T20 World Cup Warm-Up Matches: Full Schedule, Dates and Venue

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup build-up officially begins with 16 warm-up matches scheduled between February 2 and February 6, giving teams a final opportunity to fine-tune combinations ahead of the tournament's opening on February 7.

Warm-up fixtures will be staged across four cities in the two co-host nations, India and Sri Lanka. In India, matches will be played at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, and the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Colombo will host the Sri Lankan leg across the SSC Cricket Ground, R. Premadasa Stadium and Colombo Cricket Club Ground.

T20 World Cup warm-up matches

Below is the complete warm-up match schedule (all times local):

February 2

• Afghanistan vs Scotland - BCCI Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru (3pm)
• USA vs India A - DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai (5pm )
• Canada vs Italy - M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (7pm)

February 3

• Oman vs Sri Lanka A - Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo (1pm)
• Netherlands vs Zimbabwe - R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (3pm)
• Nepal vs UAE - M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (5pm)

February 4

• Scotland vs Namibia - BCCI Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru (1pm)
• Afghanistan vs West Indies - BCCI Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru (3pm)
• Pakistan vs Ireland - SSC Cricket Ground, Colombo (5pm)
• India vs South Africa - DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai (7pm)

February 5

• Zimbabwe vs Oman - Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo (11am)
• Nepal vs Canada - M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (1pm)
• Australia vs Netherlands - R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (5pm)
• New Zealand vs USA - DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai (7pm)

February 6

• Italy vs UAE - M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (3pm)
• India A vs Namibia - BCCI Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru (5pm)

These fixtures mark the final

preparatory phase before the T20 World Cup gets underway, with teams using the warm-ups to settle XIs, manage workloads and adapt to subcontinental conditions.