Overview

• The final is earmarked for Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium unless Pakistan reach the title match, in which case Colombo would host.
• Pakistan will play all of their matches in Sri Lanka under an arrangement that avoids India–Pakistan fixtures on each other’s soil.
• The ICC has identified the tournament window and notified boards, with the detailed fixture list still being finalised.
• The event retains the 2024 format with 20 teams, four groups of five, a Super Eight stage and semifinals across at least five Indian venues and two in Sri Lanka.
• Fifteen teams are confirmed, including debutant Italy, with five places to be decided via regional qualifiers, and the tournament precedes the IPL 2026 window.