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Cricket’s shortest planetary format volition instrumentality centre signifier implicit the adjacent period arsenic the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 gets nether mode connected February 7.
Five stadiums crossed India and 3 successful Sri Lanka volition big matches, arsenic 20 teams combat for the satellite title.
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Here’s everything you request to cognize astir the venues:
Narendra Modi Stadium
Location: Ahmedabad, India
Capacity: 132,000
Inauguration: 1983
Fixtures: South Africa vs Canada (February 9), South Africa vs Afghanistan (February 11), New Zealand vs South Africa (February 14), India vs Netherlands (February 18), Super 8s Match 3 (February 22), Super 8s Match 7 (February 26), Final (March 8)
The world’s largest cricket stadium is designated to big 7 matches, including the last and 2 Super 8s fixtures.
Before it was renamed aft Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the venue was known arsenic the Motera Stadium oregon the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, aft 1 of India’s best-known independency leaders.
The 2023 ODI World Cup final, successful which India mislaid to Australia, was the biggest planetary lucifer held astatine this venue.
The stadium has hosted respective governmental events and rallies, too, including the “Namaste Trump” lawsuit successful honour of United States President Donald Trump, backmost successful 2020.
Fireworks airy up the entity implicit the Narendra Modi Stadium aft the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup last [File: Ajit Solanki/AP Photo]Wankhede Stadium
Location: Mumbai, India
Capacity: 33,100
Inauguration: 1974
Fixtures: India vs USA (February 7), England vs Nepal (February 8), England vs West Indies (February 11), Nepal vs Italy (February 12), West Indies vs Nepal (February 15), Scotland vs Nepal (February 17), Super 8s Match 4 (February 23), Semifinal 2 (March 5)
Located successful the coastal metropolis of Mumbai, the Wankhede Stadium is nary alien to high-stakes matches. It hosted the 2011 ODI World Cup final, successful which India bushed Sri Lanka to assistance its 2nd satellite title.
The venue, besides the location crushed of IPL franchise Mumbai Indians, volition big the astir games (eight) successful India during the tournament, including a semifinal.
Though smaller successful size than astir of India’s fashionable stadiums, the Wankhede’s passionate assemblage consistently creates 1 of the champion atmospheres.
The Wankhede Stadium successful Mumbai is known for delivering 1 of the champion instrumentality experiences crossed the state [File: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters]Eden Gardens
Location: Kolkata, India
Capacity: 68,000
Inauguration: 1864
Fixtures: West Indies vs Scotland (February 7), Scotland vs Italy (February 9), England vs Scotland (February 14), England vs Italy (February 16), West Indies vs Italy (February 19), Super 8s Match 12 (March 1), Semifinal 1 (provisional, March 4)
Known arsenic the “home of Indian cricket”, Eden Gardens is the oldest cricket stadium successful the country. The venue volition big 7 matches astatine the tournament, including perchance the archetypal semifinal.
The archetypal purpose-built crushed for the athletics successful India, Eden Gardens, has hosted matches during 5 ICC World Cups, including the finals of the 1987 ODI and 2016 T20 World Cups.
It is besides the location crushed of the IPL’s Kolkata Knight Riders since 2008.
The Eden Gardens besides hosted a semifinal during the 2023 ODI World Cup successful India [File: Andrew Boyers/Reuters]Arun Jaitley Stadium
Location: New Delhi, India
Capacity: 55,000
Inauguration: 1883
Fixtures: Netherlands vs Namibia (February 10), India vs Namibia (February 12), Canada vs UAE (February 13), Afghanistan vs UAE (February 16), South Africa vs UAE (February 18), Super 8s Match 11 (March 1)
Situated successful India’s capital, New Delhi, the Arun Jaitley Stadium has hosted matches astatine 5 World Cups. At this tournament, the venue volition big six games, including a Super 8s fixture.
Formerly known arsenic the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, the venue was renamed aft a erstwhile concern curate and parliamentarian from PM Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, pursuing his decease successful 2019.
It is the location of the IPL squad Delhi Capitals.
