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]
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and Knockout Stage |
| Host(s) |  England |
| Participants | 12 |
| Official website | t20worldcup |
The tournament will be contested by 12 teams for the first time.[3] New Zealand are the defending champions.[4][5]
Background
editFormat
editThe 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
editIn July 2022, the ICC confirmed the qualification process for the tournament. The hosts, England along with the top five teams from the 2024 edition qualified automatically for the tournament.[6] The remaining automatic qualification spot was taken by the best-ranked team in the ICC Women's T20I Team Rankings which had not already qualified, as of 20 October 2024. The four remaining places will be filled via the global qualifier, in which teams will advance from the regional qualifiers.
| Method of qualification | Berths | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 |
England
|
| 2024 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
| ||
| 2026 Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier | 4 |
 TBD
|
| TBD
| ||
| TBD
| ||
| TBD
| ||
| Total | 12 |
Group stage
editGroup A
edit| 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 | — |
Group B
edit| 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 | — |
Knockout stage
editBracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | |||||||||
| B2 | |||||||||
| SF1W | |||||||||
| SF2W | |||||||||
| A2 | |||||||||
| B1 | |||||||||
Semi-finals
editSemi-final 1
TBD |
TBD
|
v
|
TBD
|
Semi-final 2
TBD |
TBD
|
v
|
TBD
|
Final
editFinal
TBD |
TBD
|
v
|
TBD
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References
edit- ^ "India set to host 2025 Women's ODI World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "England to host 2026 T20 Women's World Cup". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Three sub-continent countries set to host ICC events in next cycle". International Cricket Council. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Amelia Kerr delivers New Zealand's first-ever World Cup title". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "History made in Dubai: New Zealand win their first Women's T20 World Cup title". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "England & Wales to host 2026 Women's T20 World Cup reveals International Cricket Council". BBC Sport. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
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