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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 the defending champion, India along with Sri Lanka from February to March 2026.
In November 2021 as part of the 2024–2031 men's hosts cycle, the ICC announced that India and Sri Lanka will co-host the Men's T20 World Cup in 2026. This will be the first time India and Sri Lanka hosting a T20 World Cup together. Sri Lanka first hosted the T20 World Cup in 2012 and India hosted in 2016. In December 2024, following an agreement between Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the ICC confirmed that India and Pakistan matches at ICC events hosted by India or Pakistan would be played at a neutral venue until 2027. Thus, any matches involving Pakistan at the 2026 tournament will be played at Sri Lanka.
Format
Tournament's format remained the same as previous edition. The 20 qualifying teams will be divided into four groups of five teams; all the five teams in a group will play with all the others – for a total of ten matches – and the top two teams in each group will advance to the Super 8 stage. The advanced 8 teams will be divided into two groups of four teams each; all the advanced teams in an advanced group will play with all the others in that group – for a total of six matches – and the top two teams in each advanced group will advance to the knockout stage.
India and Sri Lanka 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. The remaining eight teams will be decided by regional qualifiers, two teams each from Africa and Europe, three teams from Asia and East Asia-Pacific region combined, along with one team from the Americas region.
List of teams qualified for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup
The knockout stage consists of two semi-finals and a final to decide the winner. As per the argument 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.
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