ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Results, Winner, Squads & Highlights

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 is now complete, with India lifting the trophy after a dominant campaign on home soil. The defending champions defeated New Zealand by 96 runs in the final in Ahmedabad to claim their third T20 World Cup title.

India’s victory was significant beyond the result itself. They became the first team to win the Men’s T20 World Cup three times, the first side to successfully defend the title and the first team to win the tournament on home soil.

The tournament featured 20 teams and was hosted jointly by India and Sri Lanka. It began with a 40-match group stage, followed by the Super 8s, semi-finals and final.

This page brings together the final result, tournament format, major results, Pakistan’s campaign, standout performances, records, squads and broadcasting information.

ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Winner

In the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India scored 255/5 before bowling New Zealand out for 159 in 19 overs, winning by 96 runs.

The result gave India their third Men’s T20 World Cup title, following their previous triumphs in 2007 and 2024.

It also completed an unusual sequence of firsts:

• India became the first team to win three Men’s T20 World Cup titles.
• India became the first team to defend the Men’s T20 World Cup.
• India became the first team to win the men’s tournament on home soil.
• India became the first team to win consecutive Men’s T20 World Cup titles.

T20 World Cup 2026 Final: India vs New Zealand

India reached 255/5, the highest total in a Men’s T20 World Cup final. Sanju Samson scored 89, registering the highest individual score in a T20 World Cup final.

Samson and Abhishek Sharma also gave India an explosive start. India reached 92 without losing a wicket during the Powerplay, setting up a total that proved too difficult for New Zealand to chase.

New Zealand’s chase never developed into a sustained challenge and ended at 159 all out, giving India a 96-run victory.

Final result

• Player of the Tournament: Sanju Samson

Pakistan’s T20 World Cup 2026 Campaign

Pakistan reached the Super 8 stage but did not qualify for the semi-finals.

Their final Super 8 match against Sri Lanka became a must-win contest. Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by five runs, posting 212/8, but needed a much larger margin to keep their semi-final hopes alive. Sri Lanka finished on 207/6, meaning Pakistan missed out on qualification. New Zealand progressed instead on net run rate.

Despite Pakistan’s early exit, Sahibzada Farhan was one of the outstanding batters of the entire tournament.

He finished with 383 runs in seven matches, the highest tally by a batter in a single edition of the Men’s T20 World Cup. He also became the first player to score two centuries in one edition of the tournament.

For Pakistan, Farhan’s performance was one of the clearest positives from an otherwise inconsistent campaign.

T20 World Cup 2026 Player of the Tournament

Sanju Samson was named the Player of the Tournament after playing a decisive role in India’s run to the title.

Samson scored 321 runs in five innings, averaging 80.25 at a strike rate of 199.37.

His strongest performances came late in the tournament. He scored an unbeaten 97 against West Indies, followed it with 89 against England in the semi-final, and then made another 89 in the final against New Zealand.

That late burst transformed Samson’s tournament from a slow start into one of the defining individual performances of the competition.

Top Performers at T20 World Cup 2026

Several players stood out across the tournament.

ICC’s official Team of the Tournament also included several of these performers.

Leading run-scorer

Sahibzada Farhan — 383 runs

Farhan broke Virat Kohli’s previous record of 319 runs for the most runs scored in a single Men’s T20 World Cup edition.

Leading wicket-takers

The tournament’s leading wicket-taking performances included Shadley van Schalkwyk with 13 wickets, Lungi Ngidi with 12, and Rachin Ravindra with 12.

Major Records from T20 World Cup 2026

The 2026 tournament produced several notable records.

India won three T20 World Cups

India became the first men’s team to win the tournament three times, having previously won in 2007 and 2024.

India defended the title

India became the first team to win consecutive Men’s T20 World Cups.

Fastest T20 World Cup century

New Zealand’s Finn Allen scored 100 from 33 balls against South Africa in the semi-final, breaking Chris Gayle’s previous record of 47 balls.

Highest score in a T20 World Cup final

India’s 255/5 against New Zealand became the highest team total in a Men’s T20 World Cup final.

Highest individual score in a T20 World Cup final

Sanju Samson’s 89 against New Zealand became the highest individual score in a Men’s T20 World Cup final.

Highest aggregate in a Men’s T20 World Cup match

India and England combined for 499 runs in their semi-final: India’s 253/7 followed by England’s 246/7.

Most runs in one T20 World Cup edition

Sahibzada Farhan finished with 383 runs, setting a new tournament record.

T20 World Cup 2026 Tournament Format

Twenty teams participated in the tournament.

The opening stage consisted of four groups of five teams. Each side played the other teams in its group, with the top two teams moving into the Super 8 stage.

The eight Super 8 qualifiers were then divided into two groups of four. The top two teams from each Super 8 group advanced to the semi-finals.

The competition therefore followed this structure:

20-team Group Stage → Super 8 → Semi-finals → Final

The tournament featured 55 matches in total.

T20 World Cup 2026 Groups

The 20 teams were initially divided as follows:

The group-stage results determined which teams advanced to the Super 8 phase.

T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule and Results

The tournament began on 7 February 2026 and concluded with the final on 8 March.

Rather than leaving the original fixture list in future tense, a post-tournament page should present the schedule as an archive and, ideally, link each match to its scorecard or result.

Key knockout dates

The final was played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, where India defeated New Zealand by 96 runs.

T20 World Cup 2026 Squads

The tournament featured 20 national teams, including India, Pakistan, Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, West Indies, Ireland, Zimbabwe, Scotland, Nepal, Namibia, UAE, USA, Netherlands, Oman, Italy and Canada.

For a useful post-tournament page, the complete squad list should be retained as an archive, but it should no longer be the main focus of the article. Readers looking for historical squad information generally benefit more from seeing the final playing XI, captain, tournament statistics and individual performances alongside the squad.

Where Was the T20 World Cup 2026 Played?

India and Sri Lanka jointly hosted the tournament.

Matches were played at venues across both countries, including:

India

• Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
• Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
• Eden Gardens, Kolkata
• Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
• MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Sri Lanka

• R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
• Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
• Pallekele International Stadium

Pakistan’s matches were played in Sri Lanka as part of the tournament’s hosting arrangement.

T20 World Cup 2026 Prize Money

The final ICC prize-money announcement confirmed a total players’ prize pool of US$11.25 million, rather than the US$13 million figure stated in the original version of this article. India received US$2,639,423 after winning the tournament, while runners-up New Zealand received US$1,422,692.

This is an important correction for the post-tournament version because the original prize-money figures were published before the tournament and do not match the final ICC distribution.

T20 World Cup 2026 Broadcasting and Live Streaming

Broadcast rights varied by territory.

For the major cricket markets, the supplied broadcasting information listed: