ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 schedule: Full list of fixtures officially revealed

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the full fixtures of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 on February 24. The tournament is considered to be a significant landmark in the history of Women’s cricket.

England is all set to host the World Cup, starting from June 12, and will be concluded on July 5 through the final match. A total of 12 teams will be in the title race this year, including the European nations.

England will be the host nation for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026

The initial stage of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 is divided into two groups, each containing 6 teams. The hosts, England, are sharing Group 1 with South Africa, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and the Netherlands. And in Group 2, there are the West Indies, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Ireland, and Scotland.

England will start their campaign on June 12. For the opening match of the competition, it will be held between England and Sri Lanka at Edgbaston.

A couple of days later, the women’s team of India will kick off their run to claim the title. India will be one of the favourites to bag the trophy as they are the winners of the previous edition of the ODI World Cup. In their opening match, they will be up against the arch-rival Pakistan on June 14 in Edgbaston.

“The release of the schedule for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 is an important milestone in the run-up to the global, premier sporting event”, ICC CEO, Sanjog Gupta said in an official press release.

“This event is in continuation of the ICC’s sustained investment in women’s cricket – across expanded participation and high-performance pathways, event and production standards, tournament prize money, widened media distribution and commercial partnerships – towards the goal of commanding higher levels of attention, affiliation and stature with fans worldwide”, he further added.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Groups

Group 1	Group 2
Australia	West Indies
South Africa	England
India	New Zealand
Pakistan	Sri Lanka
Bangladesh	Ireland
Netherlands	Scotland

Full Schedule of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026:

Group Stage Fixtures
Date	Match	Venue	Time (BST)
Fri, 12 June	England vs Sri Lanka	Edgbaston	18:30
Sat, 13 June	Scotland vs Ireland	Old Trafford	10:30
Sat, 13 June	Australia vs South Africa	Old Trafford	14:30
Sat, 13 June	West Indies vs New Zealand	Hampshire Bowl	18:30
Sun, 14 June	Bangladesh vs Netherlands	Edgbaston	10:30
Sun, 14 June	India vs Pakistan	Edgbaston	14:30
Tue, 16 June	New Zealand vs Sri Lanka	Hampshire Bowl	14:30
Tue, 16 June	England vs Ireland	Hampshire Bowl	18:30
Wed, 17 June	Australia vs Bangladesh	Headingley	10:30
Wed, 17 June	India vs Netherlands	Headingley	14:30
Wed, 17 June	South Africa vs Pakistan	Edgbaston	18:30
Thu, 18 June	West Indies vs Scotland	Headingley	18:30
Fri, 19 June	New Zealand vs Ireland	Hampshire Bowl	18:30
Sat, 20 June	Australia vs Netherlands	Hampshire Bowl	10:30
Sat, 20 June	Pakistan vs Bangladesh	Hampshire Bowl	14:30
Sat, 20 June	England vs Scotland	Headingley	18:30
Sun, 21 June	West Indies vs Sri Lanka	Bristol	10:30
Sun, 21 June	South Africa vs India	Old Trafford	14:30
Tue, 23 June	New Zealand vs Scotland	Bristol	10:30
Tue, 23 June	Sri Lanka vs Ireland	Bristol	14:30
Tue, 23 June	Australia vs Pakistan	Headingley	18:30
Wed, 24 June	England vs West Indies	Lord’s	18:30
Thu, 25 June	India vs Bangladesh	Old Trafford	14:30
Thu, 25 June	South Africa vs Netherlands	Bristol	18:30
Fri, 26 June	Sri Lanka vs Scotland	Old Trafford	18:30
Sat, 27 June	Pakistan vs Netherlands	Bristol	10:30
Sat, 27 June	West Indies vs Ireland	Bristol	14:30
Sat, 27 June	England vs New Zealand	The Oval	18:30
Sun, 28 June	South Africa vs Bangladesh	Lord’s	10:30
Sun, 28 June	Australia vs India	Lord’s	14:30