2026 Women's T20 World Cup

2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatTwenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Group round-robin and knockout
Host(s) England
Participants12
Official websitet20worldcup.com
2024
2028

The 2026 Women's T20 World Cup will be the tenth edition of the Women's T20 World Cup, a biennial Twenty20 International (T20I) tournament played by women's national teams and organised by International Cricket Council (ICC). It is scheduled to be hosted by England in 2026.[1][2]

The tournament will be contested by 12 teams for the first time.[3] New Zealand are the defending champions.[4][5][6]

Qualification

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Method of qualification Berths Teams
Host nation
1
 England
2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
(Top 5 teams from the previous tournament, excluding the host)
5
 Australia
 India
 New Zealand
 South Africa
 West Indies
ICC Women's T20I Team Rankings
2
 Pakistan
 Sri Lanka
Women's Qualifier
4
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Total 12

References

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  1. ^ "India set to host 2025 Women's ODI World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  2. ^ "England to host 2026 T20 Women's World Cup". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Three sub-continent countries set to host ICC events in next cycle". International Cricket Council. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  4. ^ "New Zealand triumph in thriller to reach T20 World Cup final". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Amelia Kerr delivers New Zealand's first-ever World Cup title". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  6. ^ "History made in Dubai: New Zealand win their first Women's T20 World Cup title". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 October 2024.