The 2026 edition of the T20 World Cup tournament was co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Initially, the plan was for Sri Lanka to host the entire tournament but due to lack of stadiums, it was decided to co-host with India. It was the 10th time the tournament had been held.

The tournament was held from 7 February to 8 March 2026, contested by 20 teams across 55 matches at eight venues — five in India and three in Sri Lanka. It attracted more than 1.3 million spectators.

India won the tournament, beating New Zealand by 96 runs in the final in Ahmedabad on 8 March 2026. As a result, India became the first team to win back-to-back T20 World Cup titles, and the first men's side to win three T20 World Cup titles overall.

Final

Batting first at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India posted 255 for 5, led by Player of the Tournament, Sanju Samson (89 off 46 balls), with Ishan Kishan (54) and Abhishek Sharma (52) also passing fifty.

The opening pair put on 92 in the powerplay, the highest powerplay score of the tournament. In reply, New Zealand were bowled out for 159 in 19 overs, Tim Seifert top-scoring with 52. Jasprit Bumrah was named Player of the Match for his 4 for 15.

Winner Runner-up Result
India 255/5

New Zealand 159 (19 overs)

 India won by 96 runs

Semi-Finals

India reached the final by beating England by 7 runs in Mumbai on 5th of March, 2026. New Zealand advanced by defeating South Africa by nine wickets in Kolkata on 4th of March, 2026.

Format

The format was the same as in 2024. The 20 teams were divided into four groups of five, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the Super Eights. The eight remaining teams were split into two groups of four, with the top two from each group advancing to the semi-finals.

Tournament Awards & Records

Sanju Samson (India) was named Player of the Tournament. Sahibzada Farhan of Pakistan finished as the leading run-scorer with a record 383 runs, while Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy (both India) were the joint-leading wicket-takers with 14 wickets each.

Automatic Qualifying Teams

The two host nations (India and Sri Lanka) and the top eight teams from the 2024 World Cup qualified automatically:

Afghanistan
Australia
Bangladesh
England
India
South Africa
Sri Lanka
United States
West Indies