Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata And Ahmedabad To Host T20 World Cup 2026 Matches, Final At Narendra Modi Stadium

By Ayush Sachan

In 2023, when India hosted the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup, the matches were played in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Dharamsala, Lucknow and Bengaluru. The tournament’s opener and final were staged at Narendra Modi Stadium, and Mumbai and Kolkata hosted the first and second semifinal matches, respectively.

The ICC is expected to formally announce the venues in the coming days.

In 2016, when India hosted the T20 World Cup, the final was played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, and Delhi and Mumbai hosted the two semifinal matches. In that edition, the matches were also played in Nagpur, Mohali, Dharamsala and Bengaluru.

A total of 20 teams will feature in the 2026 edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Like the 2024 edition, teams will be divided into four groups of five each, and the top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super 8s. In Super 8s, teams will be divided into two groups of four each, and the top two teams from each group will make it to the semifinals.

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India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, the United States of America, the West Indies, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Oman and the United Arab Emirates are the 20 teams who have qualified for the T20 World Cup 2026.

Of those 20 teams, 17 featured in the 2024 edition of the T20 World Cup as well. Papua New Guinea, Uganda and Scotland will be replaced by Zimbabwe, Italy and the UAE for the 2026 edition.