World T20 Champs group stages, Feb 7-20

[mikesiva]

Sat, 07 Feb '26
1st Match, Group A • Colombo (SSC), ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Netherlands
Pakistan

2nd Match, Group C (D/N) • Eden Gardens, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Scotland
West Indies

3rd Match, Group A (N) • Wankhede, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
India
United States of America

Sun, 08 Feb '26
4th Match, Group D • Chennai, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Afghanistan
New Zealand

5th Match, Group C (D/N) • Wankhede, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
England
Nepal

6th Match, Group B (N) • Colombo (RPS), ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Sri Lanka
Ireland

Mon, 09 Feb '26
7th Match, Group C • Eden Gardens, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Italy
Scotland

8th Match, Group B (D/N) • Colombo (SSC), ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Oman
Zimbabwe

9th Match, Group D (N) • Ahmedabad, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Canada
South Africa

Tue, 10 Feb '26
10th Match, Group A • Delhi, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Namibia
Netherland

11th Match, Group D (D/N) • Chennai, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
New Zealand
United Arab Emirates

12th Match, Group A (N) • Colombo (SSC), ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Pakistan
United States of America

Wed, 11 Feb '26
13th Match, Group D • Ahmedabad, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Afghanistan
South Africa

14th Match, Group B (D/N) • Colombo (RPS), ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Australia
Ireland

15th Match, Group C (N) • Wankhede, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
England
West Indies

Thu, 12 Feb '26
16th Match, Group B • Pallekele, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Sri Lanka
Oman

17th Match, Group C (D/N) • Wankhede, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Italy
Nepal

18th Match, Group A (N) • Delhi, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
India
Namibia

Fri, 13 Feb '26
19th Match, Group B • Colombo (RPS), ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Australia
Zimbabwe

Canada
United Arab Emirates

21st Match, Group A (N) • Chennai, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Netherlands
United States of America

Sat, 14 Feb '26
22nd Match, Group B • Colombo (SSC), ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Ireland
Oman

23rd Match, Group C (D/N) • Eden Gardens, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
England
Scotland

24th Match, Group D (N) • Ahmedabad, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
New Zealand
South Africa

Sun, 15 Feb '26
25th Match, Group C • Wankhede, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Nepal
West Indies

26th Match, Group A (D/N) • Chennai, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Namibia
United States of America

27th Match, Group A (N) • Colombo (RPS), ICC Men's T20 World Cup
India
Pakistan

Mon, 16 Feb '26
28th Match, Group D • Delhi, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Afghanistan
United Arab Emirates

29th Match, Group C (D/N) • Eden Gardens, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
England
Italy

30th Match, Group B (N) • Pallekele, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Australia
Sri Lanka

Tue, 17 Feb '26
31st Match, Group D • Chennai, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Canada
New Zealand

32nd Match, Group B (D/N) • Pallekele, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Ireland
Zimbabwe

33rd Match, Group C (N) • Wankhede, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Nepal
Scotland

Wed, 18 Feb '26
34th Match, Group D • Delhi, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
South Africa
United Arab Emirates

35th Match, Group A (D/N) • Colombo (SSC), ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Namibia
Pakistan

36th Match, Group A (N) • Ahmedabad, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
India
Netherlands

Thu, 19 Feb '26
37th Match, Group C • Eden Gardens, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Italy
West Indies

38th Match, Group B (D/N) • Colombo (RPS), ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe

39th Match, Group D (N) • Chennai, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Afghanistan
Canada

Fri, 20 Feb '26
40th Match, Group B (N) • Pallekele, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Australia
Oman

[mikesiva]

Bangladesh opt out. Are Pakistan next?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/art ... e18j2xlqjo

Scotland are in as a result.

[andy]

Embarrassing situation about Bangladesh ICC(India) should hang their heads in shame and I make Pakistan right in kicking up a stink over it...someone has to stand up to Jay Shah and BCCI

[Arthur Crabtree]

Pakistan making hard work of beating Netherlands. Going to be a close finish.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Palistan 98-2 off 11 chasing 148 are now 115-7. Going to mess this up as only Pakistan (or South Africa) can.

[mikesiva]

Embarrassing situation about Bangladesh ICC(India) should hang their heads in shame and I make Pakistan right in kicking up a stink over it...someone has to stand up to Jay Shah and BCCI

Agreed!

Pakistan beat the Netherlands by three wickets.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Three balls to spare! But putting their fans though the wringer.

[mikesiva]

Hetmyer half century off just 22 balls!

[Arthur Crabtree]

Hope chewed up a lot of deliveries though. Seems an odd selection.

[Durhamfootman]

Hat trick for Shepherd

[Durhamfootman]

and a 4th two balls later as Scotland fall apart

[Arthur Crabtree]

Not the best prep for Scotland I suppose. But outclassed anywaay.

[mikesiva]

West Indies win by 35 runs.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Iffy start for India! All tournaments need an early shock...

77-6!

[Durhamfootman]

What will the response be if India lose to the USA?

still time to post a 120 to 140 score and spin the USA out for not very many, so I'm almost certainly being a little presumptuous