2026 Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier

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2026 Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier
Dates12 January – 2 February 2026
Administrator(s) International Cricket Council
Cricket format Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Group round-robin and playoffs
Host(s)Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal
Participants10
Official website International Cricket Council
2024
2028

The 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier will be a women's international cricket tournament that will be held from 12 January to 2 February 2026 in Nepal. [1] [2] [3] [4] It will be the seventh edition of the Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier and will serve as the final qualification tournament in which the top four teams will qualify for the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup. [5] [6] [7] The matches will be held at the Lower Mulpani Cricket Stadium and the Upper Mulpani Cricket Stadium in Mulpani, Kathmandu.

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Qualification

Means of qualificationsDateHostBerthsQualified
Automatic Qualifications
2024 Women's T20 World Cup 3 – 20 October 2024Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
2
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Regional Qualifications
Americas Qualifier [8] 10–17 March 2025Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Asia Qualifier 9–20 May 2025Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
2
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Europe Qualifier [9] 20–27 August 2025Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
2
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Africa Qualifier 31 August – 6 September 2025Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia
2
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
EAP Qualifier 9–17 September 2025Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
1
Flag.svgTBD
Total10

Group stage

Group A

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 00000Advance to the Super 6
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 00000
3Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 00000
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 00000
5Africa Qualifier00000
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]

Group B

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal (H)00000Advance to the Super 6
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 00000
3Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 00000
4EAP Qualifier00000
5Africa Qualifier00000
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]

Super 6 stage

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1A100000Qualify to the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup
2A200000
3A300000
4B100000
5B200000
6B300000
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]


Notes

    References

    1. "Host for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 Qualifier revealed". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 1 August 2025.
    2. "Nepal to host ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 Qualifier". Sportstar . Retrieved 1 August 2025.
    3. "Nepal to host 2026 Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 1 August 2025.
    4. "Nepal to host 2026 T20 World Cup global qualifier". The Kathmandu Post . Retrieved 1 August 2025.
    5. "Women's T20 World Cup will expand to 16 teams". BBC Sport. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
    6. "Stop clock set to become a permanent fixture in white-ball internationals from T20 World Cup 2024". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
    7. "ICC confirm Women's T20 World Cup expansion to 16 teams in 2030". International Cricket Council. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
    8. "Cricket Argentina to host 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier in March 2025". Czarsportz. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
    9. "Cricket Italy and Netherlands Cricket to host Europe Qualifier's for 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup". Czarsportz. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.