When and where is it?
The 10th edition of the women’s T20 World Cup begins on June 12 when England take on Sri Lanka at Edgbaston.
England is hosting the tournament for the second time, having previously been the home of the inaugural women’s tournament in 2009. It’s the first women’s ICC event staged in the UK since the 2017 ODI World Cup.
The group stage runs until June 28, followed by semi-finals on June 30 and July 2 before the winner is crowned on July 5 at Lord’s.
The 2026 women’s T20 World Cup will be contested by 12 nations, up from 10 at the previous six events, split into two groups of six. The Netherlands have qualified for the first time, while Ireland have returned after missing out on the 2024 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
Australia are in Group A alongside India, South Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Netherlands, with their tournament opener against the Proteas to be played on June 13 in Manchester.
Before that, the Aussies head to Cardiff for a pair of warm-up matches against England and West Indies at Sophia Gardens.
Who is broadcasting the tournament?
All 33 matches will again be shown exclusively live and free on Prime Video in Australia. Amazon’s subscription streaming service holds the Aussie broadcast rights for all ICC events until the end of 2027. There is no free-to-air Australian television broadcast under the deal.
But you do not need a paid subscription to watch the World Cup. You only need to have a Prime Video login. You can sign-up here.
The platform will take the ICC-produced world feed. If joining the broadcast late, Prime Video offers a ‘rapid recap’ feature, which will bring fans up to speed on the best action so far.
Prime Video will also produce on-demand highlights packages after every match along with full match replays, available immediately after the match has finished.
Listeners in Australia can also tune in to ABC radio.
What about the warm-up games?
The ICC have announced that all the warm-up games will be broadcast live and free globally on ICC.tv and the ICC YouTube page.
This includes Australia’s warm-ups against England, at Cardiff’s Sophia Gardens on June 8 at 3pm local time (12am June 9 AEST) and against West Indies, at the same venue on June 10 at 3pm local (12 June 11 AEST).
How’s the time difference?
Not as bad as some might fear! Matches are being played across the day in England, with start times of 10.30am, 2.30pm or 6.30pm local.
If you’re on the east coast, you might need some coffee to stay awake for Australia’s World Cup opener against South Africa on Saturday, June 13, which will be beamed into loungerooms at 11:30pm AEST.
The Aussies’ second match against Bangladesh on Wednesday, February 17 starts in primetime at 7:30pm AEST, as does their showdown against the Netherlands on Saturday, June 20.
Less friendly is their encounter with Pakistan, to be played at 3.30am AEST on Wednesday, June 24, while Australia’s final group game against India begins at 11.30pm on Sunday, June 28.
Should Australia qualify for the semi-finals, the first begins at 11.30pm on Tuesday, June 30, followed by the second semi on Friday, July 3 at 3.30am. The final will be played at Lord’s, with the first ball to be bowled at 11.30pm on Sunday, July 5.