Hosts England are set to play the inaugural encounter of the 2026 Women\u2019s T20 World Cup against Sri Lanka, as per the schedule released by the England and Wales Cricket Board on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 33-match tournament is set to kick-start at Edgbaston on June 12, with the final to be played on July 5 at Lord\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 12 teams take part in the tournament will be split in two groups of six each, with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the semi-finals, both of which will be played at the Oval on June 30 and July 2, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Group 1 consist of Australia, South Africa, India, Pakistan and two qualifying teams. Meanwhile, Group 2 includes England, West Indies, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and two more qualifying teams. The marquee India vs Pakistan clash will also be played in Edgbaston, on June 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apart from Lord\u2019s, Oval and Edgbaston, Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Bristol County Ground and Hampshire Bowl will also host games of the World Cup. The games are planned to start, as per local time, at 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Talking on the tournament, England skipper, Nat Sciver-Brunt, said: \u201cWorld Cups are always special, but this one already feels different – it has the potential to be truly game-changing. It\u2019s 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\u2019s going to be unmissable. I can\u2019t wait to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the meantime, Beth Barrett-Wild, the Tournament Director, added: \u201cThe ICC Women\u2019s 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\u2019s cricket. At iconic venues across the country, we\u2019ll 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\u2019s our opportunity to give women\u2019s cricket, and women\u2019s sport, the stage it deserves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Group 1: Australia, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Qualifier, Qualifier<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Group 2: West Indies, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Qualifier, Qualifier<\/strong><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hosts England are set to play the inaugural encounter of the 2026 Women\u2019s T20 World Cup against Sri Lanka, as per the schedule released by the England and Wales Cricket Board on Tuesday. The 33-match tournament is set to kick-start at Edgbaston on June 12, with the final to be played on July 5 at…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,60,59],"tags":[1618,534,73,134],"class_list":["post-9155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","category-international-cricket","category-womens-cricket","tag-2026-womens-t20-wc","tag-england","tag-slsports","tag-sports-news"],"yoast_head":"\n