ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Team Squad: The squads of most of the 20 countries featuring in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to be held in India and Sri Lanka have been announced.
With only just over a month away from the opening group stage fixtures, teams will have to submit their provisional rosters by January 7. While the deadline applies for the teams to submit their provisional squads to the ICC, the respective countries can choose to keep their team lists undisclosed to the public and make changes up until January 30.
On December 20, 2025, host India became the first team to announce their squad for the showpiece event which will feature 20 teams for only the second time in history since the previous edition in the Americas in 2024.
South Africa, India, Afghanistan and defending champions England announced their squads on April 30. Co-hosts West Indies and Sri Lanka are the latest teams to announce their sides.
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Full squads of the teams participating in the T20 World Cup 2026
Group A
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh.
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Pakistan: TBA
United States: TBA
Netherlands: TBA
Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Ruben Trumpelmann, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Louren Steenkamp, Malan Kruger, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, JC Balt, Dylan Leicher, WP Myburgh, Max Heingo.
Group B
Australia [provisional]: Mitchell Marsh (C), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
Ireland: TBA
Oman: Jatinder Singh (c), Vinayak Shukla, Mohammad Nadeem, Shakeel Ahmad, Hammad Mirza, Wasim Ali, Karan Sonavale, Shah Faisal, Nadeem Khan, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra, Shafiq Jan, Ashish Odedara, Jiten Ramanandi, Hasnain Ali Shah.
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Sri Lanka [preliminary]: Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Janith Liyanage, Charith Asalanka, Kamindu Mendis, Pavan Rathnayake, Sahan Arachchige, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Milan Rathnayake, Nuwan Thushara, Eshan Malinga, Dushmantha Chameera, Pramod Madushan, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushan Hemantha, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Traveen Mathew
Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza (c), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Graeme Cremer, Bradley Evans, Clive Madande, Tinotenda Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Brendan Taylor
Group C
Bangladesh: Litton Das (C), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Tawhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shaif Uddin, Shoriful Islam
England [provisional]: Harry Brook (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood
Italy: TBA
Nepal: TBA
West Indies: TBA
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Group D
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (C), Noor Ahmad, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Sediqullah Atal, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naveen Ul Haq, Mohammad Ishaq, Shahidullah Kamal, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Darwish Rasooli, Ibrahim Zadran.
Canada: TBA
New Zealand: TBA
South Africa: Aiden Markram(c), Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi, Jason Smith, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje
United Arab Emirates: TBA
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 FAQs
When will the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 group stage begin?
The T20 World Cup 2024 group stage will begin on February 7 with Netherlands taking on Pakistan in the opening match at the SSC Cricket Ground in Colombo.
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Where will the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 semifinals be played?
The semifinals will be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata or the SSC Cricket Ground in Colombo and the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on March 4 and 5.
Where will the final of the ICC Men’s 2026 T20 World Cup be played?
The final of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad or the SSC Cricket Ground in Colombo, subject to the qualification of Pakistan.
