ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 has reached its thrilling knockout stage, after which four semi-finalists have been confirmed India’s victory over West Indies at Eden Gardens On Sunday, March 1. Defending champions India will face England in the blockbuster second semi-final, while tournament-undefeated South Africa will face New Zealand in the first semi-final.
T20 World Cup 2026 semi-finals: schedule
The semi-finals will be played across two prestigious Indian venues on consecutive nights, with both matches starting at 7:00 PM IST.
- First Semifinal: South Africa vs New Zealand
- date: Wednesday, March 4
- Time: 7:00 PM IST (Toss 6:30 PM IST)
- venue: Eden Garden, Kolkata
South Africa are entering the competition as the only unbeaten team in the tournament, having won all seven matches played so far. The Proteas had defeated New Zealand by seven wickets in their tournament opener on 14 February in Ahmedabad. The Black Caps, finalists in 2021, will be eager to settle the scores and return to the summit clash after five years.
- Second semi-final: India vs England
- date: Thursday, March 5, 2026
- Time: 7:00 PM IST (Toss 6:30 PM IST)
- venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
The encounter renews one of modern cricket’s most intense rivalries. India and England have clashed five times before in the T20 World Cup, in which India has won three and England has won two. The teams faced each other in the 2024 semi-finals in Guyana, where India emerged victorious by 68 runs. However, England took revenge by defeating India by 10 wickets in the 2022 edition in Adelaide.
How did the teams reach the semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2026?
South Africa continued their dominance in Group 1 of the Super 8, defeating India, Zimbabwe and West Indies to maintain their perfect record. They had earlier topped their group stage with four wins from four.
India booked their place in the semi-finals with a crucial win over West Indies in the final Super 8 match on Sunday. Chasing 196, Sanju Samson’s unbeaten 97 off 50 balls took the defending champions to victory with four balls to spare.
England topped Group 2 with three consecutive wins against Pakistan, New Zealand and Sri Lanka and became the first team to achieve semi-final qualification.
New Zealand advanced to their final Super 8 match despite losing to England on the back of their superior net run rate after the rain-skipped game against Pakistan.
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Broadcast and Live Streaming Details
| Area | TV and digital platforms |
| India | Jio Hotstar (Streaming on Jio Hotstar app; TV on Star Sports and Network 18) |
| Pakistan | PTV, PTV Home (Urdu) and Myco (Streaming: Tapmad, Tamasha, and ARY Zap) |
| Sri Lanka | Star Sports, Dialog TV (ThePapare.com) and Dialog Play, TV Supreme and Piyo TV |
| UK and Ireland | Sky Sports Cricket and Main Event (Streaming: Now and Skygo) |
| USA and Canada | Sling TV – Willow TV (Sign Up Here) Willow DTC (English Commentary) and Cricbuzz DTC (Hindi Commentary) |
| Australia | prime video |
| new zealand | Sky Sports NZ (digital via Skygo and Now) |
| South Africa | SuperSport and SuperSport App (Sub-Saharan coverage) |
| MENA (UAE) | CricLife Max and CricLife Max2 (Streaming: StarzPlay), Vox (UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman), Reel (UAE), Roxy, Cinepolis, Star (UAE), Mukta (Bahrain) and Epix Cinema (Bahrain). |
| bangladesh | Star Sports, T Sports and Nagorik TV (Digital: Toffee and Rabbithole) |
| Caribbean | ESPN (Sign Up Here) (Streaming via ESPN Play Caribbean) |
| afghanistan | lemar tv |
| Bhutan and Maldives | star sports |
| Italy | sky italia |
| Netherlands | open school |
| Singapore | hub sports 4 |
| pacific islands | PNG Digicel |
| Nepal | Star Sports, Kantipur TV and ICC.tv (non-Hindi speaking) |
| Malaysia and Hong Kong | cricbuzz |
| Latin America | Disney+ |
| brazil | ESPN’s linear TV platforms (Portuguese) |
| Travel fans (in flight and at sea) | game 24 |
| rest of the state | icc.tv |
Broadcast Details (Radio)
| Area | Radio Station/Audio Feed |
| UK and Ireland | bbc radio 5 sports extra |
| India | All India Radio and Radio Mirchi (Live Score Updates) |
| Australia | ABC and SEN |
| Sri Lanka | Derana FM (Live ball-by-ball commentary) |
| global | ICC Mobile App (English World Feed Audio) |