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ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule: All You Need to Know

By: WE Staff

The complete fixtures for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 have been announced
The fixtures come after the end of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier in Nepal
The 12-nation list is now complete for the tournament, which will be a historic occasion for women’s cricket

The complete schedule for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 has now been finalized after the successful conclusion of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier Tournament held in Nepal. With this announcement, the complete 12-team field has now been confirmed for this historic event in women’s cricket.

The teams of Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland will join local host nation England as the teams that will represent the European region as part of this year’s 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, with European countries representing one-third of all teams that will participate in this year’s event.

On June 20, 2026, England and Scotland will meet for the first time in history in any World Cup competitions, (men's or women's), during the First Round Pool.

On June 13, 2026, Ireland and Scotland will meet at Old Trafford; on June 16, 2026, Ireland and England will meet at The Hampshire Bowl as part of a double-header with Current World Champion New Zealand.

The tournament will occur between the 12th June until July 5 in England and Wales, where the qualifying countries will join Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka & West Indies.

"Giving women the ability to participate and to show off their skillsets is something that we very much invest in as well," said ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta when asked about how significant the tournament is regarding ICC's commitment to women's cricket.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Groups

Group 1: Australia, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Netherlands

Group 2: West Indies, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Scotland

Full ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule

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