The Men’s T20 World Cup Preview
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2026
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
We have the latest on whether the Pakistan v India game will go ahead or not, we assess the chances of England after their impressive T20 form in Sri Lanka and we ask whether Ireland or Scotland could spring a surprise and reach the Super 8s. Every ball of the tournament is live on BBC Sounds with action clips and highlights on the BBC Sport website and app.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:07.2 | This is Radio One's All Day Breakfast with Greg James. |
| 0:12.1 | That sounds awesome. |
| 0:13.3 | Breakfast show highlights with an extra serving of silly stuff. |
| 0:16.6 | I'm going to eat six bags of crisp. |
| 0:18.2 | Hey! |
| 0:19.2 | Featuring the biggest guests on the planet. It's Tyler Swift. I was like we got to call Greg. It's been too long. Dr. Johnson. What's up, brother? And all the important questions. What's the length of my FEMA? What? Get Greg Energy anytime. With Radio 1's all day breakfast. New episodes, weekdays on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:39.4 | You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live. |
| 0:44.9 | Hello, this is Henry Moran. Welcome to the Test Match special podcast and welcome to India. |
| 0:50.1 | It is almost time for the start of the men's T20 World Cup. |
| 0:54.4 | All gets underway on Saturday with a triple header, no less. |
| 0:58.5 | This tournament being held across India and Sri Lanka, 20 teams, four groups, a super |
| 1:05.6 | eight phase, all building towards a final in either Armadabad or Colombo. |
| 1:11.3 | More on that later on. |
| 1:13.6 | It promises to be a quick ICC tournament, an exciting one. |
| 1:17.8 | These T20 World Cups do rattle along, and there are so many talking points to get stuck into, |
| 1:23.3 | not least the situation between Pakistan and India and that match on February 15th. |
| 1:30.0 | Will it happen? Will it not? We will find out in due course. |
| 1:33.4 | What about England's chances as well? Certainly more optimism than was felt as England departed. |
| 1:39.3 | Australian shores at the end of the Men's Ashes series. |
| 1:42.7 | Here in Mumbai, well, the car horns are blaring, |
| 1:46.9 | though, and Cady Stadium not too far away in my jet lag state walking down Marine Drive at 525, |
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