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 stage and Knockout Stage
Host(s) England
Participants12
Official websitet20worldcup.com
2024

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]

Background

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Format

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The 12 qualifying teams are divided into two groups of six teams; all the six teams in a group play with all the others – for a total of fifteen matches – and the top two teams in each group advance to the knockout stage.

Qualification

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List of teams qualified for the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup
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

Group Stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the knockout stage
2 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
3 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
4 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
5 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
6 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [citation needed]

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the knockout stage
2 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
3 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
4 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
5 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
6 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [citation needed]

Knockout Stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finals Final
      
A1  
B2  
SF1W  
SF2W  
A2  
B1  

Semi-finals

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Semi-final 1
TBD
TBD
v
TBD

Semi-final 2
TBD
TBD
v
TBD

Final

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Final
TBD
TBD
v
TBD

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. ^ "Amelia Kerr delivers New Zealand's first-ever World Cup title". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  5. ^ "History made in Dubai: New Zealand win their first Women's T20 World Cup title". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 October 2024.