India and Pakistan will be in the same group in T20 World Cup 2026Image Credit source: PTI
There are only about two and a half months left for the T20 World Cup 2026 but the schedule of the tournament has not been revealed yet. 20 teams are going to participate in this tournament to be held in India and Sri Lanka, but the situation regarding when and where the match of which team will be held is not clear at the moment. But news has started filtering in regarding the possible schedule. A report has claimed that the tournament host and current world champion Team India will play its first match in this World Cup against the United States of America (USA). The high-profile match between India and Pakistan can be held on 15th February.
T20 World Cup will be organized in India and Sri Lanka from 7 February to 8 March 2026. The final schedule of the tournament has not been confirmed yet but a tentative schedule has been made. In the report of RevSportz, quoting this possible program, it has been told that this match will be held between India and Pakistan in Colombo. World Cup matches will be played in 2 stadiums in Colombo. In such a situation, it has not been decided yet where the India-Pakistan match will take place.
This time too, the T20 World Cup will be played in the same format as the previous edition, in which 20 teams will be divided into four different groups of 5 each. From the probable schedule it is understood that like T20 World Cup 2024, India, Pakistan and America will once again be in the same group. Last time, Team India had defeated both these teams in the group stage, while Pakistan also had to face a shocking defeat from America.
As far as the venue is concerned, the India-Pakistan match will be played in Sri Lanka. Due to refusal to play in India, Pakistani team will play all its matches in Sri Lanka only. In such a situation, if the Pakistani team reaches the semi-finals and then the final, then both these matches will also be played in Sri Lanka. If the Sri Lankan team also reaches the semi-finals, then it will also play its match at home. However, in case Pakistan and Sri Lanka do not reach the last-4, both the semi-finals will be played in India. However, the final decision on the venue of semi-finals and final is yet to be taken but it is likely that the title match will be played in Ahmedabad only.