2026 Women's T20 World Cup

For the men's tournament to be held in 2026, see 2026 Men's T20 World Cup.

2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

Dates	12 June – 5 July 2026
Administrator(s)	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s)	Group stage and Knockout Stage
Host(s)	England
Participants	12
Matches	33
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]}

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

The 2026 Women's T20 World Cup will act as the qualifying event for 2028 Summer Olympics, with top six teams from the tournament earning direct entry into the Games.

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

Main article: 2026 Women's T20 World Cup 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 qualification	Berths	Teams
Host nation	1	England
2024 Women's T20 World Cup (Top 5 teams from the previous tournament, excluding the host)	5	Australia
		India
		New Zealand
		South Africa
		West Indies
ICC Women's T20I Team Rankings	2	Pakistan
		Sri Lanka
2026 Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier	4	TBD
		TBD
		TBD
		TBD
Total	12

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: 25,000	Capacity: 17,500	Capacity: 18,350
Matches: 4	Matches: 6	Matches: 5
London		Birmingham Bristol Leeds Manchester Lord's The Oval Southampton class=notpageimage| Venues in England and Wales
Lord's	The Oval
Capacity: 30,000	Capacity: 27,500
Matches: 4 (including the Final)	Matches: 3 (including Semi-finals)
Manchester	Southampton
Old Trafford	Rose Bowl
Capacity: 26,000	Capacity: 25,000
Matches: 4	Matches: 6

Group stage

Main article: 2026 Women's T20 World Cup group stage

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

Groups

Group stage
Group A	Group B
Australia   India   Pakistan   South Africa TBD TBD	England   New Zealand   Sri Lanka   West Indies TBD TBD

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	Advanced to the semi-final
2	India	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
3	Pakistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
4	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
5	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
6	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played: 13 June 2026. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

13 June 2026 Scorecard

Australia	v	South Africa

Old Trafford, Manchester

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14 June 2026 Scorecard

TBD	v	TBD

Edgbaston, Birmingham

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14 June 2026 Scorecard

India	v	Pakistan

Edgbaston, Birmingham

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17 June 2026 Scorecard

Australia	v	TBD

Headingley, Leeds

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17 June 2026 Scorecard

India	v	TBD

Headingley, Leeds

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17 June 2026 (D/N) Scorecard

Pakistan	v	South Africa

Edgbaston, Birmingham

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20 June 2026 Scorecard

Australia	v	TBD

Rose Bowl, Southampton

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20 June 2026 Scorecard

Pakistan	v	TBD

Rose Bowl, Southampton

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21 June 2026 Scorecard

India	v	South Africa

Old Trafford, Manchester

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23 June 2026 (D/N) Scorecard

Australia	v	Pakistan

Headingley, Leeds

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25 June 2026 Scorecard

India	v	TBD

Old Trafford, Manchester

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25 June 2026 (D/N) Scorecard

South Africa	v	TBD

County Ground, Bristol

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27 June 2026 Scorecard

Pakistan	v	TBD

County Ground, Bristol

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28 June 2026 Scorecard

South Africa	v	TBD

Lord's, London

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28 June 2026 Scorecard

Australia	v	India

Lord's, London

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	England (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	Advanced to the semi-final
2	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
3	Sri Lanka	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
4	West Indies	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
5	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
6	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played: 12 June 2026. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(H) Host

12 June 2026 (D/N) Scorecard

England	v	Sri Lanka

Edgbaston, Birmingham

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13 June 2026 Scorecard

TBD	v	TBD

Old Trafford, Manchester

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13 June 2026 (D/N) Scorecard

New Zealand	v	West Indies

Rose Bowl, Southampton

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16 June 2026 Scorecard

New Zealand	v	Sri Lanka

Rose Bowl, Southampton

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16 June 2026 (D/N) Scorecard

England	v	TBD

Rose Bowl, Southampton

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18 June 2026 (D/N) Scorecard

West Indies	v	TBD

Headingley, Leeds

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19 June 2026 (D/N) Scorecard

New Zealand	v	TBD

Rose Bowl, Southampton

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20 June 2026 (D/N) Scorecard

England	v	TBD

Headingley, Leeds

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21 June 2026 Scorecard

Sri Lanka	v	West Indies

County Ground, Bristol

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23 June 2026 Scorecard

New Zealand	v	TBD

County Ground, Bristol

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23 June 2026 Scorecard

Sri Lanka	v	TBD

County Ground, Bristol

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24 June 2026 (D/N) Scorecard

England	v	West Indies

Lord's, London

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26 June 2026 (D/N) Scorecard

Sri Lanka	v	TBD

Old Trafford, Manchester

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27 June 2026 Scorecard

West Indies	v	TBD

County Ground, Bristol

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27 June 2026 (D/N) Scorecard

England	v	New Zealand

The Oval, London

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

The Oval, London

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Semi-final 2 2 July 2026 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard

TBD	v	TBD

The Oval, London

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Final

Final 5 July 2026 14:30 Scorecard

TBD	v	TBD

Lord's, London

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. "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.

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo