T20 World Cup: All the fixtures and pools

Aiden Markram will lead the Proteas at the T20 World Cup. Picture: Alex Davidson-ICC/ICC via Getty Images The 2026 edition of the T20 World Cup starts in India and Sri Lanka on Saturday, with India the defending champions. Twenty teams are divided into four pools of five each.

Pool Aconsists of India, Namibia, Netherlands, Pakistan and the USA,Pool Bconsists of Australia, Ireland, Oman, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe,Pool Cconsists of England, Italy, Nepal, Scotland and the West Indies andPool Dconsists of South Africa, Afghanistan, Canada, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates. The two two teams in each pool will advance to the Super 8 stage of the competition. Saturday7.30am: Pakistan v Netherlands11.30am: West Indies v Scotland3.30pm: India v US Sunday7.30am: New Zealand v Afghanistan11.30am: England v Nepal3.30pm: Sri Lanka v Ireland 9 February7.30am: Scotland v Italy11.30am: Zimbabwe v Oman3.30pm: South Africa v Canada 10 February7.30am: Netherlands v Namibia11.30am: New Zealand v UAE3.30pm: Pakistan v US 11 February7.30am: South Africa v Afghanistan11.30am: Australia v Ireland3.30pm: England v West Indies 12 February7.30am: Sri Lanka v Oman11.30am: Nepal v Italy3.30pm: India v Namibia