The International Cricket Council announced the warm-up match schedule for the 2026 T20 World Cup today.
Accordingly, the warm-up matches for the tournament, which is scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka and India from February 7, are scheduled to be held from today to the 6th.
The ICC stated that 16 matches are scheduled to be held in 4 cities under the warm-up matches.
Accordingly, warm-up matches are scheduled to be held in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai as well as in Colombo.
The ICC said that warm-up matches will be held at the Colombo SSC Stadium, the Colombo Cricket Club Stadium and the R. Premadasa Stadium.
It is noteworthy that Sri Lanka did not play any matches under the warm-up matches. Only Sri Lanka “A” team is scheduled to play a practice match against Oman tomorrow. Sri Lanka may not get practice matches due to the ongoing T20 International between Sri Lanka and England.
Meanwhile, the broadcast of the practice matches was also announced today. The information and practice match schedule are below –
BROADCAST DETAILS:
India
India v South Africa will be available live on Star Sports and Jio Hotstar. Select matches will be streamed live on Jio Hotstar, including Afghanistan v Scotland, UAE v India ‘A’, Canada v Italy, Nepal v UAE, Afghanistan v West Indies, Pakistan v Ireland, Nepal v Canada, New Zealand v USA, Italy v UAE, and Namibia v India ‘A’. Highlights will be available across ICC digital channels, including ICC.tv.
Sri Lanka
Select matches will be streamed live on ThePapare and Dialog Play, featuring Afghanistan v Scotland, UAE v India ‘A’, Canada v Italy, Nepal v UAE, Afghanistan v West Indies, Pakistan v Ireland, Nepal v Canada, New Zealand v USA, Italy v UAE, and Namibia v India ‘A’.
Pakistan
All matches will be available live on Myco, Tamasha, Tapmad, and ARY Zapp.
Afghanistan
Select matches, including Afghanistan v Scotland and Afghanistan v West Indies, will be broadcast live on AF Sports.
Bangladesh
Matches will be streamed live on TSM via Rabbithole.
North America
All matches will be available live on Willow.
Middle East and North Africa
Select matches will be shown live on E&, including USA v India, Nepal v UAE, Pakistan v Ireland, India v South Africa, New Zealand v USA, and Namibia v India ‘A’. All other matches will be available on ICC.tv.
United Kingdom
Select matches, including India v South Africa, Afghanistan v Scotland, and Pakistan v Ireland, will be broadcast live on Sky Sports. Remaining matches will be available on ICC.tv.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Afghanistan v Scotland will be available on ICC.tv, while all other matches will be broadcast on SuperSport.
New Zealand
Select matches, including India v South Africa and New Zealand v USA, will be available on Sky TV NZ. Other matches can be streamed on ICC.tv.
Australia, Mainland Europe, Caribbean Islands, South East Asia (including Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong), Afghanistan, Pacific Islands, and South America
English 
Sinhala