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2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

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

The 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup will be the tenth edition of the ICC 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]

The tournament will be contested by 12 teams for the first time.[2] New Zealand are the defending champions.

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
2-4
 Pakistan
 Sri Lanka
Women's Qualifier
2-4
TBD
TBD
Total 12

References

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  1. ^ "India set to host 2025 Women's ODI World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Three sub-continent countries set to host ICC events in next cycle". International Cricket Council. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2024.