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- T20 World Cup 2026: Sat, Feb 7 – Sun, Mar 8 (full schedule below)
Not only are India the favorites and tournament co-hosts, but they'll almost certainly get two points for free if Pakistan follow through on their threat to boycott the teams' scheduled group stage encounter in Colombo on February 15. At moments like this, it's worth remembering that Afghanistan downed both New Zealand and Australia, and the USA stunned Pakistan, at the last edition of the T20 World Cup two years ago.
South Africa came so close but ultimately ended up reinforcing their reputation as chokers in Bridgetown, and they've been drawn into Group D with New Zealand. England, meanwhile, have hit the jackpot in Group C, where the West Indies are the only other top 10-ranked side.
The top two from each group progress to the Super 8 stage, where they'll be split into two groups of four. The top two from each group will reach the semi-finals.
Bangladesh have pulled out of the tournament in response to the International Cricket Council (ICC) denying a request for their fixtures to be moved from India to Sri Lanka. When India refused to travel to Pakistan for last year's Champions Trophy, on the other hand, they were allowed to play all of their fixtures in the UAE instead. They proceeded to win the tournament. The ICC is chaired by Jay Shah, whose father Amit is India's Minister of Home Affairs. Scotland have taken Bangladesh's place.
Read on below for a complete guide to where to watch T20 World Cup 2026 live streams online, on TV and potentially for free.
Can I watch T20 World Cup 2026 free of charge?
Use a VPN to watch any T20 World Cup 2026 stream
How to watch T20 World Cup 2026 live streams in the US
In the US, dedicated cricket streaming service Willow TV is the place to watch the T20 World Cup in its entirety.
If you don't have it as part of your cable package, you can watch Willow's coverage through your choice of Sling TV's Desi Binge Plus or Dakshin Flex plans – starting from $10 per month.
Not in the US right now? Use NordVPN to watch your regular cricket stream.
How to watch T20 World Cup 2026 live streams in the UK
Every game of the T20 World Cup is being shown on Sky Sports in the UK, via the Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket channels.
Sky Sports plans start from £35/month or £20 if you're an existing Sky subscriber. Alternatively, grab a Now Sports subscription from £14.99/day or £34.99/month.
Outside the UK right now? Use NordVPN to access your preferred coverage of the cricket.
How to watch T20 World Cup 2026 live streams in Australia
In Australia, the 2026 T20 World Cup is exclusive to Prime Video.
Following a 30-day FREE trial, a subscription costs AU$6.99 per month or AU$59 per year.
Away from Australia but don't want to miss out? Use NordVPN to access your usual streams.
How to watch T20 World Cup 2026 live streams in India
In India, the T20 World Cup is being shown on the Star Sports Network, with live streaming available via JioHotstar.
JioHotstar prices start at Rs. 299 ($3.49) per month, rising to Rs. 899 ($10.50 USD) per year.
If you're currently out of India but want to watch a T20 Cricket World Cup live stream, you'll need to get yourself a VPN, as per the instructions above.
How to watch T20 World Cup 2026 live streams in New Zealand
In New Zealand, the T20 World Cup is exclusive to Sky Sport NZ.
You can access Sky Sport through satellite TV or get a T20 World Cup live stream via the Sky Sport Now subscription service, starting at $29.99 per day or $54.99 per month.
Those outside of New Zealand for part of the tournament can use NordVPN to gain access to their home streaming service.
How to watch T20 World Cup 2026 live streams in South Africa
T20 World Cup 2026 is being shown on Supersport in South Africa.
You'll need to get a DStv access package to tune in, with prices starting at R99/month for streaming.
Outside South Africa right now? Use NordVPN to access your home coverage of the cricket.
T20 World Cup 2026 FAQs
What is the T20 World Cup 2026 schedule?
