The tenth edition of ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup 2026 will be held in England and Wales from June 12 to July 5, 2026.
A total of 12 teams will compete in 33 matches across seven venues in England.
The number of teams was increased to 12, which included a host team, top five teams from the previous edition, two highest-ranked teams in the ICC Women’s T20I rankings and four other teams determined through qualifiers. Netherlands qualified for the first time.
“New Zealand is the defending champion, having won the 2024 edition.”
The teams playing in the World Cup are: England (host), Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa, West Indies, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland.
There will be two groups of 6 each
Group A: Australia, Bangladesh, India, Netherlands, Pakistan and South Africa
Group B: England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, Sri Lanka and West Indies
Full schedule of the World Cup matches (all times in IST)
June 12, 2026:
England vs Sri Lanka in Birmingham — 11 p.m.
June 13, 2026:
Scotland vs Ireland in Manchester — 3 p.m.
Australia vs South Africa in Manchester — 11 p.m.
West Indies vs New Zealand in Southampton — 11 p.m.
June 14, 2026
Bangladesh vs Netherlands in Birmingham — 3 p.m.
India vs Pakistan in Birmingham — 7 p.m.
June 16, 2026
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka in Southampton — 7 p.m.
England vs Ireland in Southampton — 11 p.m.
June 17, 2026
Australia vs Bangladesh in Leeds — 3 p.m.
India vs Netherlands in Leeds — 7 p.m.
South Africa vs Pakistan in Birmingham — 11 p.m.
June 18, 2026
West Indies vs Scotland in Leeds — 11 p.m.
June 19, 2026
New Zealand vs Ireland in Southampton — 11 p.m.
June 20, 2026
Australia vs Netherlands in Southampton — 3 p.m.
Pakistan vs Bangladesh in Southampton — 7 p.m.
England vs Scotland in Leeds — 11 p.m.
June 21, 2026
West Indies vs Sri Lanka in Bristol — 3 p.m.
South Africa vs India in Manchester — 7 p.m
June 23, 2026
New Zealand vs Scotland in Bristol — 3 p.m.
Sri Lanka vs Ireland in Bristol — 7 p.m.
Australia vs Pakistan in Leeds — 11 p.m.
June 24, 2026
England vs West Indies at Lords, London — 11 p.m.
June 25, 2026
India vs Bangladesh in Manchester — 7 p.m.
South Africa vs Netherlands in Bristol — 11 p.m.
June 26, 2026
Sri Lanka vs Scotland in Manchester — 11 p.m.
June 27, 2026
Pakistan vs Netherlands in Bristol — 3 p.m.
West Indies vs Ireland in Bristol — 7 p.m.
England vs New Zealand at the Oval, London — 11 p.m.
June 28, 2026
South Africa vs Bangladesh at Lords, London — 3 p.m.
Australia vs India at Lords, London — 7 p.m.
June 30, 2026
Group A winner vs Group B runner-up: first semifinal at the Oval, London — 7 p.m.
July 2, 2026
Group B winner vs Group A runner-up: Second semifinal at the Oval, London — 11 p.m.
July 5, 2026
The final at Lords, London — 7 p.m.
Published – May 26, 2026 03:18 pm IST
