India will kick off their T20 World Cup 2026 journey against the USA on February 7, 2026, at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. This 20-team tournament will take place from February 7 to March 8 and will be shared by India and Sri Lanka as co-hosts.
The Indian team is in Group A, facing Pakistan, Namibia, the USA, and the Netherlands. As the defending champions, having won the T20 World Cup in 2024 against South Africa, they aim to secure their third title, especially on home ground.
India’s T20I Record at Wankhede Stadium
| Matches Played | 06 |
| Matches Won | 04 |
| Matches Lost | 02 |
| No Result/Tied | 00 |
| First Match | December 22, 2012 |
| Latest Match | February 2, 2025 |
With Suryakumar Yadav as captain for his first World Cup, India will look to launch their campaign positively at this venue, where they have had mixed outcomes in T20 matches. Overall, they have played six T20Is at Wankhede, winning four and losing two.
The last T20I played at this venue was against England in 2025, where India won by 150 runs, thanks to Abhishek Sharma’s impressive 135 off 54 balls. Earlier, in 2023, India narrowly defeated Sri Lanka by two runs, with Shivam Mavi taking four wickets to secure the victory.
In prior matches, India beat West Indies by 67 runs in 2019, with contributions from Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul all making fifties. They also won against Sri Lanka by five wickets in 2017. However, their first T20I at Wankhede resulted in a six-wicket loss to England, and they faced another defeat in the 2016 T20 World Cup semi-final against West Indies by seven wickets.
Putting setbacks behind them, India is determined to avoid repeating 2016 and aim for a strong start in their 2026 World Cup campaign at Wankhede.