Overview
- - The 20‑team tournament runs from February 7 to March 8, 2026, co‑hosted by India and Sri Lanka, with matches in Ahmedabad, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai, and across Colombo and Kandy.
- - India are grouped with Pakistan, the United States, the Netherlands and Namibia, opening against the USA in Mumbai on February 7, then Namibia in Delhi on February 12, Pakistan in Colombo on February 15 and the Netherlands in Ahmedabad on February 18.
- - The India–Pakistan group match is confirmed for Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium on February 15, with Pakistan assigned to play all of its games in Sri Lanka.
- - If Pakistan qualify for the semi‑finals or final, those fixtures will be staged in Sri Lanka instead of India under the agreed contingency.
- - The format mirrors 2024 with four groups of five feeding into a Super Eight, then semi‑finals and a final, and the schedule reveal aired on Star Sports and streamed on JioHotstar with leading players appearing.