Know dates, timings, and venues for T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up matches

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the full schedule for the warm-up games of the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka, scheduled to take place on February 07. Ahead of the competition, the teams will have their best preparation through the practice games over the five days.

Bengaluru will host a few games of the tournament, but none of those games will take place at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Those matches will happen at the BCCI Centre of Excellence. India will play only a warm-up clash against the runners-up of the previous edition, South Africa, on February 04, at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.  

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England will not play a single clash of the competition, having prepared themselves for the event through the T20I series in Sri Lanka. The latter’s A-side will be taking on Oman in Colombo for the World Cup games.

Know full schedule of T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up clashes

Pakistan will lock horns with Australia in Lahore for the three-match T20I series before the World Cup, as they will go up against Ireland for one warm-up clash in Chennai. New Zealand, despite the five-match T20I series against India, will face the USA for the warm-up game in Navi Mumbai.

On the opening day of the T20 World Cup 2026, three encounters will take place with Pakistan facing the Dutch, West Indies taking on Scotland at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, and India beginning their campaign against the USA at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Full schedule of T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up matches