With less than two months to go, the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Ticket Booking opens for the fans, and it’s going to be the first phase. As the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Ticket Booking Opens, which match are you most excited for? The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 starts on the 7th of February 2026, while the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 is on the 8th of March 2026. India and Sri Lanka are the hosts of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.
We will see a total of 20 teams that will participate in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, which will be divided into four groups. There are a total of 55 matches in the competition, which also includes the super-eight matches, two semi-finals, and one big final. The Indian team is the defending champions as they won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, which was played in the West Indies.
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Cricket Ticket Booking for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Begins: Full Guide
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Ticket Booking Opens in two phases, as the first phase opens on the 11th of December 2025, and the time would be 6:45 PM as per Indian Standard Time. If you are a fan and you don’t get your tickets in the first phase, then you do not need to worry, as ICC will also open the second phase, for which the date has not been disclosed yet.
Basically, the starting price of the ticket is INR 100 as per the Indian currency and LKR 1000 as per the Sri Lankan currency. All the tickets would be available for the fans from India to purchase on the BookMyShow application as well as their website. There are multiple venues, and fans need to select the match based on their willingness to watch it. The ICC CEO, Sanjog Gupta, spoke about the prices of the World Cup being affordable so that each fan from either country should get a chance to watch it.
Our vision for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 is clear: every fan, regardless of background, geography or financial means, should have the chance to access an in-stadia experience of world-class marquee cricket.
“With tickets starting from just ₹100 and LKR1000, we are putting affordability at the centre of our strategy. This is about opening the gates wide and inviting millions to be part of a global celebration of cricket, not as spectators from afar, but as active participants in the energy, emotion and magic that only a stadium can offer.
The first match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 is on the 7th of February 2026, and it is going to be played between the Pakistan team and the Netherlands team at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. It is a Group A match. One thing to note is that the ticket prices of the knockout matches tend to be a little different from the group stages, as they are the matches with more intensity and significant impact, and at this stage of the competition.