Lahore, 25 November 2025: Pakistan will kick-off their campaign in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground (SSC) in Colombo on Saturday, 7 February against Netherlands as the fixtures for the 10th edition of the tournament were unveiled by the ICC on Tuesday evening.
The 2009 champions are placed alongside Namibia, Netherlands, India and USA in Group A in the 20-team tournament.
Pakistan will face United States of America (USA) on 10 February at the SSC before taking on India at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Sunday, 15 February. They will be up against Namibia at the SSC Cricket Ground on 18 February in their last group game.
The group stage will take place from 7-20 February before the Super Eight stage takes place from 21 February to 1 March as two teams from each group will advance to the next stage.
In the Super Eight Stage each team will play the other three teams of their group, getting three fixtures to stake a claim for the 4 and 5 March semi-finals. In Sri Lanka, the Super Eight Stage matches will be played in Colombo and Pallekele.
If Pakistan qualify, then the 4 March semi-final will take place in Colombo instead of Kolkata and the 8 March final will take place at the same venue as well instead of Ahmedabad. The 5 March semi-final is scheduled to take place in Mumbai.
Pakistan became champions of the second edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Lord’s in 2009, while they were runners-up in 2007 and 2022. In 2010, 2012 and 2021 Pakistan’s campaign ended in the semi-final.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Groups:
Group A: India, USA, Namibia, Netherlands, Pakistan
Group B: Australia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Oman
Group C: England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Italy, Nepal
Group D: South Africa, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Canada, UAE
Pakistan’s fixtures in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 (Sri Lanka Time)
7 February – Pakistan v Netherlands at Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo
10 February – Pakistan v United States of America at Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo
15 February – Pakistan v India at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
18 February - Pakistan v Namibia at Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo
Super Eight Stage – 21 February – 1 March
4 March – Semi-final 1 – Colombo/Kolkata
5 March – Semi-final 2 – Mumbai
8 March – Final – Colombo/Ahmedabad
