The 10th edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 is being held in England. 12 teams are participating in this edition. The tournament will start from June 12, while the final match is to be played on July 5 at the historic ground of Lord’s. The New Zealand team will go to defend its title. It won the title by defeating South Africa in the final of the last T20 World Cup played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It became the fourth team to become champion in this tournament which started in 2009.
Australia is the most successful team in the Women’s T20 World Cup. He has captured the title 6 times. Apart from New Zealand, the teams of England and West Indies have also won the title once each. The Indian team is still away from the trophy. Team India had reached the final in 2020 but was defeated in a one-sided manner by Australia in the title match. Let us tell you every small and big information to this edition.
The Netherlands team will participate in this tournament for the first time. He has earned the ticket for T20 World Cup 2026 by playing the qualifying tournament. Netherlands had defeated debutants Scotland in the previous edition in the qualifying tournament.
All 12 teams are divided into 2 groups of 6 each. During the group stage, teams will face each other once in a round robin format. After this, the top two teams of each group will enter the semi-finals, from where the finalists will be decided.
| Group – 1 | Group-2 |
| India | England |
| Australia | New Zealand |
| South Africa | west indies |
| Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
| Netherlands | ireland |
| bangladesh | scotland |
All 33 matches of the tournament will be played at 7 venues in England. These 7 venues are – Old Trafford, Headingley, Edgbaston, Bristol County Ground, Hampshire Bowl, The Oval and Lord’s. The Oval has been given the hosting of the semi-finals. The title match will be held at Lord’s.
ICC has announced a record prize money of 87 lakh, 64 thousand, 615 dollars for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. This is 10 percent more than the previous edition. The team that wins the title will get 23 lakh, 40 thousand dollars (about Rs 22.5 crore). Whereas the runner-up will be given 11 lakh, 70 thousand dollars (approximately Rs 11.15 crore).
The teams that are eliminated from the semi-finals after losing will be entitled to $6 lakh 75 thousand (approximately Rs 6.43 crore). For every win in the group stage, teams will get $31,154 separately. All the 12 teams participating in this tournament are sure to get 2 lakh 47 thousand 500 dollars (approximately Rs 2.35 crore).
The Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 will be telecast live in India on Star Sports Network. To watch the match on mobile, you will have to go to JioHotstar app.
