India, Pakistan to play T20 World Cup 2026 group match on February 15

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Bitter rivals India and Pakistan volition look disconnected successful Group A astatine adjacent year’s 20-team competition.

Published On 25 Nov 2025

Arch-rivals India and Pakistan volition clash successful a politically-charged Twenty20 World Cup lucifer successful Colombo connected February 15, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said arsenic it announced the gully connected Tuesday.

The 20-team tourney volition beryllium played crossed 8 venues – 5 successful India and 3 successful Sri Lanka – betwixt February 7 and March 8, the ICC said successful a statement.

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Pakistan volition play each their games successful Sri Lanka due to the fact that of their soured governmental relations with India.

The March 8 last is scheduled for the occidental Indian metropolis of Ahmedabad but would beryllium moved to Colombo if Pakistan scope it.

A subject struggle betwixt the nuclear-armed neighbours successful May overshadowed the consequent Asia Cup 2025 successful which India refused to judge the winners’ trophy from Asian Cricket Council main Mohsin Naqvi who is Pakistan’s interior minister.

The teams successful the tourney person been divided into 5 groups of 4 with the apical 2 advancing to the Super Eight phase. The apical 4 successful that volition suffice for the semifinals.

Defending champions India volition statesman their Group A run against the United States successful Mumbai connected February 7.

Sri Lanka and Australia are successful Group B, which besides includes Ireland, Zimbabwe and Oman.

England and West Indies, some doubly winners, volition look first-timers Italy and Asian sides Bangladesh and Nepal successful Group C.

New Zealand, South Africa, Afghanistan, Canada and United Arab Emirates marque up Group D.