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Women's T20 WC 2026 Group Stage Day-by-Day Fixtures Decoded

Anjali Iyer 19 May 2026 Updated 19 May 2026 ~5 min read ~983 words

Women's T20 WC 2026 group stage fixtures decoded

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The ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 lands in England from June 12 through July 5, with 10 sides split across two groups of five and the tournament structured to make this the largest women's cricket event ever staged. The group-stage fixtures are spread across six English venues: Edgbaston in Birmingham, Trent Bridge in Nottingham, the County Ground in Bristol, Old Trafford in Manchester, the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street, and the Kia Oval in London. With Australia entering as defending champions, India as joint-favourites, and England as hosts, this is the highest-stakes Women's WC ever played. Here is the full group-stage day-by-day decode with broadcast routes.

Group A fixtures, June 12-23

Group A contains England, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and New Zealand. The group opens June 12 with England vs India at Edgbaston, kick-off 18:30 BST under floodlights, marketed as the tournament-opener showpiece. June 14: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at the County Ground Bristol, kick-off 14:00 BST. June 15: New Zealand vs India at Trent Bridge, kick-off 14:00 BST. June 17: England vs Pakistan at Old Trafford, kick-off 18:30 BST. June 19: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at the Riverside Ground, kick-off 14:00 BST. June 20: India vs Pakistan at Edgbaston, kick-off 14:00 BST, the marquee group fixture. June 22: England vs Sri Lanka at the Kia Oval, kick-off 14:00 BST. June 23 closes Group A first-half with New Zealand vs Pakistan at Old Trafford, kick-off 14:00 BST.

Group B fixtures, June 13-24

Group B contains Australia, South Africa, West Indies, Bangladesh and Ireland. The group opens June 13 with Australia vs Bangladesh at Trent Bridge, kick-off 18:30 BST. June 14: South Africa vs Ireland at the Riverside Ground, kick-off 14:00 BST. June 16: Australia vs West Indies at Old Trafford, kick-off 14:00 BST. June 18: South Africa vs Bangladesh at the County Ground Bristol, kick-off 14:00 BST. June 19: West Indies vs Ireland at the Kia Oval, kick-off 14:00 BST. June 21: Australia vs South Africa at Edgbaston, kick-off 18:30 BST, the heavyweight match-up. June 22: West Indies vs Bangladesh at the Riverside Ground, kick-off 14:00 BST. June 24: South Africa vs West Indies at Old Trafford, kick-off 14:00 BST. The final group-day fixtures play out on June 27 with the closing two fixtures of each group running concurrently.

Travel logistics and rest

The Women's WC fixture rotation is the most-distributed of any major women's tournament, with sides moving between the six English venues across the 16-day group-stage block. The longest single travel leg is Bristol to Chester-le-Street, an eight-hour drive or a 90-minute London-Newcastle flight via Heathrow. Most squads use Birmingham as the central base, with the rotation built around two-fixture-per-venue clusters. Rest days are positioned every third fixture, with each side getting four rest days across the eight-fixture group-stage block. England is the only side staying in a single base across the tournament, using Edgbaston as the home camp. India and Australia both use Birmingham as the base, with day trips for the marquee fixtures.

Broadcast routing and venues

Broadcast routing is the most-valuable Women's WC media-rights deal ever signed. Sky Sports owns the England broadcast, Star Sports the India rights, JioHotstar streaming, Channel Nine Australia, SuperSport South Africa, Maharaja TV Sri Lanka, T Sports Bangladesh, PTV Sports Pakistan, ESPN Caribbean West Indies, Sky New Zealand. ICC.tv handles the global pathway feed in 100-plus markets. The venue rotation gives Edgbaston three fixtures including the marquee India vs Pakistan, Old Trafford three fixtures including the Australia-West Indies opener, the County Ground Bristol two fixtures, Trent Bridge two fixtures, the Riverside three fixtures, and the Kia Oval two fixtures. Each ground meets the ICC's 10-camera Women's WC production minimum.

What it means

The Women's T20 WC 2026 group stage is the broadest English-summer showcase the women's game has produced. Australia's defence comes after their 2024 final loss to India, India's campaign carries new pressure as joint-favourites, and England as hosts have the most settled XI in tournament history. Watch the June 20 India vs Pakistan fixture at Edgbaston, that match-up regularly produces the most-watched single innings of any women's tournament. The June 21 Australia vs South Africa fixture at Edgbaston is the cricket-quality marquee. The eight-fixture group-stage workload across distributed venues is the operational test for every squad.