(All times ET)
GROUP STAGE
Saturday, February 7
12.30am – Pakistan vs Netherlands (SSC, Colombo)
4.30am – West Indies vs Scotland (Kolkata)
8.30am – India vs USA (Mumbai)
Sunday, February 8
12.30am – New Zealand vs Afghanistan (Chennai)
4.30am – England vs Nepal (Mumbai)
8.30am – Sri Lanka vs Ireland (RPS, Colombo)
Monday, February 9
12.30am – Scotland vs Italy (Kolkata)
4.30am – Zimbabwe vs Oman (SSC, Colombo)
8.30am – South Africa vs Canada (Ahmedabad)
Tuesday, February 10
12.30am – Netherlands vs Namibia (Delhi)
4.30am – New Zealand vs UAE (Chennai)
8.30am – Pakistan vs USA (SSC, Colombo)
Wednesday, February 11
12.30am – South Africa vs Afghanistan (Ahmedabad)
4.30am – Australia vs Ireland (RPS, Colombo)
8.30am – England vs West Indies (Mumbai)
Thursday, February 12
12.30am – Sri Lanka vs Oman (Kandy)
4.30am – Nepal vs Italy (Mumbai)
8.30am – India vs Namibia (Delhi)
Friday, February 13
12.30am – Australia vs Zimbabwe (RPS, Colombo)
4.30am – Canada vs UAE (Delhi)
8.30am – USA vs Netherlands (Chennai)
Saturday, February 14
12.30am – Ireland vs Oman (SSC, Colombo)
4.30am – England vs Scotland (Kolkata)
8.30am – New Zealand vs South Africa (Ahmedabad)
Sunday, February 15
12.30am – West Indies vs Nepal (Mumbai)
4.30am – USA vs Namibia (Chennai)
8.30am – India vs Pakistan (RPS, Colombo)
Monday, February 16
12.30am – Afghanistan vs UAE (Delhi)
4.30am – England vs Italy (Kolkata)
8.30am – Australia vs Sri Lanka (Kandy)
Tuesday, February 17
12.30am – New Zealand vs Canada (Chennai)
4.30am – Ireland vs Zimbabwe (Kandy)
8.30am – Scotland vs Nepal (Mumbai)
Wednesday, February 18
12.30am – South Africa vs UAE (Delhi)
4.30am – Pakistan vs Namibia (SSC, Colombo)
8.30am – India vs Netherlands (Ahmedabad)
Thursday, February 19
12.30am – West Indies vs Italy (Kolkata)
4.30am – Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (RPS, Colombo)
8.30am – Afghanistan vs Canada (Chennai)
Friday, February 20
8.30am – Australia vs Oman (Kandy)
SUPER 8 STAGE
Saturday, February 21
8.30am – Match 41 (RPS, Colombo)
Sunday, February 22
4.30am – Match 42 (Kandy)
8.30am – Match 43 (Ahmedabad)
Monday, February 23
8.30am – Match 44 (Mumbai)
Tuesday, February 24
8.30am – Match 45 (Kandy)
Wednesday, February 25
8.30am – Match 46 (RPS, Colombo)
Thursday, February 26
4.30am – Match 47 (Ahmedabad)
8.30am – Match 48 (Chennai)
Friday, February 27
8.30am – Match 49 (RPS, Colombo)
Saturday, February 28
8.30am – Match 50 (Kandy)
Sunday, March 1
4.30am – Match 51 (Delhi)
8.30am – Match 52 (Kolkata)
KNOCKOUT STAGE
Tuesday, March 4 — Semifinal 1
8.30am – Semi-final 1 (Kolkata/Colombo)
Wednesday, March 5 — Semifinal 2
8.30am – Semi-final 2 (Mumbai)
Sunday, March 8 — Final
8.30am – T20 WORLD CUP FINAL (Ahmedabad/Colombo)
What are the T20 World Cup 2026 groups?
GROUP A
India
Namibia
Netherlands
Pakistan
USA
GROUP B
Australia
Ireland
Oman
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
GROUP C
England
Italy
Nepal
Scotland
West Indies
GROUP D
Afghanistan
Canada
New Zealand
South Africa
UAE
What are the T20 World Cup 2026 squads?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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