{"id":1135,"date":"2026-02-02T14:57:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T09:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/?post_type=news&p=1135"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:26:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T06:56:55","slug":"icc-t20-world-cup-2026-warm-up-matches","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/news\/icc-t20-world-cup-2026-warm-up-matches\/","title":{"rendered":"ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Warm-Up Matches Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The countdown to the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026<\/a> has officially begun, with warm-up matches set to provide teams with crucial match practice ahead of the marquee tournament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 16 warm-up games will be played between February 2 and February 6, just days before the tournament officially gets underway on February 7. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These matches will allow teams to fine-tune combinations, adjust to conditions, and assess squad depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The warm-up fixtures will be hosted across four cities in the two co-host nations, India and Sri Lanka. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In India, matches will take place at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, and the iconic M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka will host games at Colombo\u2019s three major venues: the R. Premadasa Stadium, the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, and the Colombo Cricket Club Ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fixtures feature a mix of full-member nations and \u2018A\u2019 teams, ensuring competitive contests while also giving emerging players valuable international exposure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High-profile teams such as India, Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, South Africa, and the West Indies will use these matches to adapt to subcontinental conditions before the main event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date<\/strong><\/td>Match<\/strong><\/td>Venue<\/strong><\/td>Local Time (IST)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Feb 2<\/td>Afghanistan vs Scotland<\/td>Ground 1, Bengaluru<\/td>03:00 PM<\/td><\/tr>
Feb 2<\/td>India A vs USA<\/td>Navi Mumbai<\/td>05:00 PM<\/td><\/tr>
Feb 2<\/td>Canada vs Italy<\/td>Chennai<\/td>07:00 PM<\/td><\/tr>
Feb 3<\/td>Sri Lanka A vs Oman<\/td>CCC Ground, Colombo<\/td>01:00 PM<\/td><\/tr>
Feb 3<\/td>Netherlands vs Zimbabwe<\/td>R. Premadasa Stadium<\/td>03:00 PM<\/td><\/tr>
Feb 3<\/td>Nepal vs UAE<\/td>Chennai<\/td>05:00 PM<\/td><\/tr>
Feb 4<\/td>Namibia vs Scotland<\/td>Ground 2, Bengaluru<\/td>01:00 PM<\/td><\/tr>
Feb 4<\/td>Afghanistan vs West Indies<\/td>Ground 1, Bengaluru<\/td>03:00 PM<\/td><\/tr>
Feb 4<\/td>Ireland vs Pakistan<\/td>SSC Ground, Colombo<\/td>05:00 PM<\/td><\/tr>
Feb 4<\/td>India vs South Africa<\/td>Navi Mumbai<\/td>07:00 PM<\/td><\/tr>
Feb 5<\/td>Oman vs Zimbabwe<\/td>CCC Ground, Colombo<\/td>11:00 AM<\/td><\/tr>
Feb 5<\/td>Canada vs Nepal<\/td>Chennai<\/td>01:00 PM<\/td><\/tr>
Feb 5<\/td>Australia vs Netherlands<\/td>R. Premadasa Stadium<\/td>05:00 PM<\/td><\/tr>
Feb 5<\/td>New Zealand vs USA<\/td>Navi Mumbai<\/td>07:00 PM<\/td><\/tr>
Feb 6<\/td>Italy vs UAE<\/td>Chennai<\/td>03:00 PM<\/td><\/tr>
Feb 6<\/td>India A vs Namibia<\/td>Ground 1, Bengaluru<\/td>05:00 PM<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The T20 World Cup 2026 format includes 20 teams divided into four groups of five. Following the round-robin stage, the top two teams from each group will advance to the Super 8s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The eight qualified teams will then be split into two groups, with the top two sides from each progressing to the semifinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For fans, selected matches in India, including India A vs USA and India vs South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium, will have tickets available online and at stadium box offices, making the warm-up phase an exciting opportunity to watch international cricket up close.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1139,"template":"","tags":[573,572,574],"ppma_author":[489],"class_list":["post-1135","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-icc-mens-t20-world-cup","tag-t20-world-cup-2026-warm-up-matches","tag-t20-world-cup-warm-up-fixtures"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1135"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=1135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}