The ICC has announced the schedule for the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup, to be played in England.
The 2026 Women’s World Cup, the 10th edition of the tournament, will be played between June 12 and July 5, 2026 across seven venues in England – Lord’s, The Oval, Headingley, Edgbaston, Old Trafford, Rose Bowl, and Bristol. The Oval will host both semi-finals on July 2, while Lord’s will host the final on July 5.
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This will also be the first time the Women’s T20 World Cup will have as many as 12 teams. England have qualified directly as hosts; Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa, and the West Indies by virtue of their positions at the 2024 edition; and Pakistan and Sri Lanka based on their rankings. They will be joined by the top four teams from the ten-team World Cup Qualifier, to be played in 2025.
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India and Pakistan have been pitted in the same group, despite concerns in some quarters about the countries' relations following armed conflict this May. Australia, the most successful team in the history of the tournament, and South Africa, finalist in 2023 and 2024, are also in the same group. Defending champions New Zealand, hosts England, 2016 champions West Indies, and Sri Lanka are in the other group. Each group will feature two teams from the qualifiers as well.
A salient feature of the 2026 edition will be several triple-headers – two day matches at the same venue, followed by a day-nighter in another.
Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 groups
Group 1: Australia, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Qualifier, Qualifier
Group 2: West Indies, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Qualifier, Qualifier
Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 schedule
June 12: England v Sri Lanka, Edgbaston (D/N)
June 13: Qualifier v Qualifier, Old Trafford
June 13: Australia v South Africa, Old Trafford
June 13: West Indies v New Zealand, Rose Bowl (D/N)
June 14: Qualifier v Qualifier, Edgbaston
June 14: India v Pakistan, Edgbaston
June 16: New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Rose Bowl
June 16: England v Qualifier, Rose Bowl (D/N)
June 17: Australia v Qualifier, Headingley
June 17: India v Qualifier, Headingley
June 17: South Africa v Pakistan, Edgbaston (D/N)
June 18: West Indies v Qualifier, Headingley (D/N)
June 19: New Zealand v Qualifier, Rose Bowl (D/N)
June 20: Australia v Qualifier, Rose Bowl
June 20: Pakistan v Qualifier, Rose Bowl
June 20: England v Qualifier, Headingley (D/N)
June 21: West Indies v Sri Lanka, Bristol
June 21: South Africa v India, Old Trafford
June 23: New Zealand v Qualifier, Bristol
June 23: Sri Lanka v Qualifier, Bristol
June 23: Australia v Pakistan, Headingley (D/N)
June 24: England v West Indies, Lord’s Cricket Ground (D/N)
June 25: India v Qualifier, Old Trafford
June 25: South Africa v Qualifier, Bristol (D/N)
June 26: Sri Lanka v Qualifier, Old Trafford (D/N)
June 27: Pakistan v Qualifier, Bristol
June 27: West Indies v Qualifier, Bristol
June 27: England v New Zealand, The Oval (D/N)
June 28: South Africa v Qualifier, Lord’s
June 28: Australia v India, Lord’s
June 30: Semi-final 1, The Oval
July 2: Semi-final 2, The Oval (D/N)
July 5: Final, Lord’s
