2026 Women's T20 World Cup qualification

The 2026 Women's T20 World Cup qualification will be a process by which teams will qualify for the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup in England. A series of regional qualification tournaments will determine the teams that will take part in the Global Qualifier in 2025, where the top four teams will qualify for the World Cup scheduled to be held in England. ^[1]

Qualified teams

Details of the teams qualified for 2026 WT20WC

Team	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Venue(s)	No. of teams	First time qualified	Last time qualified	Total times qualified	Previous best performance
England	Hosts	26 July 2022	—	1	2009	2024	10	Winners (2009)
Australia	2024 Women's T20 World Cup	15 October 2024	United Arab Emirates	5	2009	2024	10	Winners (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023 )
India					2009	2024	10	Runners-up (2020)
New Zealand					2009	2024	10	Winners (2024)
South Africa					2009	2024	10	Runners-up (2023, 2024)
West Indies					2009	2024	10	Winners (2016)
Pakistan	ICC Women's T20I Team Rankings	20 October 2024	—	2	2009	2024	10	First Round (2009 to 2024)
Sri Lanka					2009	2024	10	First Round (2009 to 2024)
TBD	Global Qualifier	2025	TBD	4
TBD
TBD
TBD
Total				12

Americas Qualifier

Main article: 2025 Women's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier

The Americas Qualifier will be held in Argentina in March 2025. The top team will qualify for the Global Qualifier.

Teams
Argentina   Brazil   Canada   United States

Asia Qualifier

Main article: 2025 Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier

The Asia Qualifier will be held in Thailand in May 2025. The top two teams will qualify for the Global Qualifier.

Europe Qualifier

Main article: 2025 Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier

The Europe Qualifier will be held in two stages, Division Two and Division One. The top two teams from Division Two will advance to Division One to meet pre-qualified Ireland and Netherlands in a four-team round robin group, where they will compete for two spots in the Global Qualifier. ^[2]

Division Two	Division One
Germany   Isle of Man   Italy   Jersey   Spain   Sweden	Ireland   Netherlands Winner of Division 2 Runner-up of Division 2

Division Two

Main article: 2025 Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier § Division Two

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	—	Advance to Division One
2	Isle of Man	0	0	0	0	0	—
3	Italy	0	0	0	0	0	—
4	Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	—
5	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	—
6	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played: 25 May 2025. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Division One

Main article: 2025 Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier § Division One

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	—	Advance to the global qualifier
2	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	—
3	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	—
4	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played: 20 August 2025. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Hosts for ICC Women's global events until 2027 announced". International Cricket Council. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
2. "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.