The ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2026 was held from 7 February to 8 March 2026. It was the 10th edition of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
Host Nation:
» India (BCCI) and Sri Lanka co-hosted the 2026 Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup.
- The World Cup matches were played at five venues in India—Ahmedabad, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai—while in Sri Lanka, they were played at three venues, two of which were in Colombo and one in Kandy.
» India has hosted the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup once—in 2016—as the sole host. However, although India was the official host for the 2021 edition, it was relocated to the UAE and Oman due to COVID-19.
The participating teams were:
» A total of 20 Nations competed in 55 matches.
Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, England, India, Ireland, Italy, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, United States, West Indies, Zimbabwe
ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2026 Winner:
- India won the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup by 96 runs.
Final Match:
The final of the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2026 was played between India and New Zealand on 8 March 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
» India scored 255 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs while New Zealand scored 159 runs for the loss of all wickets in 19 overs.
» Defending champions India defended their title by defeating New Zealand by 96 runs in the final.
Key Points:
- India is the first host nation to win the Men’s T20 World Cup.
- This was India’s third Men’s T20 World Cup title win after 2007 and 2024.
- India became the first team to win two consecutive Men’s T20 World Cups.
- India became the first team to win three Men’s T20 World Cup titles in the tournament.
- Suryakumar Yadav became the fourth Indian captain after Kapil Dev, MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma to win a major ICC tournament.
Awards:
- Player of the series- Sanju Samson (India)
- Most runs- Sahibzada Farhan (383) (Pakistan)
- Most wickets- Jasprit Bumrah (14) (India) and Varun Chakravarthy (14) (India)
About Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup:
- The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is a biennial World Cup of cricket in the Twenty20 International (T20I) format.
- It is organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
- The first Men’s T20 World Cup was held in South Africa in 2007.
- India has won it three times, West Indies (2012, 2016) and England (2010, 2022) have won it twice, while Pakistan (2009), Sri Lanka (2014) and Australia (2021) have one title each.