ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 schedule revealed

WEB DESK: The schedule for the 2026 International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s T20 World Cup was announced on Wednesday.

The tournament, which is taking place across seven grounds in England, will kick off on June 12 of next year and conclude on July 5. A total of thirty-three matches will take place in 24 days of cricket.

A total of 12 teams will take place, with eight of them already confirmed, leaving four spots open to be fought over in an ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier taking place next year. Group 1 includes Australia, South Africa, India, and Pakistan, along with two yet to qualify teams. Group 2 includes West Indies, England, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka, along with the other two yet to qualify teams.

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The opener will see England take on Sri Lanka at Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham. The two semi-finals will take place at The Oval in London on June 20 and July 2. The final will take place at Lord’s Cricket Gorund in London on July 5.

Pakistan’s campaign will begin on June 14, as they face long time rivals India at Edgbaston. Their second match will see them take on South Africa on June 17, also at Edgbaston. Their third match will see them take on one of the two qualifier teams from Group 1 on June 20 at the Hampshire Bowl in West End. Pakistan will take on Australia on June 23 at Headingley. The women in green’s final match will see them face the second qualifier team from Group 1 on June 27 at the Bristol County Ground.

Tournament Director, Beth Barett-Wild, discussed the opportunity that the upcoming tournament provides to propel women’s cricket beyond what it is now. “At iconic venues across the country, we’ll see incredible, world-class athletes battling it out in out in front of hundreds of thousands of fans, who with every ball bowled and run scored, will be contributing to lasting change,” she said.

“It’s our opportunity to give women’s cricket, and women’s sport, the stage it deserves.”

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