International cricket in 2026

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The 2026 International cricket season will take place from April 2026 to September 2026. [1] This calendar will include men's Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) matches (between full member teams), women's Test, women's One Day International (WODI) and women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches, as well as some other significant series. [2] [3] The 2026 Women's T20 World Cup is scheduled to be hosted in England in June and July 2026. [4] In addition to the matches shown here, a number of other T20I series involving associate nations will be played during this period.

Contents

Season overview

Men's events

International tours
Start dateHome teamAway teamResults [Matches]
Test ODI T20I
17 April 2026 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand N/a[3][3]
8 May 2026 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan [2]N/aN/a
27 May 2026 Flag of Cricket Ireland.svg  Ireland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand [1]N/aN/a
4 June 2026 Flag of England.svg  England Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand [3]N/aN/a
5 June 2026 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia N/a[3][3]
6 June 2026 Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan [1][3]N/a
26 June 2026 Flag of Cricket Ireland.svg  Ireland Flag of India.svg  India N/aN/a[2]
June 2026 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka [2][3][3]
June 2026 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh [2][5]N/a
June 2026 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia N/a[3]N/a
1 July 2026 Flag of England.svg  England Flag of India.svg  India N/a[3][5]
July 2026 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand N/a[3][3]
July 2026 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan [2]N/aN/a
5 August 2026 Flag of Cricket Ireland.svg  Ireland Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan N/a[5]N/a
August 2026 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of India.svg  India [2]N/aN/a
13 August 2026 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh [2]N/aN/a
19 August 2026 Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan [3]N/aN/a
August 2026 Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa N/a[3]N/a
1 September 2026 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Flag of India.svg  India N/a[3][3]
15 September 2026 Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka N/a[3][3]
International tournaments
Start dateTournamentWinners
2 April 2026 Flag of Namibia.svg 2026 Namibia Tri-Nation Series (round 16)
May 2026 Flag of Nepal.svg 2026 Nepal Tri-Nation Series (round 17)
5 May 2026 Flag of the United States.svg 2026 United States Tri-Nation Series (round 18)
June 2026 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2026 Canada Tri-Nation Series (round 19)
15 July 2026 Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2026 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series (round 20)
August 2026 Flag of Namibia.svg 2026 Namibia T20I Tri-Nation Series
August 2026 Flag of Tanzania.svg 2026 Cricket World Cup Challenge League B

Women's events

Women's international tours
Start dateHome teamAway teamResults [Matches]
WTest WODI WT20I
April 2026 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka N/a[3][3]
17 April 2026 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of India.svg  India N/aN/a[5]
24 April 2026 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe N/a[3][3]
10 May 2026 Flag of England.svg  England Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand N/a[3][3]
28 May 2026 Flag of England.svg  England Flag of India.svg  India [1]N/a[3]
10 July 2026 Flag of Cricket Ireland.svg  Ireland WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies N/a[3]N/a
1 September 2026 Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Cricket Ireland.svg  Ireland N/a[3]N/a
International tournaments
Start dateTournamentWinners
May 2026 Flag of Cricket Ireland.svg 2026 Ireland Women's Tri-Nation Series
June 2026 Flag of Scotland.svg 2026 Scotland Women's Tri-Nation Series
12 June 2026 Flag of England.svg 2026 Women's T20 World Cup
July 2026 2026 Women's Asia Cup

April

2026 Namibia Tri-Nation Series (round 16)

2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2 – Tri-series
No.DateTeam 1Team 2VenueResult
1st ODI2 AprilFlag of Oman.svg  Oman Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
2nd ODI4 AprilFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
3rd ODI6 AprilFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
4th ODI8 AprilFlag of Oman.svg  Oman Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
5th ODI10 AprilFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
6th ODI12 AprilFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek

New Zealand in Bangladesh

ODI series
No.DateVenueResult
1st ODI17 April Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
2nd ODI20 April Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
3rd ODI23 April BSFLMR Cricket Stadium, Chattogram
T20I series
No.DateVenueResult
1st T20I27 April BSFLMR Cricket Stadium, Chattogram
2nd T20I29 April BSFLMR Cricket Stadium, Chattogram
3rd T20I2 May Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur

India women in South Africa

WT20I series
No.DateVenueResult
1st WT20I 17 April Kingsmead, Durban
2nd WT20I 19 April Kingsmead, Durban
3rd WT20I 22 April Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
4th WT20I 25 April Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
5th WT20I 27 April Willowmoore Park, Benoni

Sri Lanka women in Bangladesh

2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship — WODI series
No.DateVenueResult
1st WODI 20 April Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi
2nd WODI 22 April Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi
3rd WODI 25 April Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi
WT20I series
No.DateVenueResult
1st WT20I 28 April Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
2nd WT20I 30 April Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
3rd WT20I 2 May Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet

