India and Pakistan will play each other in the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup on February 15 in Colombo as per the tournament schedule that will be unveiled by the ICC in Mumbai on Tuesday.

The marquee contest - the first time the two teams are meeting since three heated contests at the 2025 Asia Cup - will be played at the R Premadasa Stadium and is India's third group match. ESPNcricinfo has learned India and Pakistan have been grouped along with USA, Netherlands and Namibia.

India play their first group match against USA in Mumbai on February 7, the opening day of the T20 World Cup. They then take on Namibia in Delhi on February 12, followed by Pakistan, and their final group game is against the Netherlands in Ahmedabad on February 18. There will be three matches a day during the group

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