Overview
- Reports name Ahmedabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai as the Indian hosts, with each venue expected to stage multiple games.
- The final is planned for Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, with a contingency to move the title match to Sri Lanka if Pakistan qualify.
- Sri Lanka will co-host across multiple grounds, with Colombo set to stage India–Pakistan and Pakistan’s matches under a neutral-venue agreement.
- Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is set to miss out following safety concerns flagged after a post-IPL stampede, and Women’s 2025 WC venues such as Guwahati, Visakhapatnam, Indore and Navi Mumbai are excluded per rotation policy.
- The ICC is expected to announce the official schedule in the coming days for the February–March 2026 tournament featuring 20 teams in the same groups-to-Super Eight format.