International Cricket Council (ICC) has revealed the schedule for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026, scheduled to take place in India and Sri Lanka.
The tournament, which is set to feature 20 teams for the first time in history, is scheduled to begin on 7 February, while the final of will take place on 8 March in either Ahmedabad or Colombo, depending on if Pakistan qualify for the finale.
While the majority of the tournament will take place in India, Pakistan’s entire campaign will be held in Colombo due to security threats to the Men in Green after the highly-publicized war between the two neighboring countries.
Pakistan has been placed in Group A alongside India, Netherlands, Namibia and USA.
Green Shirts will play the opening fixture of the tournament as they take on Netherlands in Colombo, followed by West Indies taking on Bangladesh and India taking on USA on the same day.
Pakistan’s next match will be against the USA on 10 February, with the Men in Green looking to avenge their defeat against the associate nation in the previous edition of the tournament.
The high-voltage clash between arch-rivals Pakistan and India will take place on 15 February in Colombo, while the last group stage fixture will be played against Namibia on 18 February.
The group stages will feature three matches each day, with the fixtures taking place at three times during the day.
Here is the full fixture list for Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026:
Fixture
Date
Time
Venue
Pakistan vs Netherlands
Saturday, 07 February, 2026
10:30 AM
Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
Pakistan vs USA
Tuesday, 10 February, 2026
6:30 PM
Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
Pakistan vs India
Sunday, 15 February, 2026
6:30 PM
R. Premadasa, Colombo
Pakistan vs Namibia
Wednesday, 18 February, 2026
2:30 PM
Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
