India-Pakistan match will be held on this day in T20 World Cup (Photo-PTI)

T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule, Match Timings: The schedule of T20 World Cup 2026 has been announced. Taking a big decision, ICC has kept the match between India and Pakistan on 15th February. This match will be played in Colombo. The T20 World Cup will start from February 7 and Team India will play the first match against America. The Indian team will face four teams of its group. Apart from America and Pakistan, this team will also take on Netherlands and Namibia.

India’s schedule in T20 World Cup 2026

• India vs America, 7 February, Mumbai
• India vs Namibia, 12 February, Delhi
• India vs Pakistan, 15 February, Colombo
• India vs Netherlands, 18 February, Ahmedabad

India’s performance in T20 World Cup

India will emerge as the defending champion in the T20 World Cup 2026. In 2024, India won this title for the second time by defeating South Africa. India had earlier won the T20 World Cup in 2007. The Indian team had lost to Sri Lanka in the final in 2014. The Indian team has reached the semi-finals in the years 2016 and 2022. Let us tell you that Virat Kohli has scored the maximum 1141 runs for India in this tournament. R Ashwin has the maximum 32 wickets in his name.

20 teams will play in T20 World Cup

This time 20 teams will participate in the T20 World Cup 2026. Five teams each will play league matches in four groups. The first group includes India, Namibia, Netherlands, Pakistan and America. The second group has Bangladesh, Italy, England, Nepal and West Indies. Australia, Ireland, Oman, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe are in the third group. The fourth group includes Afghanistan, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and UAE.