ICC T20 Cricket World Cup 2026: tournament preview, betting odds and favourites
Ladbrokes brings you its full guide to the T20 World Cup
India current favourites
England third favourites, with South Africa second
Ladbrokes brings you its full guide to the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup, with a month-long extravaganza of cricket set to get underway in India and Sri Lanka on February 7th, with twenty teams competing to reach the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on March 8th.
Our guide runs through the format, takes a look at the betting favourites and which players could have a major role to play. India, the defending champions from 2024, are the pre-tournament favourites to win the T20 World Cup.
ICC T20 Cricket World Cup: odds, format, schedule and betting guide
T20 World Cup: all you need to know
Hosts: India and Sri Lanka
Start: February 7, 2026
Final: March 8, 2026
Twenty teams take part in the group stage of the competition, split into four groups of five.
The top two from each group advance to the 'Super 8s' stage, which are divided into two groups of four based on seeding.
The top two from each Super 8s group will advance to the semi-finals, before the final concludes the tournament on March 8th.
Each team is awarded two points for a win, one for no result and zero for a loss. If a match ends in a tie, the game will be decided by a super over.
T20 World Cup odds: who are the favourites?
With the tournament now at the semi-finals stage, India are the current favourites to win the T20 World Cup at odds of 6/5. The co-hosts and reigning champions finished top of Group A after winning all four games, but were comprehensively beaten by South Africa in their Super 8s opener and now face a battle to reach the semi-finals. Abhishek Sharma, the pre-tournament favourite to be leading run-scorer, is averaging just 16 in the tournament, but Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson and captain Suryakumar Yadav have all displayed their big-hitting prowess, while Varun Chakravarthy is in the running to take the most wickets, with his 12 joint-second.
South Africa are the only team with a perfect record from at the World Cup and have moved to second favourites just behind India at odds of 9/4. The Proteas are still searching for that elusive first ICC title after a cricketing history littered with near-misses, most recently when losing by 7 runs in the final to India in 2024. Skipper Aiden Markram has been in fine form with the bat, scoring the third most runs (268), while three of their bowlers - Marco Jansen, Lungi Ngidi and Corbin Bosch - have taken at least 11 wickets so far.
England are third favourites at odds of 9/2 after becoming the first team to secure passage to the semi-finals. Harry Brook's side unconvincingly scraped their way through Group C, losing comfortably to the West Indies, narrowly surviving embarrassment against Nepal in a game that went down to the final ball, and were made to sweat by cricketing heavyweights Scotland and Italy. However, their bowlers secured a massive win in their first Super 8 match against co-hosts Sri Lanka, skittling them for 95 all out to win by 51 runs. England followed that up with a two-wicket win over Pakistan, before pulling off a superb run chase to beat New Zealand to finish with a perfect record in the Super 8s. Adil Rashid is one of the world's premier spinners in the short format, but it is Will Jacks who's been the unlikely hero in India and Sri Lanka, taking some crucial wickets in the powerplay and scoring vital runs with the bat.
New Zealand can't be ruled out to win the whole thing at 11/2, with the Kiwis progressing from a tough-looking Group D despite a loss to South Africa. After their match against Pakistan was rained off, a late blitz with the bat against Sri Lanka saw them hit 70 off the last four overs, and their spinners then impressively held the co-hosts to 107-8 to win by 61 runs. New Zealand's superior run-rate meant they advanced to the semi-finals over Pakistan, despite a loss to England in their final Super 8s game.
The semi-final line up sees England face India in a mouth-watering clash, with South Africa facing New Zealand a day beforehand.
ICC T20 World Cup semi-final schedule
South Africa vs New Zealand - Wednesday, March 4, 2026 - 1.30pm GMT
India vs England - Thursday, March 5, 2026 - 1.30pm GMT
T20 World Cup - Super 8s table and results
Group 1
Team | Played | Won | Lost | No Result | Net Run Rate | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2.259 | 6 |
India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +0.106 | 4 |
West Indies | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +0.993 | 2 |
Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.415 | 0 |
Super 8s Group 1 results
South Africa beat India by 76 runs
West Indies beat Zimbabwe by 107 runs
South Africa beat West Indies by 9 wickets
India beat Zimbabwe by 72 runs
South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 5 wickets
India beat West Indies by 5 wickets
Group 2
Team | Played | Won | Lost | No Result | Net Run Rate | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1.096 | 6 |
New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1.390 | 3 |
Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -0.123 | 3 |
Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.950 | 0 |
Group 2 results
New Zealand vs Pakistan - match abandoned
England beat Sri Lanka by 51 runs
England beat Pakistan by 2 wickets
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 61 runs
England beat New Zealand by 4 wickets
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 5 runs
T20 World Cup - Group Stage table and results
Group A
Team | Played | Won | Lost | No Result | Net Run Rate | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
India | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2.500 | 8 |
Pakistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +0.976 | 6 |
USA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +0.787 | 4 |
Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1.217 | 2 |
Namibia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3.108 | 0 |
Group A results
Pakistan beat Netherlands by 3 wickets
India beat USA by 29 runs
Netherlands beat Namibia by 7 wickets
Pakistan beat USA by 32 runs
India beat Namibia by 93 runs
USA beat Netherlands by 93 runs
USA beat Namibia by 31 runs
India beat Pakistan by 61 runs
Pakistan beat Namibia by 102 runs
India beat Netherlands by 17 runs
Group B
Team | Played | Won | Lost | No Result | Net Run Rate | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zimbabwe | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1.506 | 7 |
Sri Lanka | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1.984 | 6 |
Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1.523 | 4 |
Ireland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +0.150 | 3 |
Oman | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4.546 | 0 |
Group B results
Sri Lanka beat Ireland by 20 runs
Zimbabwe beat Oman by 8 wickets
Australia beat Ireland by 67 runs
Sri Lanka beat Oman by 105 runs
Zimbabwe beat Australia by 23 runs
Ireland beat Oman by 96 runs
Sri Lanka beat Australia by 8 wickets
Ireland vs Zimbabwe - match abandoned
Zimbabwe beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets
Australia beat Oman by 9 wickets
Group C
Team | Played | Won | Lost | No Result | Net Run Rate | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
West Indies | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1.874 | 8 |
England | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +0.201 | 6 |
Scotland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +0.184 | 2 |
Italy | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -0.588 | 2 |
Nepal | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1.349 | 2 |
Group C results
West Indies beat Scotland by 35 runs
England beat Nepal by 4 runs
Scotland beat Italy by 73 runs
West Indies beat England by 30 runs
Italy beat Nepal by 10 wickets
England beat Scotland by 5 wickets
West Indies beat Nepal by 9 wickets
England beat Italy by 24 runs
Nepal beat Scotland by 7 wickets
West Indies beat Italy by 42 runs
Group D
Team | Played | Won | Lost | No Result | Net Run Rate | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Africa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1.943 | 8 |
New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1.227 | 6 |
Afghanistan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +0.889 | 4 |
UAE | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1.364 | 2 |
Canada | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2.426 | 0 |
Group D results
New Zealand beat Afghanistan by 5 wickets
South Africa beat Canada by 57 runs
New Zealand beat UAE by 10 wickets
South Africa tied with Afghanistan (South Africa won super over)
UAE beat Canada by 5 wickets
South Africa beat New Zealand by 7 wickets
Afghanistan beat UAE by 5 wickets
New Zealand beat Canada by 8 wickets
South Africa beat UAE by 6 wickets
Afghanistan beat Canada by 82 runs
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All information is correct as of the date of publication.
