Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Fixtures at Headingley Confirmed
The full schedule for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 has officially been revealed today with Headingley set to stage five games in a tournament set to change the game for women’s cricket across Yorkshire.
The World Cup will open with England taking on Sri Lanka under lights at Edgbaston on Friday 12th June, the first of 33 matches being played at seven venues across three weeks.
Headingley will play host to international superstars with England, Australia, India, West Indies and Pakistan, all guaranteed to appear in Leeds.
Australia and India will both play a qualifier team in a double header on Wednesday 17th June. Both teams will certainly be amongst the favourites as they look to take the trophy from defending champions New Zealand.
The very next day, West Indies will play a qualifier in an evening game under the floodlights.
Headingley will then host Nat Sciver-Brunt’s England on Saturday June 20th as they look to regain a trophy they last won at the inaugural Women’s T20 World Cup in 2009.
Australia vs Pakistan will then round off the games at in Leeds on June 23rd in what will be a blockbuster clash.
The newly expanded tournament will see 12 teams battle it out. Eight countries are already sure of their place, with the final four participants to be decided through an ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier next year.
Yorkshire’s very own Sterre Kalis will be aiming to see her Netherlands team through to qualification when they go toe-to-toe with Ireland and two other teams in the qualification tournament.
The arrival of the Women’s T20 World Cup will undoubtedly accelerate further growth of the women’s game across Yorkshire. In 2025, the Yorkshire Cricket Board launched its very first dedicated programmed to young female cricketers aged 8-11.
Roses Cricket is a fun inclusive and girls-only cricket initiative designed to inspire the next generation of players.
Earlier this year, Yorkshire launched their first ever Women’s cricket membership category. So far, an incredible 1694 women’s memberships have been taken out with attendances significantly higher than ever before as Yorkshire Women look to build in Tier Two before embarking on Tier One as part of the new domestic structure, in 2026.
England Women’s captain, Nat Sciver-Brunt, said: “World Cups are always special, but this one already feels different — it has the potential to be truly game-changing. It’s going to be a huge moment for our sport and a brilliant opportunity to inspire young people and captivate fans across the country. Playing on home soil, for the biggest prize, against the best players in the world, it’s going to be unmissable. I can’t wait to be a part of it.”
The tournament will not only give fans across the nation a chance to see world-famous cricketers in action but will also affect lasting change by inspiring countless women and girls across the country to get involved with cricket.
Tournament Director, Beth Barrett-Wild, commented: “The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup provides us with an unparalleled opportunity to transform a month of sporting excellence into a movement that will rewrite the narrative about women’s cricket. At iconic venues across the country, we’ll see incredible, world-class athletes battling it out in out in front of hundreds of thousands of fans, who with every ball bowled and run scored, will be contributing to lasting change. It’s our opportunity to give women’s cricket, and women’s sport, the stage it deserves.”
Fans can ensure they are first to receive information about how to buy and gain priority access to tickets for the entire tournament by signing up to receive exclusive information about how to purchase or by visiting womens.t20worldcup.com. The first wave of priority tickets for the tournament final sold out in 24 hours, with demand high across other key fixtures.
How to buy tickets
Tickets are now on sale across all matches for pre-registered fans. Fans are encouraged to sign up to receive exclusive information about how to purchase or to visit womens.t20worldcup.com to find out more.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Groups
Group 1: Australia Women, South Africa Women, India Women
Pakistan Women, Qualifier, Qualifier
Group 2: West Indies Women, England Women, New Zealand Women, Sri Lanka Women, Qualifier, Qualifier
Full ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule
Friday June 12: England Women v Sri Lanka Women, Edgbaston 18:30 BST
Saturday June 13: Qualifier v Qualifier, Old Trafford Cricket Ground 10:30 BST
Saturday June 13: Australia Women v South Africa Women, Old Trafford Cricket Ground 14:30 BST
Saturday June 13: West Indies Women v New Zealand Women, Hampshire Bowl 18:30 BST
Sunday June 14: Qualifier v Qualifier, Edgbaston 10:30 BST
Sunday June 14: India Women v Pakistan Women, Edgbaston 14:30 BST
Tuesday June 16: New Zealand Women v Sri Lanka Women, Hampshire Bowl 14:30 BST
Tuesday June 16: England Women v Qualifier, Hampshire Bowl 18:30 BST
Wednesday June 17: Australia Women v Qualifier, Headingley 10:30 BST
Wednesday June 17: India Women v Qualifier, Headingley 14:30 BST
Wednesday June 17: South Africa Women v Pakistan Women, Edgbaston 18:30 BST
Thursday June 18: West Indies Women v Qualifier, Headingley 18:30 BST
Friday June 19: New Zealand Women v Qualifier, Hampshire Bowl 18:30 BST
Saturday June 20: Australia Women v Qualifier, Hampshire Bowl 10:30 BST
Saturday June 20: Pakistan Women v Qualifier, Hampshire Bowl 14:30 BST
Saturday June 20: England Women v Qualifier, Headingley 18:30 BST
Sunday June 21: West Indies Women v Sri Lanka Women, Bristol County Ground 10:30 BST
Sunday June 21: South Africa Women v India Women, Old Trafford Cricket Ground 14:30 BST
Tuesday June 23: New Zealand Women v Qualifier, Bristol County Ground 10:30 BST
Tuesday June 23: Sri Lanka Women v Qualifier, Bristol County Ground 14:30 BST
Tuesday June 23: Australia Women v Pakistan Women, Headingley 18:30 BST
Wednesday June 24: England Women v West Indies Women, Lord’s Cricket Ground 18:30 BST
Thursday June 25: India Women v Qualifier, Old Trafford Cricket Ground 14:30 BST
Thursday June 25: South Africa Women v Qualifier, Bristol County Ground 18:30 BST
Friday June 26: Sri Lanka Women v Qualifier, Old Trafford Cricket Ground 18:30 BST
Saturday June 27: Pakistan Women v Qualifier, Bristol County Ground 10:30 BST
Saturday June 27: West Indies Women v Qualifier, Bristol County Ground 14:30 BST
Saturday June 27: England Women v New Zealand Women, The Oval 18:30 BST
Sunday June 28: South Africa Women v Qualifier, Lord’s Cricket Ground 10:30 BST
Sunday June 28: Australia Women v India Women, Lord’s Cricket Ground 14:30 BST
Tuesday June 30: TBC v TBC (Semi Final 1), The Oval 14:30 BST
Friday July 3: 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
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