Sri Lanka Schedule for ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Fixtures, Dates, Venues

Sri Lanka will kickoff their ICC T20 World Cup 2026 campaign against Ireland on February 8.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) unveiled the full schedule of ICC T20 World Cup 2026 on Tuesday, November 25. Sri Lanka and India are the hosts of the tournament, which will take place in February and March next year.

ICC T20 World Cup 2026 will observe a battle among 20 teams for the trophy. Out of these, 12 teams bagged a direct qualification to the tournament namely – India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, United States of America, West Indies, Ireland, New Zealand, and Pakistan.

Eight teams – Canada, Italy, Netherlands, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Oman, and United Arab Emirates (UAE)- qualified through regional qualifier tournaments.

All these 20 teams are divided into four groups of five teams each. As per the format, the top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super Eight round, where they will be further divided into two groups of four teams. The top two sides from both groups will seal a spot in the semi-finals.

Charith Asalanka is the current captain of Sri Lanka in T20Is. A few months ago, the Asian giants gave a dismal show in Asia Cup 2025, which was played in the T20 format. In the Super Four round, they lost all three games against Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India and failed to reach the final.

Sri Lanka will kickoff their ICC T20 World Cup 2026 campaign against Ireland

In the previous edition of the ICC T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka suffered a poor first-round exit, losing just one match out of four (one no result). The Island Nation will aim for a strong comeback this time, however, they will face a tough challenge against teams like Australia and Ireland in the first round.

Sri Lanka are placed in Group B of the tournament alongside Australia, Zimbabwe, Ireland, and Oman. In the group stage, they will clash with each of these teams once, playing a total of four matches. Sri Lanka will play their opening game of the tournament against Ireland on February 8 in Colombo, followed by a clash against Oman in Kandy. They will later face Australia and Zimbabwe on February 16 and 19 respectively.

Sri Lanka’s full schedule for ICC T20 World Cup 2026:

• Sri Lanka vs Ireland, Colombo, February 8
• Sri Lanka vs Oman, Kandy, February 12
• Sri Lanka vs Australia, Kandy, February 16
• Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, Colombo, February 19

Note: This is league stage schedule. Super Eight schedule to be updated.

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