The International Cricket Council (ICC) on 24 February announced the full schedule of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. This tournament is considered an important milestone in the history of women’s cricket.
England is all set to host the World Cup, which will begin on June 12 and end through the final match on July 5. This year a total of 12 teams including European countries will be in the race for the title.
England will be the host country of Women’s T20 World Cup 2026
The preliminary stage of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 has been divided into two groups, each with 6 teams. Hosts England are sharing Group 1 with South Africa, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Netherlands. Whereas in Group 2 there are West Indies, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Ireland and Scotland.
England will start its campaign on June 12. The inaugural match of the competition will be held between England and Sri Lanka at Edgbaston.
After a few days, the Indian women’s team will start their race for the title. India will be one of the favorites to win the trophy as they are the winners of the previous edition of the ODI World Cup. In their opening match they will face arch-rivals Pakistan on June 14 at Edgbaston.
“The release of the schedule for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 is an important milestone in the preparations for the global, major sporting event,” ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta said in an official press release.
He added, “The event is a continuation of the ICC’s ongoing investment in women’s cricket – through expanded participation and high performance pathways, event and production standards, tournament prize money, wider media distribution and commercial partnerships – with the aim of achieving higher levels of attention, engagement and stature with fans around the world”.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 groups
| group 1 | group 2 |
| Australia | west indies |
| South Africa | England |
| India | new zealand |
| Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
| bangladesh | ireland |
| Netherlands | scotland |
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 full schedule:
| group stage fixtures | |||
| date | match | venue | time(bst) |
| Fri, June 12 | England vs Sri Lanka | edgbaston | 18:30 |
| Saturday, June 13 | scotland vs ireland | old Trafford | 10:30 |
| Saturday, June 13 | Australia vs South Africa | old Trafford | 14:30 |
| Saturday, June 13 | West Indies vs New Zealand | hampshire bowl | 18:30 |
| Sunday, June 14 | Bangladesh vs Netherlands | edgbaston | 10:30 |
| Sunday, June 14 | india vs pakistan | edgbaston | 14:30 |
| Tue, June 16 | new zealand vs sri lanka | hampshire bowl | 14:30 |
| Tue, June 16 | England vs Ireland | hampshire bowl | 18:30 |
| Wed, June 17 | australia vs bangladesh | Headingley | 10:30 |
| Wed, June 17 | India vs Netherlands | Headingley | 14:30 |
| Wed, June 17 | South Africa vs Pakistan | edgbaston | 18:30 |
| Thu, June 18 | west indies vs scotland | Headingley | 18:30 |
| Fri, June 19 | new zealand vs ireland | hampshire bowl | 18:30 |
| Saturday, June 20 | Australia vs Netherlands | hampshire bowl | 10:30 |
| Saturday, June 20 | pakistan vs bangladesh | hampshire bowl | 14:30 |
| Saturday, June 20 | England vs Scotland | Headingley | 18:30 |
| Sun, June 21 | west indies vs sri lanka | bristol | 10:30 |
| Sun, June 21 | South Africa vs India | old Trafford | 14:30 |
| Tue, June 23 | new zealand vs scotland | bristol | 10:30 |
| Tue, June 23 | sri lanka vs ireland | bristol | 14:30 |
| Tue, June 23 | australia vs pakistan | Headingley | 18:30 |
| Wed, June 24 | England vs West Indies | Lord’s | 18:30 |
| Thu, June 25 | india vs bangladesh | old Trafford | 14:30 |
| Thu, June 25 | South Africa vs Netherlands | bristol | 18:30 |
| Fri, June 26 | sri lanka vs scotland | old Trafford | 18:30 |
| Saturday, June 27 | pakistan vs netherlands | bristol | 10:30 |
| Saturday, June 27 | west indies vs ireland | bristol | 14:30 |
| Saturday, June 27 | England vs New Zealand | Oval | 18:30 |
| Sun, June 28 | South Africa vs Bangladesh | Lord’s | 10:30 |
| Sun, June 28 | australia vs india | Lord’s | 14:30 |
| knock out | |||
|
date |
match | venue | time(bst) |
| Tue, June 30 | semi final 1 | Oval | 14:30 |
| Thu, July 2 | semi final 2 | Oval | 18:30 |
| Sun, July 5 | Last | Lord’s | 14:30 |
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