The upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 is expected to be one of the most contested ICC championships ever, as 20 international nations are set to take on each other in a bid for the much-coveted title. Going by the explosive growth in the popularity of T20 Cricket, the anticipation for the event has scaled new heights.
The upcoming edition of this tournament will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, which will allow fans in the region to experience international-standard cricket.
T20 World Cup Schedule 2026, T20 World Cup Format
Tournament Start Date February 7, 2026
Final Match: March 8, 2026
There is a four-group system in this tournament, where every group has five teams.
The next level is comprised of the best two teams from each group. These teams will progress to the Super 8 stage.
The top four teams from the Super 8 will proceed to the semi-finals
The last two teams will compete to win the championship title
T20 World Cup 2026 Players List
Group-wise Squads Following is the updated Players List for T20 World Cup 2026, given below group by group.
Group A Squads
India
Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh
USA
Squad yet to be announced
Namibia
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Gerhard Erasmus (Captain), Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Ruben Trumpelmann, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Lohan Louwrens, Malan Kruger, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, Jesse Balt, Dylan Leicher, WP Myburgh, Max Hengo
Reserve: Alexander Volschenk
Ireland
Squad yet to be announced
Pakistan
Squad yet to be announced
Group B Squads
Australia
Mitchell Marsh (Captain), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
Sri Lanka (Preliminary Squad)
Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Janith Liyanage, Charith Asalanka, Kamindu Mendis, Pawan Rathnayake, Sahana Arachchige, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Milan Rathnayake, Nuwan Thushara, Ishan Malinga, Dushmantha Chameera, Pramod Madushan, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushan Hemantha, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Traveen Mathew
Zimbabwe
Sikandar Raza (Captain), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Graeme Cremer, Bradley Evans, Clive Madande, Tino Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Brendan Taylor
Ireland
Squad yet to be announced
Oman
Jatinder Singh (Captain), Vinayak Shukla, Mohammad Nadeem, Shakeel Ahmed, Hammad Mirza, Wasim Ali, Karan Sonavale, Shah Faisal, Nadeem Khan, Sufyan Mahmood, Jay Odedra, Shafiq Jan, Ashish Odedra, Jiten Ramanandi, Hasnain Ali Shah
Group C Squads
England
Harry Brook (Captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood
West Indies
Squad yet to be announced
Bangladesh
Litton Das (Captain), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Saif Uddin, Shoriful Islam
Nepal
Squad yet to be announced
Italy
Squad yet to be announced
Group D Squads
Afghanistan
Rashid Khan (Captain), Noor Ahmad, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Sediqullah Atal, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohammad Ishaq, Shahidullah Kamal, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Darwish Rasooli, Ibrahim Zadran
Reserves: AM Ghazanfar, Ijaz Ahmadzai, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi
South Africa
Aiden Markram (Captain), Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi, Jason Smith, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje
New Zealand
Squad yet to be announced
Canada
Squad yet to be announced
UAE
Squad yet to be announced
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