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Women's T20 WC 2026 Knockout Fixtures Tickets Broadcast Decoded

Anjali Iyer 19 May 2026 Updated 19 May 2026 ~5 min read ~995 words

Women's T20 WC 2026 knockout fixtures decoded

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The Women's T20 WC 2026 knockout stage runs from June 30 through July 5 in England, with four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the Women's WC final at Lord's. The format expansion from 2024 introduces a new quarter-final round, designed to give the eight Super Eight qualifiers an extra knockout fixture and increase the broadcast volume of the tournament's back end. Each knockout fixture has a designated reserve day, and the final at Lord's has a second reserve day in the event of an extended washout. Here is every knockout fixture, the ticket pricing, broadcast routing and the venue rotation that the ECB has confirmed.

Quarter-final fixtures, June 30 - July 1

The four quarter-finals run across two days. June 30 hosts Quarter-Final 1 at Old Trafford, kick-off 14:00 BST, pairing the Group A winner with the Group B fourth seed. June 30 also hosts Quarter-Final 2 at Edgbaston, kick-off 18:30 BST, pairing the Group A second seed with the Group B third seed. July 1 has Quarter-Final 3 at Trent Bridge, kick-off 14:00 BST, pairing the Group A third seed with the Group B second seed, and Quarter-Final 4 at the Kia Oval, kick-off 18:30 BST, pairing the Group A fourth seed with the Group B winner. The reserve-day availability is single per fixture, with the rest-day window built into the July 2 transition before the semi-finals. Each quarter-final venue has been confirmed for full-strength broadcast production.

Semi-final fixtures, July 3-4

The two semi-finals run on consecutive days. July 3 hosts the first semi-final at Old Trafford, kick-off 18:30 BST under floodlights, the cricket-quality marquee. July 4 hosts the second semi-final at the Kia Oval, kick-off 18:30 BST, also under floodlights. The reserve day for each semi-final is built into the schedule with a one-day gap before the final. The semi-final pairings are quarter-final 1 winner vs quarter-final 4 winner, and quarter-final 2 winner vs quarter-final 3 winner, designed to ensure top-of-bracket pairings produce balanced semi-final draws. Old Trafford and the Kia Oval both have 10-camera plus spider-cam plus drone production rigs for the semi-finals, and the ICC's broadcast contract minimum is a 10-language commentary feed.

Final at Lord's, July 5

The Women's T20 WC 2026 final lands at Lord's on July 5, kick-off 14:00 BST, with a reserve day on July 6 and a second reserve day on July 7 in case of extended washout. This is the first Women's T20 WC final hosted at Lord's, with the venue confirmed as the headline match after the 2024 ECB feasibility review. Capacity at Lord's is 30,000 for the final, with all tickets released through the ECB's ballot system. The ticket pricing ranges from GBP 35 in general admission to GBP 280 in the corporate hospitality tier. The Lord's pavilion has been confirmed available for both finalists' squad seating during the day, the first time the pavilion has been used in this dual-team capacity for a major final.

Broadcast routing and ticket logistics

Broadcast routing is the most-valuable knockout package the Women's WC has ever produced. Sky Sports owns the England broadcast, Star Sports the India rights, JioHotstar streaming, Channel Nine for Australia, SuperSport for South Africa, ICC.tv for the global pathway feed in 100-plus markets. Ticket logistics: the quarter-final tickets opened at GBP 22 in general admission and GBP 145 in hospitality, with the semi-final tickets at GBP 30 in general and GBP 195 in hospitality. All knockout fixtures have been priced to support sell-out attendance. The ECB has confirmed an Indian-language commentary feed across all knockout fixtures via the JioHotstar partnership, the first time this has been built into the broadcast contract. The Lord's final's commercial value is estimated at GBP 18 million.

What it means

The Women's T20 WC 2026 knockout block is the largest the women's game has ever staged, with four quarter-finals introduced to expand broadcast volume and the Lord's final cementing the tournament's prestige status. The four-day knockout fixture density between June 30 and July 5 is the most-watched stretch of women's cricket every produced. Watch the Old Trafford semi-final on July 3, that fixture is usually the cricket-quality benchmark of the tournament. The Lord's final on July 5 is the showpiece event, and the ECB's sell-out projections suggest the largest single attendance for any women's cricket fixture in tournament history. The reserve-day buffer protects against washout risk.