T20 World Cup 2026 Team List

Overview:

Star Sports Network remains the host broadcaster for the T20 World Cup 2026, with JioHotstar serving as the official streaming destination.

The excitement is building up for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, which will start on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka. Before the tournament, teams will take the field for warm-up matches. Between February 2 and 6, a total of 16 friendly matches will be played to help teams gear up for the prestigious 20-nation contest.

India will square off against South Africa in a warm-up match on February 4, set to be held at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.

India A, captained by Ayush Badoni, is set to play two warm-up games. The first game will be against the USA on February 2 at DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai, followed by a showdown with Namibia on February 6 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1 in Bengaluru.

Live coverage will be available on Star Sports, with digital streaming on JioHotstar

Star Sports Network remains the host broadcaster for the T20 World Cup 2026, with JioHotstar serving as the official streaming destination. Coverage will be available for few matches.

The India–South Africa clash on February 4 will be broadcast live on Star Sports channels, while JioHotstar will carry the fixture digitally. In addition, JioHotstar will stream ten more fixtures live, with match highlights to be made available on ICC.tv.

Match DetailsDateLive telecast detailsLive streaming details
India vs South AfricaFebruary 4Star Sports NetworkJioHotstar
Afghanistan vs ScotlandFebruary 2NAJioHotstar
USA vs India AFebruary 2NAJioHotstar
Canada vs ItalyFebruary 2NAJioHotstar
Nepal vs USAFebruary 3NAJioHotstar
Afghanistan vs West IndiesFebruary 4NAJioHotstar
Pakistan vs IrelandFebruary 4NAJioHotstar
Nepal vs CanadaFebruary 5NAJioHotstar
New Zealand vs USAFebruary 5NAJioHotstar
Italy vs UAEFebruary 6NAJioHotstar
Namibia vs India AFebruary 6NAJioHotstar

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