The 10th edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is set to begin on June 12 with the final scheduled to be played on July 5. Twelve teams will participate in the biggest Women’s T20 World Cup ever this year, with hosts England kicking off the tournament by taking on Sri Lanka in the opening game at Edgbaston.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 format details
Teams have been divided into two groups, with each group featuring six teams. The group stages matches will be wrapped up on June 28, as two semifinals will be played on June 30 and July 2, respectively, at the Oval before the final at Lord’s.
The tournament will be played in a similar fashion to the 2024 format. The teams will take on every other team in their group once, and then top two teams from the groups will move on to the semifinal stage. The team finishing at the top will then play the second-place finisher from the other group.
What are the groups?
Group A: Australia, India, Netherlands, South Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh
Group B: England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, Sri Lanka, West Indies
What are the venues?
After hosting the opening match of the tournament, Edgbaston in Birmingham will host another three fixtures, whereas Bristol County Ground and the Rose Bowl in Southampton will host six matches each. Old Trafford in Manchester and Headingley in Leeds will host five matches each. The Oval will host the semi-finals alongside one more match. Lord’s will host the final and three group stage fixtures.
Official warm-up matches will take place in Cardiff, Derby, and Loughborough.
Prize money
The ICC has announced an increase to the prize money for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. This year the winners will get US$2,340,000, while the runners-up will receive US$1,170,000. Both losing semi-finalists will earn US$675,000 each.
Squads
The squads are yet to be announced.
Full schedule for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026
Friday June 12: England v Sri Lanka, Edgbaston 18:30 BST
Saturday June 13: Scotland v Ireland, Old Trafford Cricket Ground 10:30 BST
Saturday June 13: Australia v South Africa, Old Trafford Cricket Ground 14:30 BST
Saturday June 13: West Indies v New Zealand, Hampshire Bowl 18:30 BST
Sunday June 14: Bangladesh v Netherlands, Edgbaston 10:30 BST
Sunday June 14: India v Pakistan, Edgbaston 14:30 BST
Tuesday June 16: New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Hampshire Bowl 14:30 BST
Tuesday June 16: England v Ireland, Hampshire Bowl 18:30 BST
Wednesday June 17: Australia v Bangladesh, Headingley 10:30 BST
Wednesday June 17: India v Netherlands, Headingley 14:30 BST
Wednesday June 17: South Africa v Pakistan, Edgbaston 18:30 BST
Thursday June 18: West Indies v Scotland, Headingley 18:30 BST
Friday June 19: New Zealand v Ireland, Hampshire Bowl 18:30 BST
Saturday June 20: Australia v Netherlands, Hampshire Bowl 10:30 BST
Saturday June 20: Pakistan v Bangladesh, Hampshire Bowl 14:30 BST
Saturday June 20: England v Scotland, Headingley 18:30 BST
Sunday June 21: West Indies v Sri Lanka, Bristol County Ground 10:30 BST
Sunday June 21: South Africa v India, Old Trafford Cricket Ground 14:30 BST
Tuesday June 23: New Zealand v Scotland, Bristol County Ground 10:30 BST
Tuesday June 23: Sri Lanka v Ireland, Bristol County Ground 14:30 BST
Tuesday June 23: Australia v Pakistan, Headingley 18:30 BST
Wednesday June 24: England v West Indies, Lord’s Cricket Ground 18:30 BST
Thursday June 25: India v Bangladesh, Old Trafford Cricket Ground 14:30 BST
Thursday June 25: South Africa v Netherlands, Bristol County Ground 18:30 BST
Friday June 26: Sri Lanka v Scotland, Old Trafford Cricket Ground 18:30 BST
Saturday June 27: Pakistan v Netherlands, Bristol County Ground 10:30 BST
Saturday June 27: West Indies v Ireland, Bristol County Ground 14:30 BST
Saturday June 27: England v New Zealand, The Oval 18:30 BST
Sunday June 28: South Africa v Bangladesh, Lord’s Cricket Ground 10:30 BST
Sunday June 28: Australia v India, Lord’s Cricket Ground 14:30 BST
Tuesday June 30: TBC v TBC (Semi Final 1), The Oval 14:30 BST
Thursday July 2: TBC v TBC (Semi Final 2), The Oval 18:30 BST
Sunday July 5: TBC v TBC (The Final), Lord’s Cricket Ground 14:30 BST
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