Warm-up matches in India will be held in Navi Mumbai, Chennai, and Bengaluru, while R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo will host the matches in Sri Lanka. Several strong teams, including Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, and Afghanistan, will also be involved in the warm-up games.With the tournament just weeks away, teams will use these matches to finalise their combinations and build momentum ahead of the start of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
The first warm-up fixture will be played on February 2, while the last warm-up tie will be on February 6 between India A and Namibia in Bengaluru. There will be a total of 15 warm-up matches from February 2 to 6.
Here is the full warm-up fixtures list:
February 2 – Afghanistan vs Scotland – Bengaluru – 3 PM
February 2 – India A vs USA – Navi Mumbai – 5 PM
February 2 – Canada vs Italy – Chennai – 7 PM
February 3 – Sri Lanka A vs Oman – Colombo – 1 PM
February 3 – Netherlands vs Zimbabwe – Colombo – 3 PM
February 3 – Nepal vs UAE – Chennai – 5 PM
February 4 – Namibia vs Scotland – Bengaluru – 1 PM
February 4 – Afghanistan vs West Indies – Bengaluru – 3 PM
February 4 – Ireland vs Pakistan – Colombo – 5 PM
February 4 – India vs South Africa – Navi Mumbai – 7 PM
February 5 – Oman vs Zimbabwe – Colombo – 1 PM
February 5 – Canada vs Nepal – Chennai – 3 PM
February 5 – New Zealand vs USA – Navi Mumbai – 5 PM
February 6 – Italy vs UAE – Chennai – 3 PM
February 6 – India A vs Namibia – Bengaluru – 5
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