T20 World Cup 2026 warm up matches schedule confirmed, two Indian teams to play A total of 16 warm-up matches are scheduled to take place from February 2 to February 6 ahead of the T20 World Cup. New Delhi:The upcoming edition of the T20 World Cup 2026 will commence on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka. Among the 20 teams participating in the tournament, only England and Sri Lanka are not officially playing any warm-up matches before the World Cup. Only the United States of America are playing three warm-up matches before the World Cup against India A, Nepal and New Zealand. Italy is the only team that is playing for the first time in the T20 World Cup and they will play two warm-up matches against Canada and the UAE on February 2 and 6.