Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule, Match Start Time:It’s just a matter of a few hours and the thrill of T20 cricket will begin once again. ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 is going to start in England from Friday 12th June, which will be played till 5th July 2026. This time a maximum of 12 teams are participating in the tournament. In such a situation, the fun will increase more than before because more teams will get a chance to watch more matches. But when and where will the matches against other teams including Team India be played? If this question is also in your mind, then complete information about it will be available here.
This time the T20 World Cup is being played in England. Due to increase in the number of teams, a total of 33 matches will be played in the tournament this time. 7 venues in England have been prepared for these 12 matches, which are hosting the tournament. And yes… these 12 teams have been divided into 2 groups of 6 each. Talking about the Indian team captained by Harmanpreet Kaur, it is in Group-A, where Pakistan is also with it. Whereas the current champion New Zealand is in Group-B.
T20 World Cup groups and venues
Group A- India, Australia, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Pakistan, South Africa
Group B: England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, Sri Lanka, West Indies
These 7 venues of England have been selected for the tournament, in which these 33 matches will be played-
Edgbaston (Birmingham)
Old Trafford (Manchester)
Hampshire Bowl (Southampton)
Headingley (Leeds)
Bristol County Ground (Bristol)
Lord’s (London)
The Oval (London)
How is the complete schedule of the tournament? (Match timing as per Indian time-IST)
If we talk about the timing of these matches, they will be played at 3 different times. Three timings have been kept for group stage matches, so that maximum matches can be played in minimum time. But the semi-final matches will be played at the same time on different days.
12 June
England vs Sri Lanka, Edgbaston (Birmingham) – 11.00pm
13 June
Scotland vs Ireland, Old Trafford (Manchester) 3:00pm
Australia vs South Africa, Old Trafford (Manchester) 7:00pm
West Indies vs New Zealand, Hampshire Bowl (Southampton) 11:00pm
14 June
Bangladesh vs Netherlands, Edgbaston (Birmingham) 3:00pm
India vs Pakistan, Edgbaston (Birmingham) 7:00pm
16 June
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, Hampshire Bowl (Southampton) 7:00pm
England vs Ireland, Hampshire Bowl (Southampton) 11:00pm
17 June
Australia vs Bangladesh, Headingley (Leeds) 3:00pm
India vs Netherlands, Headingley (Leeds) 7:00pm
South Africa vs Pakistan, Edgbaston (Birmingham) 11:00pm
18 June
West Indies vs Scotland, Headingley (Leeds) 11:00pm
19 June
New Zealand vs Ireland, Hampshire Bowl (Southampton) 11:00pm
20 June
Australia vs Netherlands, Hampshire Bowl (Southampton) 3:00pm
Pakistan vs Bangladesh, Hampshire Bowl (Southampton) 7:00pm
England vs Scotland, Headingley (Leeds) 11:00pm
21 June
West Indies vs Sri Lanka, Bristol County Ground (Bristol) 3:00pm
South Africa vs India, Old Trafford (Manchester) 7:00pm
23 June
New Zealand vs Scotland, Bristol County Ground (Bristol) 3:00pm
Sri Lanka vs Ireland, Bristol County Ground (Bristol) 7:00pm
Australia vs Pakistan, Headingley (Leeds) 11:00pm
24 June
England vs West Indies, Lord’s, (London) 11:00pm
25th June
India vs Bangladesh, Old Trafford (Manchester) 7:00pm
South Africa vs Netherlands, Bristol County Ground (Bristol) 11:00pm
26 June
Sri Lanka vs Scotland, Old Trafford (Manchester) 11:00pm
27 June
Pakistan vs Netherlands, Bristol County Ground (Bristol) 3:00pm
West Indies vs Ireland, Bristol County Ground (Bristol) 7:00pm
England vs New Zealand, The Oval (London) 11:00pm
28 June
South Africa vs Bangladesh, Lord’s, (London) 3:00pm
Australia vs India, Lord’s, (London) 7:00pm
30 June
Semi-Final 1 (Group A Winner vs Group B Runner-up), The Oval (London) 7:00pm
2 July
Semi-Final 2 (Group B winners vs Group A runners-up), The Oval (London) – 11:00pm
5th July
Final, (Semifinal 1 vs Semifinal 2) Lord’s, (London) 7:00pm
