Overview
- India and Pakistan will meet in the Men’s T20 World Cup group stage on February 15 at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, with the tournament co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka from February 7.
- India open the T20 World Cup against the USA, and a second India–Pakistan clash remains possible later in the tournament if both sides advance to the knockouts.
- The women’s teams are scheduled to play on June 14 at Edgbaston in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in England.
- In the U19 World Cup in Zimbabwe and Namibia (January 15–February 6), the teams are in separate groups and can only meet in the semi-finals or the final.
- No bilateral series are planned, so the rivalry’s 2026 meetings come exclusively through ICC tournaments.