Zimbabwe women in Pakistan

2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship — WODI series
No.DateVenueResult
1st WODIApril
2nd WODIApril
3rd WODIApril
WT20I series
No.DateVenueResult
1st WT20IMay
2nd WT20IMay
3rd WT20IMay

May

2026 United States Tri-Nation Series

Pakistan in Bangladesh

2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.DateVenueResult
1st Test8–12 May
2nd Test16–20 May

New Zealand women in England

2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship — WODI series
No.DateVenueResult
1st WODI 10 May Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
2nd WODI 13 May County Ground, Northampton
3rd WODI 16 May Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
WT20I series
No.DateVenueResult
1st WT20I 20 May County Ground, Derby
2nd WT20I 23 May St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
3rd WT20I 25 May County Ground, Hove

New Zealand in Ireland

Test match
No.DateVenueResult
Only Test 27–30 May

2026 Ireland Women's Tri-Nation Series

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1Flag of Cricket Ireland.svg  Ireland 00000—
2Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 00000—
3WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 00000—
First match(es) will be played: May 2026. Source: [ citation needed ]
Round-robin
No.DateTeam 1Team 2VenueResult
1st WT20I 28 MayFlag of Cricket Ireland.svg  Ireland WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Castle Avenue, Clontarf
2nd WT20I 29 MayFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Castle Avenue, Clontarf
3rd WT20I 31 MayFlag of Cricket Ireland.svg  Ireland Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Castle Avenue, Clontarf
4th WT20I 1 JuneFlag of Cricket Ireland.svg  Ireland WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Castle Avenue, Clontarf
5th WT20I 3 JuneFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Castle Avenue, Clontarf
6th WT20I 4 JuneFlag of Cricket Ireland.svg  Ireland Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Castle Avenue, Clontarf

India women in England

WT20I series
No.DateVenueResult
1st WT20I 28 May County Ground, Chelmsford
2nd WT20I 30 May County Ground, Bristol
3rd WT20I 2 June County Ground, Taunton
WTest series
No.DateVenueResult
Only WTest 10–13 July Lord's, London

June

2026 Scotland Women's Tri-Nation Series

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 00000—
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 00000—
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 00000—
First match(es) will be played: June 2026. Source: [ citation needed ]

New Zealand in England

2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.DateVenueResult
1st Test 4–8 June Lord's, London
2nd Test 17–21 June The Oval, London
3rd Test 25–29 June Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Australia in Bangladesh

ODI series
No.DateVenueResult
1st ODI5 June
2nd ODI8 June
3rd ODI11 June
T20I series
No.DateVenueResult
1st T20I15 June
2nd T20I18 June
3rd T20I20 June

Afghanistan in India

Only Test
No.DateVenueResult
Only Test 6–10 June Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh
ODI Series
No.DateVenueResult
1st ODI 14 June HPCA Stadium, Dharmashala
2nd ODI 17 June Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
3rd ODI 20 June M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

2026 Women's T20 World Cup

PosTeam
PldWLTNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 000000—Advanced to the semi-final
2Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 000000—
3Flag of India.svg  India 000000—
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 000000—
5Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 000000—
6Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 000000—
First match(es) will be played: 13 June 2026. Source: [5]

PosTeam
PldWLTNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of England.svg  England (H)000000—Advanced to the semi-final
2Flag of Cricket Ireland.svg  Ireland 000000—
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 000000—
4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 000000—
5Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 000000—
6WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 000000—
First match(es) will be played: 12 June 2026. Source: [6]
(H) Host
Round-robin
No.DateTeam 1Team 2VenueResult
1st WT20I 12 JuneFlag of England.svg  England Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Edgbaston, Birmingham
2nd WT20I 13 JuneFlag of Cricket Ireland.svg  Ireland Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Old Trafford, Manchester
3rd WT20I 13 JuneFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Old Trafford, Manchester
4th WT20I 13 JuneFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Rose Bowl, Southampton
5th WT20I 14 JuneFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Edgbaston, Birmingham
6th WT20I 14 JuneFlag of India.svg  India Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Edgbaston, Birmingham
7th WT20I 16 JuneFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Rose Bowl, Southampton
8th WT20I 16 JuneFlag of England.svg  England Flag of Cricket Ireland.svg  Ireland Rose Bowl, Southampton
9th WT20I 17 JuneFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Headingley, Leeds
10th WT20I 17 JuneFlag of India.svg  India Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Headingley, Leeds
11th WT20I 17 JuneFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Edgbaston, Birmingham
12th WT20I 18 JuneFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Headingley, Leeds
13th WT20I 19 JuneFlag of Cricket Ireland.svg  Ireland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Rose Bowl, Southampton
14th WT20I 20 JuneFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Rose Bowl, Southampton
15th WT20I 20 JuneFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Rose Bowl, Southampton
16th WT20I 20 JuneFlag of England.svg  England Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Headingley, Leeds
17th WT20I 21 JuneFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies County Ground, Bristol
18th WT20I 21 JuneFlag of India.svg  India Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Old Trafford, Manchester
19th WT20I 23 JuneFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland County Ground, Bristol
20th WT20I 23 JuneFlag of Cricket Ireland.svg  Ireland Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka County Ground, Bristol
21st WT20I 23 JuneFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Headingley, Leeds
22nd WT20I 24 JuneFlag of England.svg  England WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Lord's, London
23rd WT20I 25 JuneFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Flag of India.svg  India Old Trafford, Manchester
24th WT20I 25 JuneFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa County Ground, Bristol
25th WT20I 26 JuneFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Old Trafford, Manchester
26th WT20I 27 JuneFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan County Ground, Bristol
27th WT20I 27 JuneFlag of Cricket Ireland.svg  Ireland WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies County Ground, Bristol
28th WT20I 27 JuneFlag of England.svg  England Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand The Oval, London
29th WT20I 28 JuneFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Lord's, London
30th WT20I 28 JuneFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of India.svg  India Lord's, London
Semi-finals
No.DateTeam 1Team 2VenueResult
1st semi-final 30 JuneTBATBA The Oval, London
2nd semi-final 2 JulyTBATBA The Oval, London
Final
No.DateTeam 1Team 2VenueResult
Final 5 JulyTBATBA Lord's, London

