2026 Women's T20 World Cup

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2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Logo.svg
Dates12 June – 5 July 2026
Administrator(s) International Cricket Council
Cricket format Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s) Group stage and Knockout Stage
Host(s)England
Participants12
Matches33
Official website t20worldcup.com
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The 2026 Women's T20 World Cup will be the tenth edition of the Women's T20 World Cup, a biennial Twenty20 International (T20I) tournament played by women's national teams and organised by International Cricket Council (ICC). It is scheduled to be hosted by England in 2026. [1] [2]

Contents

The tournament will be contested by 12 teams for the first time. [3] New Zealand are the defending champions. [4] [5]

Background

Format

The 12 qualifying teams are divided into two groups of six teams; all the six teams in a group play with all the others – for a total of fifteen matches – and the top two teams in each group advance to the knockout stage. [6]

Qualification

In July 2022, the ICC confirmed the qualification process for the tournament. The hosts, England along with the top five teams from the 2024 edition qualified automatically for the tournament. [7] The remaining automatic qualification spot was taken by the best-ranked team in the ICC Women's T20I Team Rankings which had not already qualified, as of 20 October 2024. The four remaining places will be filled via the global qualifier, in which teams will advance from the regional qualifiers.

List of teams qualified for the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup
Method of qualificationBerthsTeams
Host nation
1
Flag of England.svg  England
2024 Women's T20 World Cup
(Top 5 teams from the previous tournament, excluding the host)
5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
ICC Women's T20I Team Rankings
2
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
2026 Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier
4
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD
Total12

Venues

In May 2025, the England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed the venues that would host the matches. [8] Lord's in London would host the final, with Old Trafford, Headingley, Edgbaston, Rose Bowl, The Oval and Bristol County Ground hosting other matches in the tournament. [9]

Birmingham Bristol Leeds
Edgbaston Bristol County Ground Headingley
Capacity:Capacity:Capacity:
Matches: 4Matches: 6Matches: 5
Edgbaston---close-of-play.jpg Bristol County Ground.jpg Headingley Cricket Stadium.jpg
London
Lord's The Oval
Capacity:Capacity:
Matches: 4
(including the Final)		Matches: 3
(including Semi-finals)
Nat West media centre cropped.jpg OCS Stand (Surrey v Yorkshire in foreground).JPG
Manchester Southampton
Old Trafford Rose Bowl
Capacity:Capacity:
Matches: 4Matches: 6
Old Trafford Cricket Ground August 2014 (cropped).jpg Pavilion stands.JPG

Warm-up matches

Group stage

The groups and fixtures were announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on 18 June 2025. [6]

Groups

Group stage
Group AGroup B

Group A

PosTeam
PldWLTNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 000000—Advanced to the semi-final
2Flag of India.svg  India 000000—
3Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 000000—
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 000000—
5TBD000000—
6TBD000000—
First match(es) will be played: 13 June 2026. Source: [ citation needed ]
14 June 2026
Scorecard
TBD
v
TBD
17 June 2026
Scorecard
v
TBD
17 June 2026
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
v
TBD
20 June 2026
Scorecard
v
TBD
20 June 2026
Scorecard
v
TBD
25 June 2026
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
v
TBD
27 June 2026
Scorecard
v
TBD
28 June 2026
Scorecard
v
TBD
28 June 2026
Scorecard
v
Flag of India.svg  India

Group B

PosTeam
PldWLTNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of England.svg  England (H)000000—Advanced to the semi-final
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 000000—
3Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 000000—
4WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 000000—
5TBD000000—
6TBD000000—
First match(es) will be played: 12 June 2026. Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Host
13 June 2026
Scorecard
TBD
v
TBD
16 June 2026 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
TBD
18 June 2026 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
TBD
19 June 2026 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
TBD
20 June 2026 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
TBD
23 June 2026
Scorecard
v
TBD
24 June 2026 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
26 June 2026 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
TBD

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
      
A1  
B2  
SFW1  
SFW2  
A2  
B1  

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1
30 June 2026
14:30
Scorecard
TBD
v
TBD
Semi-final 2
2 July 2026
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
TBD
v
TBD

Final

Final
5 July 2026
14:30
Scorecard
TBD
v
TBD

References

  1. ↑ "India set to host 2025 Women's ODI World Cup". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "England to host 2026 T20 Women's World Cup". Sky Sports . Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Three sub-continent countries set to host ICC events in next cycle". International Cricket Council . 26 July 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Amelia Kerr delivers New Zealand's first-ever World Cup title". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "History made in Dubai: New Zealand win their first Women's T20 World Cup title". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Full fixtures released for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "England & Wales to host 2026 Women's T20 World Cup reveals International Cricket Council". BBC Sport . 27 July 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Lord's to host final of ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026". England and Wales Cricket Board . Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Venues, key dates announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 in England". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 1 May 2025.
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