Media Information for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

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Media advisory

The following is the schedule of media opportunities at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on Sunday, 8 February:

Chennai

New Zealand play Afghanistan in a Group D match at the MA Chidambaram 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.

Mumbai

England play Nepal in a Group C match at the Wankhede 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

Sri Lanka play Ireland in a Group B match at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium 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: Gate 3

Pre-match day schedule:

Ahmedabad

South Africa play Canada in a Group D match at the Narendra Modi Stadium from 19h00 local time on Monday, 9 February.

On Sunday:

South Africa will train at the Narendra Modi Stadium from 14h00 to 17h00 local time and hold a media interaction at the Press Conference Room starting around 13h45.

Canada will train at the Narendra Modi Stadium from 18h00 to 21h00 local time and hold a media interaction at the Press Conference Room starting around 18h30.

Colombo

Zimbabwe play Oman in a Group B match at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC), Colombo at 15h00 local time on Monday.

On Sunday:

Zimbabwe will have a training session at the SSC from 10h00 to 13h00 local time and hold a media interaction at the Press Conference Room starting around 13h15

Oman will have a training session at the SSC from 14h00 to 17h00 local time and hold a media interaction at the Press Conference Room starting around 13h45.

Venue: Media Conference Room (Third Floor) at the Media Centre (Entrance via the Anura Tennnakon Gate of the Vidya Mawatha)

Kolkata

Scotland play Italy in a Group C match at the Eden Gardens at 11h00 local time on Monday.

On Sunday:

Italy will have a training session at the Eden Gardens from 14h00 to 17h00 local time and hold a media interaction in the Press Conference Room starting around 13h15.

Scotland will not train. They held their pre-match media interaction after their match against the West Indies, the embargoed video and transcript of which will be available on the Online Media Zone at 12h00 local time.

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

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.