India in Ireland

T20I series
No.DateVenueResult
1st T20I 26 June Stormont, Belfast
2nd T20I 28 June Stormont, Belfast

July

India in England

T20I series
No.DateVenueResult
1st T20I 1 July Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
2nd T20I 4 July Old Trafford, Manchester
3rd T20I 7 July Trent Bridge, Nottingham
4th T20I 9 July County Ground, Bristol
5th T20I 11 July Rose Bowl, Southampton
ODI series
No.DateVenueResult
1st ODI 14 July Edgbaston, Birmingham
2nd ODI 16 July Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
3rd ODI 19 July Lord's, London

West Indies women in Ireland

2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship — WODI series
No.DateVenueResult
1st WODI 10 July Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready
2nd WODI 12 July Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready
3rd WODI 15 July Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready

2026 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series

Bangladesh in Zimbabwe

Test series
No.DateVenueResult
1st Test
2nd Test
ODI series
No.DateVenueResult
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
4th ODI
5th ODI

2026 Women's Asia Cup

August

Afghanistan in Ireland

ODI series
No.DateVenueResult
1st ODI 5 August Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
2nd ODI 7 August Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
3rd ODI 10 August Stormont Cricket Ground, Belfast
4th ODI 12 August Stormont Cricket Ground, Belfast
5th ODI 15 August Stormont Cricket Ground, Belfast

2026 Namibia T20I Tri-Nation Series

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 00000—
2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 00000—
3Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 00000—
First match(es) will be played: August 2026. Source: [ citation needed ]

Bangladesh in Australia

2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.DateVenueResult
1st Test 13–17 August Marrara Oval, Darwin
2nd Test 22–26 August Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay

Pakistan in England

2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.DateVenueResult
1st Test 19–23 August Headingley, Leeds
2nd Test 27–31 August Lord's, London
3rd Test 9–13 September Edgbaston, Birmingham

Bangladesh in Ireland

ODI series
No.DateVenueResult
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
T20I series
No.DateVenueResult
1st T20I
2nd T20I
3rd T20I

2026 Cricket World Cup Challenge League B (Tanzania)

Teams:

September

India in Bangladesh

ODI series
No.DateVenueResult
1st ODI1 September
2nd ODI3 September
3rd ODI6 September
T20I series
No.DateVenueResult
1st T20I9 September
2nd T20I12 September
3rd T20I13 September

Ireland women in England

2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship — WODI series
No.DateVenueResult
1st WODI 1 September Grace Road, Leicester
2nd WODI 3 September County Ground, Derby
3rd WODI 6 September New Road, Worcester

Sri Lanka in England

T20I series
No.DateVenueResult
1st T20I 15 September Rose Bowl, Southampton
2nd T20I 17 September Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
3rd T20I 19 September Old Trafford, Manchester
ODI series
No.DateVenueResult
1st ODI 22 September Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
2nd ODI 24 September Headingley, Leeds
3rd ODI 27 September The Oval, London

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Future Tour Programs (FTP) Schedule of ICC". CricSchedule. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Men's Future Tours Programme 2023 to 2027" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Men's FTP for 2023-2027 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "England to host 2026 T20 Women's World Cup". Sky Sports . Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Women's T20 World Cup Points Table | Women's T20 World Cup Standings | Women's T20 World Cup Ranking". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Women's T20 World Cup Points Table | Women's T20 World Cup Standings | Women's T20 World Cup Ranking". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
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