T20 World Cup 2026 will start from 07 February, Saturday. A total of three matches will be played in the tournament on the first day, in which the first match will be played between Pakistan and Netherlands at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The third match of the day will be played between India and USA at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, from which the opening ceremony of the first tournament can be seen.
At present, no official statement has come from the ICC regarding the opening ceremony, but according to the report of Hindustan Times, the opening ceremony may not be held in the first match, but before the third i.e. India match, in which Bollywood flavor can be seen.
Who will perform?
It was reported in the report that rapper Badshah, actress Nora Fatehi, Shivmani and Rishabh Rikhiram Sharma can be seen in the opening ceremony. However, it is worth noting that there has been no official statement regarding those who will perform in the opening ceremony.
Where can you watch live?
It was told that this opening ceremony will be telecast live on TV in India through Star Sports Network. Apart from this, live streaming will be through JioHotstar.
How long will the T20 World Cup last?
It is noteworthy that the final match of the T20 World Cup, starting from 07 February, will be played on 08 March. A total of 55 matches will be played in the tournament, of which 52 matches will be in the league stage including the Super-8 stage. The remaining three matches will be in the knockout stage. A total of 20 teams will take the field for the trophy. Earlier, Team India had won the title in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Now it will be interesting to see which team among the 20 teams takes home the trophy this time. Let us tell you that the Indian team has won the T20 World Cup title twice so far. Till now no team has won the T20 World Cup thrice. Now it will be interesting to see whether history is created this time or not.