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The International Cricket Council announced the full schedule for the warm-up matches ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026 which gets underway on February 7. The warm-up games for the World Cup will be held across four venues in India and Sri Lanka. In India the warm-up matches will be held in Bengaluru DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai and MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Pakistan will play their warm-up match in Colombo just like their Group A league matches. Defending champions Team India led by Suryakumar Yadav will be playing only one warm-up match against T20 World Cup 2024 finalists South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on February 4 from 7pm IST onwards. Arch-rivals Pakistan on the other hand will also play their warm-up match on February 4 against Ireland in Colombo. Since India are the joint hosts of the T20 World Cup 2026 India ‘A’ team will be playing a couple of warm-up matches against USA in Navi Mumbai on February 2 and against Namibia in Bengaluru on February 6. Star players from Delhi like Ayush Badoni and Priyansh Arya will be turning out for India ‘A’ team in these warm-up matches.   Time to repeat history. Time to defeat history @ICC#T20WorldCup#Collab pic.twitter.com/sp6mvF8UD2 — Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) January 26 2026 Here is the full schedule of ICC T20 World Cup 2026 – Warm-up Matches February 2 – Afghanistan vs Scotland – Bengaluru – 3 PM February 2 – India A vs USA – Navi Mumbai – 5 PM February 2 – Canada vs Italy – Chennai – 7 PM February 3 – Sri Lanka A vs Oman – Colombo – 1 PM February 3 – Netherlands vs Zimbabwe – Colombo – 3 PM February 3 – Nepal vs UAE – Chennai – 5 PM February 4 – Namibia vs Scotland – Bengaluru – 1 PM February 4 – Afghanistan vs West Indies – Bengaluru – 3 PM February 4 – Ireland vs Pakistan – Colombo – 5 PM February 4 – India vs South Africa – Navi Mumbai – 7 PM February 5 – Oman vs Zimbabwe – Colombo – 1 PM February 5 – Canada vs Nepal – Chennai – 3 PM February 5 – New Zealand vs USA – Navi Mumbai – 5 PM February 6 – Italy vs UAE – Chennai – 3 PM February 6 – India A vs Namibia – Bengaluru – 5 PM ICC T20 World Cup 2026 League Stage Groups Group A: India Pakistan USA Netherlands Namibia Group B: Sri Lanka Australia Ireland Zimbabwe Oman Group C: England West Indies Scotland Nepal Italy Group D: New Zealand South Africa Afghanistan Canada UAE ICC T20 World Cup 2026 – Super 8 seedings Super Eight Group 1: X1 (India) X2 (Australia) X3 (West Indies) X4 (South Africa) Super Eight Group 2: Y1 (England) Y2 (New Zealand) Y3 (Pakistan) Y4 (Sri Lanka) ICC T20 World Cup 2026 – Warm-up Matches FAQs Where will ICC T20 World Cup 2026 – Warm-up Matches take place? The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 – Warm-up Matches will take place in Navi Mumbai Bengaluru Chennai and Colombo. When will ICC T20 World Cup 2026 – Warm-up Matches take place? The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 – Warm-up Matches will take place from February 2 to 6. How can I watch ICC T20 World Cup 2026 – Warm-up Matches LIVE on TV in India? The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 – Warm-up Matches are likely to be telecast LIVE on Star Sports network in India. How can I live stream ICC T20 World Cup 2026 – Warm-up Matches in India? The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 – Warm-up Matches are likely to be available for live streaming on JioHotstar website and app.