The Arun Jaitley Stadium was besides 1 of the venues during the 2023 ODI World Cup – the past clip India hosted a World Cup [File: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters]M A Chidambaram Stadium
Location: Chennai, India
Capacity: 38,200
Inauguration: 1916
Fixtures: New Zealand vs Afghanistan (February 8), New Zealand vs UAE (February 10), USA vs Netherlands (February 13), USA vs Namibia (February 15), New Zealand vs Canada (February 17), Afghanistan vs Canada (February 19), Super 8s Match 8 (February 26)
Located adjacent to 1 of the longest municipality beaches successful the satellite – Chennai’s Marina Beach on the Bay of Bengal – the M A Chidambaram Stadium is known for being location to a sporting and knowledgeable cricket crowd.
Named aft erstwhile Board of Control for Cricket successful India (BCCI) president, M A Chidambaram, the venue is commonly known arsenic the Chepauk Stadium. Home of the Chennai Super Kings IPL franchise, the stadium has hosted matches crossed 4 ODI World Cups.
At this edition, it volition big 7 games, including a Super 8s tie.
The Chepauk Stadium rounds up the database of venues successful India [File: Michael Steele/Getty Images]R Premadasa Stadium
Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Capacity: 35,000
Inauguration: 1986
Fixtures: Sri Lanka vs Ireland (February 8), Australia vs Ireland (February 11), Australia vs Zimbabwe (February 13), India vs Pakistan (February 15), Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (February 19), Super 8s Match 1 (February 21), Super 8s Match 6 (February 25), Super 8s Match 9 (February 27)
The largest stadium successful Sri Lanka, the R Premadasa Stadium, volition big a bulk of the heavyweight fixtures astatine the tournament, including India vs Pakistan, the astir anticipated clash astatine immoderate ICC event.
The venue is scheduled to big 8 games, including 3 Super 8s fixtures, but 2 much could beryllium added to its list.
If Pakistan qualifies for the semifinals, the R Premadasa Stadium, considered a neutral venue, volition regenerate Kolkata arsenic the big of the archetypal semifinal. If Pakistan scope the final, that venue volition besides displacement from Ahmedabad to Colombo.
As per an ICC-brokered agreement betwixt India and Pakistan, some countries person the enactment to play their games astatine a neutral venue for a tourney hosted by either South Asian nations.
Known arsenic the location of Sri Lankan cricket, the R Premadasa Stadium played big to 3 World Cups [File: Hafsa Adil/Al Jazeera]Sinhalese Sports Club
Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Capacity: 10,000
Inauguration: 1952
Fixtures: Pakistan vs Netherlands (February 7), Zimbabwe vs Oman (February 9), Pakistan vs USA (February 10), Ireland vs Oman (February 14), Pakistan vs Namibia (February 18)
The smallest venue astatine the tournament, the Sinhalese Sports Club, volition big the fewest matches (five), but features the all-important opening lucifer betwixt erstwhile champions Pakistan and the West Indies.
Situated lone 5km (3.1 miles) distant from the R Premadasa Stadium successful Colombo, the venue volition big a World Cup for lone the 2nd time, pursuing its maiden effort astatine the 1996 ODI World Cup.
Sinhalese Sports Club has hosted trial matches on with its maiden World Cup crippled successful 1996 [File: Stu Forster/Getty Images]Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Location: Kandy, Sri Lanka
Capacity: 35,000
Inauguration: 2009
Fixtures: Sri Lanka vs Oman (February 12), Australia vs Sri Lanka (February 16), Ireland vs Zimbabwe (February 17), Australia vs Oman (February 20), Super 8s Match 2 (February 22), Super 8s Match 5 (February 24), Super 8s Match 10 (February 28)
The Pallekele International Cricket Stadium rounds retired the afloat database of venues astatine the T20 World Cup 2026. It volition big 7 games, including 3 Super 8s matches.
Opened 17 years ago, it is the newest of each venues astatine this year’s tournament. Situated successful cardinal Sri Lanka, the stadium was built for the 2011 ODI World Cup and besides utilized astatine the 2012 T20 World Cup.
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium played big to the Asia Cup, including the Group A lucifer betwixt India and Nepal successful 2023 [File: Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images]
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