The official tour showcasing the ICC T20 World Cup trophy, which will likely be collectively hosted by India and Sri Lanka in 2026, was formally inaugurated right this moment (21) on the Presidential Secretariat underneath the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The trophy will likely be displayed in a number of main cities throughout the island from right this moment (twenty first) till the twenty fourth, over a interval of 4 days. Cricket followers may have the chance to see the golden trophy up shut in the course of the Sri Lanka vs England One-Day Worldwide match on the R. Premadasa Worldwide Stadium in Colombo.
Subsequently, plans are in place to take the trophy to the cities of Kandy, Dambulla and Jaffna, offering cricket lovers in these areas as effectively with the chance to take commemorative images with the World Cup trophy and think about it. The first goal of this tour is to generate pleasure and construct spectator curiosity within the lead-up to internet hosting a World Cup match within the nation.
The ICC Males’s T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held from seventh February to eighth March 2026 underneath the co-hosting of Sri Lanka and India. This World Cup is the biggest match Sri Lanka will host because the T20 World Cup held in 2012.
The match schedule was revealed on twenty fifth November 2025 in India, the place the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) chosen the R. Premadasa Worldwide Stadium in Colombo, the Pallekele Worldwide Stadium and the Colombo SSC Floor because the venues for matches in Sri Lanka.
Accordingly, 8 matches are scheduled on the R. Premadasa Worldwide Stadium, 5 matches on the Colombo SSC Floor and seven matches on the Pallekele Worldwide Stadium.
Twenty international locations are set to take part on this match. Twenty matches of the match are scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka, with all matches involving the Pakistan group to be performed in Sri Lanka. Moreover, a particular characteristic is that if the Pakistan group qualifies for the semi-finals and the ultimate, Sri Lanka may even host these two matches.
In that occasion, the ultimate will likely be held on the R. Premadasa Worldwide Stadium in Colombo, rising the variety of matches scheduled for Sri Lanka to 22.
Other than the host nations Sri Lanka and India, Take a look at-playing nations England, South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh, Eire, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan will likely be represented on this match. Moreover, the US of America, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Namibia, Nepal, Oman and the United Arab Emirates are the opposite contributing international locations.
The T20 World Cup to be held in Sri Lanka initially of 2026 could be thought of a wonderful alternative to ship efficient worth to the nation’s economic system, tourism trade, sports activities improvement, worldwide promotion and society.
Particularly, the arrival of groups, media teams and 1000’s of spectators, together with international vacationers, will generate important international trade earnings for the nation. Additionally it is anticipated to create brief and long-term employment alternatives in numerous sectors together with resort and meals & beverage companies, transport providers and technical and operational providers.
By Sri Lanka internet hosting this match, long-term advantages equivalent to elevated alternatives for brand new investments as Sri Lanka is recognised worldwide as a vacationer vacation spot, the identification of Sri Lanka as a year-round sports activities tourism hub and the strengthening of Sri Lanka’s worldwide profile resulting in an enhancement of the nation’s worth, will likely be attained.
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports activities, Sunil Gamage, Deputy Minister of Sports activities, Sugath Tilakaratne, Director Basic of Sports activities, S. Achchudan, Sri Lanka Cricket President, Shammi Silva together with the Government Committee and a gaggle together with Sri Lanka’s T20 World Cup group captain Dasun Shanaka and Head Coach, Sanath Jayasuriya had been additionally current on the event.
