Where To Watch T20 World Cup Warm-Up Fixtures? Full Schedule And Live Streaming Details

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The full schedule of T20 World Cup 2026 has been revealed alongside the streaming details on ICC’s official website.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially confirmed the complete fixtures list for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up matches, with 16 games scheduled to be played across India and Sri Lanka from February 2 to February 6.

The warm-up action will begin on February 2, with 2024 semi-finalists Afghanistan taking on Scotland in the opening match. These preparatory fixtures will take place ahead of the main tournament, which begins on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka.

Four cities will host the warm-up matches. In India, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Chennai have been selected as venues, while Colombo will host all matches scheduled in Sri Lanka.

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In India, two grounds at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru will stage matches, along with the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai and the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. In Sri Lanka, the SSC Cricket Ground, R. Premadasa Stadium, and Colombo Cricket Club Ground will host the games in Colombo.

Where to Watch T20 World Cup 2026 Warm-Up Matches Live?

RegionBroadcast / Streaming PlatformsKey Matches Available
IndiaStar Sports, Jio HotstarIndia v South Africa (live on Star Sports & Jio Hotstar); Select matches on Jio Hotstar including Afghanistan v Scotland, UAE v India ‘A’, Canada v Italy, Nepal v UAE, Afghanistan v West Indies, Pakistan v Ireland, Nepal v Canada, New Zealand v USA, Italy v UAE, Namibia v India ‘A’; Highlights on ICC.tv
Sri LankaThePapare, Dialog PlayAfghanistan v Scotland, UAE v India ‘A’, Canada v Italy, Nepal v UAE, Afghanistan v West Indies, Pakistan v Ireland, Nepal v Canada, New Zealand v USA, Italy v UAE, Namibia v India ‘A’
PakistanMyco, Tamasha, Tapmad, ARY ZappAll matches
AfghanistanAF SportsAfghanistan v Scotland, Afghanistan v West Indies
BangladeshTSM (via Rabbithole)Select matches
North AmericaWillowAll matches
Middle East & North AfricaE&, ICC.tvE& will show USA v India, Nepal v UAE, Pakistan v Ireland, India v South Africa, New Zealand v USA, Namibia v India ‘A’; All other matches on ICC.tv
United KingdomSky Sports, ICC.tvSky Sports: India v South Africa, Afghanistan v Scotland, Pakistan v Ireland; Remaining matches on ICC.tv
Sub-Saharan AfricaSuperSport, ICC.tvAfghanistan v Scotland on ICC.tv; All other matches on SuperSport
New ZealandSky TV NZ, ICC.tvSky TV NZ: India v South Africa, New Zealand v USA; Other matches on ICC.tv
Australia, Mainland Europe, Caribbean Islands, South East Asia (including Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong), Afghanistan, Pacific Islands, South AmericaICC.tvAll matches

T20 World Cup 2026 Warm-Up Match Full Schedule

DateMatchVenueCityTime (IST)
2 FebruaryAfghanistan vs ScotlandBCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1Bengaluru3:00 PM
USA vs India ‘A’DY Patil StadiumNavi Mumbai5:00 PM
Canada vs ItalyM.A. Chidambaram StadiumChennai7:00 PM
3 FebruaryOman vs Sri Lanka ‘A’Colombo Cricket Club GroundColombo1:00 PM
Netherlands vs ZimbabweR. Premadasa StadiumColombo3:00 PM
Nepal vs UAEM.A. Chidambaram StadiumChennai5:00 PM
4 FebruaryScotland vs NamibiaBCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2Bengaluru1:00 PM
Afghanistan vs West IndiesBCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1Bengaluru3:00 PM
Pakistan vs IrelandSSC Cricket GroundColombo5:00 PM
India vs South AfricaDY Patil StadiumNavi Mumbai7:00 PM
5 FebruaryZimbabwe vs OmanColombo Cricket Club GroundColombo11:00 AM
Nepal vs CanadaM.A. Chidambaram StadiumChennai1:00 PM
Australia vs NetherlandsR. Premadasa StadiumColombo5:00 PM
New Zealand vs USADY Patil StadiumNavi Mumbai7:00 PM
6 FebruaryItaly vs UAEM.A. Chidambaram StadiumChennai3:00 PM
India ‘A’ vs NamibiaBCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1Bengaluru5:00 PM

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