2026 Women's One-Day Cup

Last updated

2025 Women's One-Day Cup
Dates11 April – 20 September 2026
Administrator England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format List A
Tournament format(s)League 1: Double round-robin, 2nd v 3rd place eliminator and final
League 2: Round-robin and knockout
Host(s)Flag of England.svg England
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
ChampionsLeague 1:
League 2:
ParticipantsLeague 1: 9
League 2: 9
MatchesLeague 1: 75
League 2: 40
Most runsLeague 1:
League 2:
Most wicketsLeague 1:
League 2:
Official website ecb.co.uk
2025
2027

The 2026 Women's One-Day Cup (also known as the 2026 Metro Bank Women's One-Day Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the second season of the Women's One-Day Cup, a professional List A cricket tournament that is played in England and Wales by county clubs. The tournament started on 11 April and will conclude with the League One final on 19 September 2026 and the League Two final on 20 September 2026. [1]

Contents

Format

The tournament is split into two leagues: both featuring nine counties in each league. In League One the teams will play each other twice, followed by a knock-out. [2] There will then be a 2nd v 3rd place eliminator before the final. In League Two the teams will play each other once, followed by a knockout involving the top four ranked teams. [3]

Points table

League One table

PosTeamPldWLNRBPPts NRR
1 Lancashire Thunder 1100153.104
2 Somerset 1100040.331
3 Hampshire Hawks 1100040.056
4 Surrey 0000000.000
5 The Blaze 0000000.000
6 Warwickshire Bears 0000000.000
7 Essex 101000−0.056
8 Yorkshire 101000−0.331
9 Durham 101000−3.104
Updated to match(es) played on 11 April 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo ECB

League One-Point Summary

TeamGroup matchesPlay-offs
12345678910111213141516EF
Durham 0
Essex 0
Hampshire Hawks 4
Lancashire Thunder 5
Somerset 4
Surrey
The Blaze
Warwickshire Bears
Yorkshire 0
WinLossTieNo resultEliminated

League Two table

PosTeamPldWLNRBPPts NRR Qualification
1 Derbyshire Falcons 0000000.000Advance to knockout stage
2 Glamorgan 0000000.000
3 Gloucestershire 0000000.000
4 Kent Spitfires 0000000.000
5 Leicestershire Foxes 0000000.000
6 Middlesex 0000000.000
7 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 0000000.000
8 Sussex Sharks 0000000.000
9 Worcestershire Rapids 0000000.000
Source: ECB

League Two-Point Summary

TeamGroup matchesPlay-offs
12345678SFF
Derbyshire Falcons
Glamorgan
Gloucestershire
Kent Spitfires
Leicestershire Foxes
Middlesex
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
Sussex Sharks
Worcestershire Rapids
WinLossTieNo resultEliminated

League One

Round 1

Match 1
11 April 2026
10:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
303/8 (48 overs)
v
Durham
154 (40 overs)
Gaby Lewis 131 (116)
Katherine Fraser 3/32 (7 overs)
Emily Windsor 46 (61)
Emma Lamb 4/29 (8 overs)
Lancashire Thunder won by 149 runs
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Gabi Brown and Simon Widdup
  • Durham won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 48 overs per side due to ran.
  • Points: Lancashire Thunder 5, Durham 0

Match 2
11 April 2026
10:30
Scorecard
Surrey
389/9 (50 overs)
v
Danni Wyatt-Hodge 124 (80)
Mary Taylor 3/78 (10 overs)
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Amy Clark
  • Warwickshire Bears won the toss and elected to field.

Match 3
11 April 2026
10:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire
178 (33.5 overs)
v
Somerset
179/9 (46 overs)
Lauren Winfield-Hill 36 (41)
Alex Griffiths 4/22 (8.5 overs)
Sophie Luff 76 (101)
Claudie Cooper 3/28 (9 overs)
Somerset won by 1 wicket
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Sam Hollingshead
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Somerset 4, Yorkshire 0

Match 4
11 April 2026
10:30
Scorecard
Essex
265/8 (50 overs)
v
Hampshire Hawks
266/5 (49.4 overs)
Jodi Grewcock 80 (97)
Naomi Dattani 2/43 (8 overs)
Ella McCaughan 90 (101)
Esmae MacGregor 1/31 (7 overs)
Hampshire Hawks won by 5 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Rose Fernando and Ben Peverall
  • Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Hampshire Hawks 4, Essex 0

Round 2

Match 5
15 April 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v


Match 7
15 April 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Round 3



Match 11
18 April 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 12
19 April 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Round 4

Match 13
25 April 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v


Match 15
25 April 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 16
25 April 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Round 5

Match 17
29 April 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 18
29 April 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v


Match 20
29 April 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Round 6



Match 23
2 May 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Round 7

Match 25
4 May 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v



Round 8


Match 30
13 May 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 31
13 May 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Round 9


Match 34
16 May 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 35
16 May 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Round 10

Match 37
13 June 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 38
13 June 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 39
13 June 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 40
13 June 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Round 11


Match 42
17 June 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 43
17 June 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 44
17 June 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Round 12

Match 45
23 June 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 46
23 June 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v
Queen's Park, Chesterfield

Match 47
23 June 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Round 13


Match 50
19 August 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 51
19 August 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 52
19 August 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Round 14



Match 55
26 August 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 56
26 August 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v
Ampleforth College

Round 15

Match 57
3 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 58
3 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v
Farington, Preston

Match 59
3 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 60
3 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Round 16

Match 61
6 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 62
6 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 63
6 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v
Farington, Preston

Match 64
6 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Round 17


Match 66
9 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 67
9 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 68
9 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Round 18

Match 69
11 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 70
12 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 71
9 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 72
12 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

League Two

Round 1


Match 2
12 April 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v


Round 2


Match 6
19 April 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v


Round 3


Match 10
3 May 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 11
3 May 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v
Worcester Royal Grammar School Ground

Match 12
4 May 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v
Duffield Cricket Club

Round 4




Round 5

Match 17
26 July 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v
The Cooper Yard, Denby Village

Match 18
26 July 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v
Neath Cricket Club

Match 19
26 July 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Round 6




Match 24
2 August 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v
Astwood Bank, Redditch

Round 7


Match 26
9 August 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v
Upper Field, Uppingham School


Match 28
9 August 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v
St Godwalds Park, Bromsgrove

Round 8

Match 29
16 August 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v



Round 9

Match 33
6 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v
Christchurch Meadows, Belper

Match 34
6 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 35
6 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v

Match 36
6 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
v
Matley Cricket Club

Knockout Stage

League One

Eliminator
16 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
TBC
v
TBC
TBC

Final
19 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
TBC
v
TBC

League Two

Semi-final 1
13 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
TBC
v
TBC
TBC

Semi-final 2
13 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
TBC
v
TBC
TBC

Final
20 September 2026
10:30
Scorecard
TBC
v
TBC

References

  1. "Metro Bank One Day Cup women's competition fixtures 2026".
  2. "Counties agree changes to domestic white-ball competitions".
  3. "Championship and One-Day Cup Schedules Remain Unchanged".