The 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the tenth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, a biennial world cup for cricket in Twenty20 International (T20I) format organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was co-hosted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India and Sri Lanka Cricket from 7 February to 8 March 2026. A total of twenty teams competed in 55 matches across five venues in India and three in Sri Lanka. Each team was allowed a maximum squad size of 15 players and was required to submit the provisional squad to the ICC by 8 January 2026. The teams were allowed to make changes to the squads until 31 January 2026. Any change after this required permission from the ICC's technical committee.
On 20 December 2025, co-host India became the first team to announce its squad for the tournament. England and Oman announced their squads on 30 December and Afghanistan on 31 December. Australia announced its squad on 1 January 2026; South Africa and Zimbabwe on 2 January; Namibia on 3 January; Nepal on 6 January; New Zealand on 7 January; Ireland on 9 January; the Netherlands on 12 January; Canada on 14 January; Italy on 17 January; Pakistan on 25 January; Scotland and the West Indies on 26 January; and the United Arab Emirates and the United States on 30 January. Co-host Sri Lanka became the final team to announce its squad for the tournament on 2 February.
Players are listed in shirt number order and withdrawn players are placed at the bottom of the table followed by standby players. Given ages are as of 7 February 2026. Withdrawn/dropped players are struck through, and standby players are indicated by a dagger symbol (). Domestic teams are the recent T20 league teams that the players belonged to before the T20 World Cup and are only listed for countries with available data.
Group A India Squad announcement date: 20 December 2025 Coach: Gautam Gambhir
+ squad for the tournament Player Date of birth Batting style Bowling style IPL team 2 Left-handed Left-arm medium fast Punjab Kings 4 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Sunrisers Hyderabad 5 Left-handed Right-arm off break Gujarat Titans 9 (wk) Right-handed Right-arm off break Rajasthan Royals 20 (vc) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Delhi Capitals 23 Left-handed Left arm chinaman Delhi Capitals 25 Left-handed Right-arm medium Chennai Super Kings 29 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Kolkata Knight Riders 32 (wk) Left-handed Right-arm leg break Sunrisers Hyderabad 33 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast Mumbai Indians 35 Left-handed Right-arm off break Kolkata Knight Riders 63 (c) Right-handed Right-arm off break Mumbai Indians 72 Left-handed Right-arm off break Mumbai Indians 73 Right-handed Right-arm fast Gujarat Titans 93 Right-handed Right-arm fast Mumbai Indians 22 Right-handed Right-arm fast Kolkata Knight Riders
Namibia Squad announcement date: 3 January 2026 Coach: Craig Williams
+ squad for the tournament Player Date of birth Batting style Bowling style 1 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 7 (c) Right-handed Right-arm off break 12 Right-handed Left-arm medium fast 19 Left-handed Left-arm medium 20 Right-handed 22 Right-handed Right-arm medium 25 Right-handed Right-arm fast 31 Right-handed Right-arm medium 43 Right-handed Right-arm off break 48 (wk) Left-handed 49 Left-handed Left-arm medium fast 52 Right-handed Right-arm medium 66 Left-handed Left-arm off break 70 Right-handed Left-arm fast medium 76 Right-handed Left-arm medium47 Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
Netherlands Squad announcement date: 12 January 2026 Coach: Ryan Cook
+ squad for the tournament Player Date of birth Batting style Bowling style 1 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 4 Right-handed Right-arm leg break 5 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 10 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 12 Right-handed Left-arm medium fast 15 Right-handed Right-arm off break 17 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 35 (c, wk) Right-handed 36 Right-handed Right-arm medium 47 Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 48 Right-handed Right-arm off spin 52 Right-handed Right-arm medium 55 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 66 Right-handed Right-arm leg break 88 Right-handed Right-arm off break
Pakistan Squad announcement date: 25 January 2026. Coach: Mike Hesson
+ squad for the tournament Player Date of birth Batting style Bowling style PSL team 7 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin Islamabad United 10 Left-handed Left-arm fast Lahore Qalandars 21 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Quetta Gladiators 36 (wk) Right-handed Right-arm off-break Quetta Gladiators 39 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Lahore Qalandars 40 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin Quetta Gladiators 41 Left-handed Right-arm medium Quetta Gladiators 51 (wk) Right-handed Islamabad United 56 Right-handed Right-arm off break Peshawar Zalmi 63 Left-handed Right-arm off break Karachi Kings 67 (c) Right-handed Right-arm off break Islamabad United 71 Right-handed Right-arm fast Islamabad United 76 Right-handed Right-arm off break Quetta Gladiators 78 (wk) Right-handed Right-arm off-break Multan Sultans 92 Right-handed Left-arm medium Lahore Qalandars
United States Squad announcement date: 30 January 2026 Coach: Pubudu Dassanayake
+ squad for the tournament Player Date of birth Batting style Bowling style MLC team 1 (c, wk) Right-handed MI New York 7 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Seattle Orcas 9 Left-handed Right-arm leg spin Texas Super Kings 12 Right-handed Right-arm off break Texas Super Kings 14 Right-handed Right-arm off break Texas Super Kings 16 Left-handed Right-arm medium Los Angeles Knight Riders 20 Right-handed Left-arm fast medium Washington Freedom 23 Right-handed Right-arm fast medium Los Angeles Knight Riders 26 Right-handed Right-arm medium Texas Super Kings 27 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox San Francisco Unicorns 30 (wk) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium Seattle Orcas 31 Left-handed Right-arm off break Seattle Orcas 64 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox MI New York 68 (wk) Right-handed Washington Freedom 91 Right-handed Right-arm medium MI New York 2 (vc) Right-handed Right-arm medium Seattle Orcas
