From World Champions to Rising Stars, England T20 World Cup 2026 squad reflects the evolution of their white-ball dominance.
With experienced tournament winners alongside exciting young talent, England enter the competition focused on adaptability, depth, and maintaining their aggressive brand of modern T20 cricket on the world stage.
With a trophy drought, England will be running for the title to etch their name in the World Cup winners list.
As per the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 schedule, England will play their opener match against Nepal on February 08 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
England T20 World Cup 2026 squad
The ECB has unveiled the England squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 led by Harry Brook which features several players like Rehan Ahmed, Jos Buttler, Phil Salt and Jofra Archer.
Listed below are players named in England T20 World cup 2026 squad.
- Harry Brook (c)
- Rehan Ahmed
- Jofra Archer
- Tom Banton
- Jacob Bethell
- Jos Buttler
- Sam Curran
- Liam Dawson
- Ben Duckett
- Will Jacks
- Jamie Overton
- Adil Rashid
- Phil Salt
- Josh Tongue
- Luke Wood
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Groups
A total of 20 teams have been divided into four competitive pools as part of the T20 World Cup 2026 groups, setting the stage for an intense and evenly balanced tournament.
A total of 55 games will be played to determine the champions in the T20 format.
In addition to the two hosts, the top 7 teams from the previous tournament automatically qualified, as did the next 3 teams in the ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings. The remaining 8 teams were decided via a regional qualification process.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| India | Australia | Scotland | Afghanistan |
| Namibia | Ireland | England | Canada |
| Netherlands | Oman | Italy | New Zealand |
| Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Nepal | South Africa |
| United States | Zimbabwe | West Indies | United Arab Emirates |
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Format
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 will follow the group stage, Super 8s and knockout stage format.
- The qualified 20 teams will be divided into 4 groups of five teams.
- The top 2 teams in each group will advance to the Super8 round.
- The qualified teams will be categorised into 2 groups of four teams, where the top 2 teams from each group will qualify for the knockout stage.
- In the knockout stage, a total of 2 semifinals and a final game will be played to decide the winner of the tournament.
