30am AEDT (Mon) / 9:30am ET
How to watch the T20 World Cup 2026 for free
Every T20 World Cup 2026 match is free-to-air on ICC.tv in select countries.
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Why is a VPN a good option to watch the T20 World Cup?
With the T20 World Cup spread out across the months of February and March it coincides with a time when many people have holidays or work trips planned abroad. Unfortunately, you may find that your usual streaming options are geoblocked while you’re away.
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T20 World Cup 2026 Fixture List
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Date | Match (Group) | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
07 Feb 2026 | Pakistan vs Netherlands (Group A) | SSC, Colombo | Pakistan won by 3 wickets |
07 Feb 2026 | West Indies vs Scotland (Group C) | Kolkata | West Indies won by 35 runs |
07 Feb 2026 | India vs USA (Group A) | Mumbai | India won by 29 runs |
08 Feb 2026 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan (Group D) | Chennai | New Zealand won by 5 wickets |
08 Feb 2026 | England vs Nepal (Group C) | Mumbai | England won by 4 runs |
08 Feb 2026 | Sri Lanka vs Ireland (Group B) | Premadasa, Colombo | Sri Lanka won by 20 runs |
09 Feb 2026 | Italy vs Scotland (Group C) | Kolkata | Scotland won by 73 runs |
09 Feb 2026 | Zimbabwe vs Oman (Group B) | SSC, Colombo | Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets |
09 Feb 2026 | South Africa vs Canada (Group D) | Ahmedabad | South Africa won by 57 runs |
10 Feb 2026 | Netherlands vs Namibia (Group A) | Delhi | Netherlands won by 7 wickets |
10 Feb 2026 | New Zealand vs UAE (Group D) | Chennai | New Zealand won by 10 wickets |
10 Feb 2026 | Pakistan vs USA (Group A) | SSC, Colombo | Pakistan won by 32 runs |
11 Feb 2026 | South Africa vs Afghanistan (Group D) | Ahmedabad | South Africa won in 2nd Super Over |
11 Feb 2026 | Australia vs Ireland (Group B) | Premadasa, Colombo | Australia won by 67 runs |
11 Feb 2026 | England vs West Indies (Group C) | Mumbai | West Indies won by 30 runs |
12 Feb 2026 | Sri Lanka vs Oman (Group B) | Kandy | Sri Lanka won by 105 runs |
12 Feb 2026 | Italy vs Nepal (Group C) | Mumbai | Italy won by 10 wickets |
12 Feb 2026 | India vs Namibia (Group A) | Delhi | India won by 93 runs |
13 Feb 2026 | Australia vs Zimbabwe (Group B) | Premadasa, Colombo | Zimbabwe won by 23 runs |
13 Feb 2026 | Canada vs UAE (Group D) | Delhi | UAE won by 5 wickets |
13 Feb 2026 | USA vs Netherlands (Group A) | Chennai | USA won by 93 runs |
14 Feb 2026 | Ireland vs Oman (Group B) | SSC, Colombo | Ireland won by 96 runs |
14 Feb 2026 | England vs Scotland (Group C) | Kolkata | England won by 5 wickets |
14 Feb 2026 | New Zealand vs South Africa (Group D) | Ahmedabad | South Africa won by 7 wickets |
15 Feb 2026 | Nepal vs West Indies (Group C) | Mumbai | West Indies won by 9 wickets |
15 Feb 2026 | USA vs Namibia (Group A) | Chennai | USA won by 31 runs |
15 Feb 2026 | India vs Pakistan (Group A) | Premadasa, Colombo | India won by 61 runs |
16 Feb 2026 | Afghanistan vs UAE (Group D) | Delhi | Afghanistan won by 5 wickets |
16 Feb 2026 | England vs Italy (Group C) | Kolkata | England won by 24 runs |
16 Feb 2026 | Australia vs Sri Lanka (Group B) | Kandy | Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets |
17 Feb 2026 | Canada vs New Zealand (Group D) | Chennai | New Zealand won by 8 wickets |
17 Feb 2026 | Ireland vs Zimbabwe (Group B) | Kandy | Abandoned |
17 Feb 2026 | Scotland vs Nepal (Group C) | Mumbai | Nepal won by 7 wickets |
18 Feb 2026 | South Africa vs UAE (Group D) | Delhi | South Africa won by 6 wickets |
18 Feb 2026 | Pakistan vs Namibia (Group A) | SSC, Colombo | Pakistan won by 102 runs |
18 Feb 2026 | India vs Netherlands (Group A) | Ahmedabad | India won by 17 runs |
19 Feb 2026 | West Indies vs Italy (Group C) | Kolkata | West Indies won by 42 runs |
19 Feb 2026 | Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (Group B) | Premadasa, Colombo | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
19 Feb 2026 | Afghanistan vs Canada (Group D) | Chennai | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
20 Feb 2026 | Australia vs Oman (Group B) | Kandy | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