Group B Australia Squad announcement date: 1 January 2026 Coach: Andrew McDonald
+ squad for the tournament Player Date of birth Batting style Bowling style BBL team 7 Left-handed Right-arm off break Brisbane Heat 8 (c) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Perth Scorchers 9 Left-handed Left-arm slow orthodox Perth Scorchers 12 Right-handed Right-arm fast medium Hobart Hurricanes 15 Right-handed Right-arm fast medium Brisbane Heat 17 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Melbourne Stars 32 Right-handed Right-arm off break Melbourne Stars 42 Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 48 (wk) Right-handed Perth Scorchers 49 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Sydney Sixers 50 Left-handed Left-arm slow orthodox Brisbane Heat 62 (vc) Left-handed Right-arm off break Adelaide Strikers 82 Left-handed Left-arm fast medium Sydney Sixers 85 Right-handed Right-arm off break Hobart Hurricanes 88 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Melbourne Renegades 5 Right-handed Right-arm off break Adelaide Strikers 30 Right-handed Right-arm fast Sydney Thunder 38 Left-handed Right-arm fast medium Sydney Sixers 77 Right-handed Right-arm fast medium Sydney Sixers
Ireland Squad announcement date: 9 January 2026 Coach: Heinrich Malan
+ squad for the tournament Player Date of birth Batting style Bowling style IPT20 team 3 (vc, wk) Right-handed Leinster Lightning 4 Right-handed Right-arm off break Leinster Lightning 11 Right-handed Left-arm orthodox spin Northern Knights 12 Left-handed North West Warriors 13 Right-handed Right-arm off break Leinster Lightning 15 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Northern Knights 32 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast Northern Knights 44 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast North West Warriors 50 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Leinster Lightning 60 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast Leinster Lightning 64 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Munster Reds 72 Left-handed Right-arm slow Northern Knights 82 Right-handed Left-arm medium fast Leinster Lightning 85 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast Munster Reds 86 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Northern Knights 1 (c) Right-handed Right-arm off break Northern Knights
Oman Squad announcement date: 30 December 2025 Coach: Duleep Mendis
+ squad for the tournament Player Date of birth Batting style Bowling style 2 (wk) Right-handed 5 Right-handed Right-arm off break 7 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 8 Left-handed Left-arm wrist spin 9 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 10 (c) Right-handed Right-arm off break 12 Left-handed Left-arm medium fast 13 Right-handed Right-arm off break 17 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 21 Left-handed Right-arm medium 24 Right-handed Left-arm wrist spin 33 Right-handed Right-arm medium 36 (vc, wk) Right-handed 48 Left-handed Left-arm medium 99 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 6 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Sri Lanka Squad announcement date: 2 February 2026 Coach: Sanath Jayasuriya
+ squad for the tournament Player Date of birth Batting style Bowling style LPL team 5 Right-handed Right-arm fast Kandy Falcons 7 (c) Right-handed Right-arm medium Kandy Falcons 9 Left-handed Left-arm orthodox Colombo Strikers 13 (wk) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Jaffna Kings 18 Right-handed Jaffna Kings 21 Left-handed Ambidextrous spin Kandy Falcons 34 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Dambulla Sixers 40 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Jaffna Kings 42 Left-handed Right-arm off break Kandy Falcons 51 Right-handed Right-arm off break Kandy Falcons 55 (wk) Left-handed Dambulla Sixers 61 Right-handed Right-arm off break Galle Marvels 72 Left-handed Right-arm off break Jaffna Kings 95 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast Galle Marvels 98 Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium Dambulla Sixers 49 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Kandy Falcons 81 Right-handed Right-arm fast Colombo Strikers 97 Left-handed Right-arm medium fast Jaffna Kings
Zimbabwe Squad announcement date: 2 January 2026 Coach: Justin Sammons
+ squad for the tournament Player Date of birth Batting style Bowling style ZT20 team 8 Right-handed Right-arm medium Mashonaland Eagles 11 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Mountaineers 21 Right-handed Right-arm medium Mid West Rhinos 24 (c) Right-handed Right-arm off break Matabeleland Tuskers 30 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Mid West Rhinos 32 Right-handed Right-arm off break Mashonaland Eagles 39 Left-handed Left-arm fast medium Mountaineers 40 Right-handed Right-arm fast medium Mashonaland Eagles 42 (wk) Left-handed Matabeleland Tuskers 49 (wk) Left-handed Right-arm off break Mashonaland Eagles 54 Left-handed Right-arm leg break Mid West Rhinos 57 Left-handed Right-arm off break Mid West Rhinos 66 Right-handed Right-arm medium Matabeleland Tuskers 80 Right-handed Right-arm fast Mid West Rhinos 86 Right-handed Right-arm off break Mountaineers 1 (wk) Right-handed Right-arm off break Mid West Rhinos
Group C England Squad announcement date: 30 December 2025 Coach: Brendon McCullum
+ squad for the tournament Player Date of birth Batting style Bowling style T20 Blast team 17 Left-handed Notts Outlaws 22 Right-handed Right-arm fast Sussex Sharks 53 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Leicestershire Foxes 56 Right-handed Right-arm fast medium Notts Outlaws 57 Left-handed Left-arm fast medium Lancashire Lightning 58 Left-handed Left-arm medium fast Surrey 61 (wk) Right-handed Lancashire Lightning 63 (wk) Right-handed Lancashire Lightning 75 Right-handed Right-arm fast Surrey 82 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Warwickshire Bears 83 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Hampshire Hawks 85 Right-handed Right-arm off spin Surrey 88 (c) Right-handed Right-arm medium Yorkshire 95 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Yorkshire 98 Right-handed Somerset
Italy Squad announcement date: 17 January 2026 Coach: John Davison