NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced that 16 warm-up matches will be played between February 2 and 6 ahead of the start of the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup on February 7.
The warm-up games will be staged across four cities in co-host nations India and Sri Lanka. In India, the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) Ground 1 in Bengaluru, DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai and M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai will host matches.
In Sri Lanka, SSC Cricket Ground, R. Premadasa Stadium and Colombo Cricket Club Ground will host the warm-up games. Defending champions India will play a warm-up game against South Africa on February 4 in Navi Mumbai, while India A will feature in their warm-up games against USA and Namibia on Monday evening and February 6, respectively.