T20 World Cup 2026 squads
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India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh
USA: Monank Patel (c), Jessy Singh, Andries Gous, Shehan Jayasuriya, Milind Kumar, Shayan Jahangir, Saiteja Mukkamala, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Harmeet Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan, Mohammad Mohsin, Shubham Ranjane
Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Ruben Trumpelmann, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Louren Steenkamp, Malan Kruger, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, JC Balt, Dylan Leicher, WP Myburgh, Max Heingo. Reserve: Alexander Volschenk
Netherlands: Scott Edwards (c), Colin Ackermann, Noah Croes, Bas de Leede, Aryan Dutt, Fred Klaassen, Kyle Klein, Michael Levitt, Zach Lion-Cachet, Max O'Dowd, Logan van Beek, Timm van der Gugten, Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meekeren, Saqib Zulfiqar
Pakistan: Salman Ali Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq
Australia: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Renshaw, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Janith Perera, Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Pavan Rathnayake, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Matheesha Pathirana, Eshan Malinga
Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza (c), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Graeme Cremer, Bradley Evans, Clive Madande, Tinotenda Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Brendan Taylor
Ireland: Paul Stirling (c), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Ben Calitz, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Matthew Humphreys, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Harry Tector, Tim Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young
Oman: Jatinder Singh (c), Vinayak Shukla, Mohammad Nadeem, Shakeel Ahmad, Hammad Mirza, Wasim Ali, Karan Sonavale, Shah Faisal, Nadeem Khan, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra, Shafiq Jan, Ashish Odedara, Jiten Ramanandi, Aamir Kaleem
England: Harry Brook (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood
West Indies: Shai Hope (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Quentin Sampson, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd
Italy: Wayne Madsen (c), Marcus Campopiano, Gian Piero Meade, Zain Ali, Ali Hasan, Crishan Jorge Kalugamage, Harry Manenti, Anthony Mosca, Justin Mosca, Syed Naqvi, Benjamin Manenti, Jaspreet Singh, JJ Smuts, Grant Stewart, Thomas Draca
Nepal: Rohit Paudel (c), Dipendra Singh Airee, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Sundeep Jora, Aarif Sheikh, Basir Ahamad, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, Gulshan Jha, Lalit Rajbanshi, Sher Malla, Lokesh Bam
Scotland: Richie Berrington (c), Tom Bruce, Matthew Cross, Bradley Currie, Oliver Davidson, Chris Greaves, Zainullah Ihsan, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Finlay McCreath, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Mark Watt, Bradley Wheal. Travelling reserves: Jasper Davidson, Jack Jarvis. Non-travelling reserves: Mackenzie Jones, Chris McBride, Charlie Tear
South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Jason Smith, Tristan Stubbs
New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Sediqullah Atal, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Ishaq Rahimi, Shahidullah Kamal, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Darwish Rasooli, Ibrahim Zadran, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi Reserves: AM Ghazanfar, Ijaz Ahmadzai, Farid Ahmad Malik
Canada: Dilpreet Bajwa (c), Ajayveer Hundal, Ansh Patel, Dilon Heyliger, Harsh Thaker, Jaskarandeep Singh, Kaleem Sana, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Ravinderpal Singh, Saad Bin Zafar, Shivam Sharma, Shreyas Movva, Yuvraj Samra
UAE: Muhammad Waseem (c), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma, Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique, Mayank Kumar, Muhammad Arfan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Rohid Khan, Sohaib Khan, Simranjeet Singh
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