Media Information for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026
Media advisory
The following is the schedule of media opportunities at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on Tuesday, 10 February:
New Delhi
The Netherlands play Namibia in a Group A match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium starting 11h00 local time. Both teams will hold post-match media interactions starting around 15 minutes after the end of the match with the losing team generally coming in first, followed by the winning team.
Chennai
New Zealand play the UAE in a Group D match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium starting 15h00 local time. Both teams will hold post-match media interactions starting around 15 minutes after the end of the match with the losing team generally coming in first, followed by the winning team.
Colombo
Pakistan play the USA in a Group A match at the Singhalese Sports Club (SSC) starting 19h00 local time. Both teams will hold post-match media interactions starting around 15 minutes after the end of the match with the losing team generally coming in first, followed by the winning team.
Media Entrance: Anura Tennakon Gate of the Vidya Mawatha
Pre-match day schedule:
Ahmedabad
South Africa play Afghanistan in a Group D match at the Narendra Modi Stadium from 11h00 local time on Wednesday, 11 February.
On Tuesday:
South Africa will not train. They held their pre-match media interaction after their match against Canada, the embargoed video and transcript of which will be available on the Online Media Zone at 14h00 local time.
Afghanistan will train at the Narendra Modi Stadium from 10h00 to 13h00 local time and hold a media interaction at the Press Conference Room starting around 13h30.
Colombo
Australia play Ireland in a Group B match at the R. Premadasa Stadium at 15h00 local time on Wednesday.
On Tuesday:
Australia will have a training session at RPICS from 10h00 to 13h00 local time and hold a media interaction at the Press Conference Room starting around 11h00.
Ireland will have a training session at RPICS from 14h00 to 17h00 local time and hold a media interaction at the Press Conference Room starting around 13h30.
Venue: Media Centre (3rd Floor – PC Room and 4th Floor Press Box)
Mumbai
England play the West Indies in a Group C match at the Wankhede Stadium at 19h00 local time on Wednesday.
On Tuesday:
England will have a training session at the Wankhede Stadium from 14h00 to 17h00 local time and hold a media interaction at the Press Conference Room starting around 13h30.
The West Indies will have a training session at the Wankhede Stadium from 18h00 to 21h00 local time and hold a media interaction at the Press Conference Room starting around 17h30.
Venue: Media Conference Room (3rd Floor, adjacent to the press box)
Media Contacts:
Chennai:
Anant Kaur – anantkaur18@gmail.com;- +91 96508 69640
M Harihara Subramanian - +91 94431 36724
Colombo:
Prasanna Rodrigo – prasanna.rodrigo@srilanka.lk; 94773540102
Kolkata:
Ashish Kumar Sahoo - sahooashishkumar5@gmail.com; M - +91 76060 00958
Aritra Chowdhury - +91 74393 49575
Mumbai:
Noel D’Souza – Email ID - noel.dsouza@adfactorspr.com; +91 75060 54306
New Delhi:
Rajshekhar Rao – rajshekhar.rao@icc-cricket.com; +91 98101 98143
Arun Kumar - +91 89500 45636
Note for NRH media:
Accredited Non-Rights Holders are allowed to film pre-match day press conferences, but no filming is allowed inside the venues on match days except for any safe filming zone that may be provided at venues.
Videos shot at venues on pre-match days may only be used on news channels and websites for editorial purposes and are not to be natively posted on any social media channels including YouTube.
The ICC will upload unedited media conference clips onto the Online Media Zone.
A Daily Event stats pack will be available in the Resource section of the Online Media Zone.
The footage, whether provided by the ICC or shot by the media themselves, may only be used on news channels and websites for editorial purposes and are not to be natively posted on any social media channels including YouTube.
If you intend to film non-matchday press conferences (either by camera or phone) please position yourself in the back row or behind the back row of seating.
Non-Rights Holder camerapersons will not be granted match day accreditation.
Note for photographers:
- Photographers are expected to always wear their bibs and are only permitted in designated areas.
- On pre-match days photographers need to shoot from the areas identified by the Venue Media Operations Manager.
- On match-days, photographers need to arrive for a pre-match meeting one hour in advance of the toss, when they will be assigned photo positions
- NRH photographers will not be allowed at press conferences.
- NRH TV camerapersons are not allowed on match days.