2026 Women's T20 World Cup Explained

2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Administrator:	International Cricket Council
Cricket Format:	Twenty20 International
Tournament Format:	Group round-robin and knockout
Participants:	12
Previous Year:	2024
Previous Tournament:	2024 Women's T20 World Cup
Next Year:	2028
Next Tournament:	2028 Women's T20 World Cup

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] [6]}

Qualification

scope=col	Method of qualification	scope=col	Berths	scope=col	Teams
Host nation
2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup (Top 5 teams from the previous tournament, excluding the host)
Women's Qualifier		TBD
		TBD
		TBD
		TBD
Total	12

Notes and References

1. Web site: India set to host 2025 Women's ODI World Cup . ESPNcricinfo . 26 July 2022.
2. Web site: England to host 2026 T20 Women's World Cup. Sky Sports . 26 July 2022.
3. Web site: 26 July 2022 . Three sub-continent countries set to host ICC events in next cycle . 13 October 2024 . International Cricket Council.
4. Web site: New Zealand triumph in thriller to reach T20 World Cup final. 2024-10-18. International Cricket Council.
5. Web site: Amelia Kerr delivers New Zealand's first-ever World Cup title . Cricbuzz . 20 October 2024.
6. Web site: History made in Dubai: New Zealand win their first Women’s T20 World Cup title. 2024-10-21. International Cricket Council.