Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 venues

Seven historic venues across England will host matches at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 scheduled to run from June 12 and July 5.

Here are the grounds on which new stories will be written and dreams will turn into reality at the 10th edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup.

Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 stadiums

Edgbaston

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 kicks off in Birmingham at the spiritual home of T20 cricket in England, Edgbaston.

The hosts start their campaign against Sri Lanka on June 12 at the West Midlands ground that has hosted the domestic Vitality Blast finals day every year since 2013.

Rachel Heyhoe Flint’s England team made history winning the first Women’s Cricket World Cup at Edgbaston in 1973, and Nat Sciver-Brunt will be looking to repeat those heroics as captain this year.

Famous for its atmosphere, Edgbaston will come alive when the biggest rivalry in cricket comes to Birmingham.

India face Pakistan on June 14, while the Netherlands play their first-ever Women’s T20 World Cup fixture at the same ground earlier on the same day against Bangladesh.

Old Trafford

Manchester’s Old Trafford hosts a string of intriguing clashes which look set to have a major bearing on which teams make the knockout stages.

Australia face South Africa on June 13 in a repeat of their ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 semi-final, before the Proteas return to the same location to play India on June 21 in a rematch of the Women's ODI Cricket World Cup final from last year.

The home of Lancashire and the Manchester Originals previously held the 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup semi-final between India and New Zealand, when the Black Caps reached a second consecutive final.

Headingley

Neighbours England and Scotland will face each other at the beating heart of Yorkshire cricket on June 20.

That crunch match follows Scotland's tie against the West Indies on June 18 while six-time champions Australia will also settle in Leeds, facing Bangladesh on June 17 - as part of a double header preceding India versus the Netherlands – and Pakistan on June 23.

Headingley - a dual-sport venue with rugby league team Leeds Rhinos' stadium built on the back of the Football Stand End - hosted Ashes matches in 1981 and 2019, remembered for historic performances by Sir Ian Botham and Ben Stokes, respectively.

More recently, Danni Wyatt showed a 7,500-strong Yorkshire crowd what she could do in 2024, hammering 87 runs from 48 balls to complete a series clean sweep for England against Pakistan.

Hampshire Bowl

Defending champions New Zealand begin their title defence with three consecutive matches on the south coast, taking on the West Indies and Sri Lanka on June 13 and 16, respectively, followed by Ireland on June 19.

Other highlight fixtures come on a double header on June 20, with Australia meeting the Netherlands and Pakistan's tie against Bangladesh. Hosts England also face Ireland on June 16 in an all-European clash.

The Hampshire Bowl was the setting for Shakib Al-Hasan's spell of 5/29 against Afghanistan and Joe Root's century against the West Indies in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019.

The venue also witnessed the start of the T20 revolution, with Hampshire Hawks defeating Sussex Sharks in the opening game of England’s inaugural domestic T20 tournament in 2003.

Bristol County Ground

South Africa return to the scene of their ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2017 semi-final defeat to England when they take on the Netherlands in Bristol on June 25.

The Dutch face Pakistan on the same ground two days later, while ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 semi-finalists West Indies face Sri Lanka on June 21 and Ireland on June 27.

Bristol played host to several thrilling clashes in 2017. In addition to the first semi-final, which England won by two wickets, the Nevil Road ground also hosted the first match of the tournament, which saw Suzie Bates’ unbeaten century lead New Zealand to victory over Sri Lanka.

Chamari Athapaththu and Meg Lanning both scored hundreds when Australia beat Sri Lanka, while England earned their first ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup victory over Australia since 1993 with a three-run triumph in the group stage.

The Oval

Knockout cricket will commence at The Oval in South London, with both semi-finals to be played at the iconic venue on June 30 and July 2.

Before that, defending champions New Zealand face hosts England on June 27, the only group stage match to be played at The Oval.

The home of Surrey and the Oval Invincibles hosted the second T20I in the 2023 Women’s Ashes, which England won by three runs. Danni Wyatt scored 76 and Sarah Glenn claimed two for 27.

Lord’s

The home of cricket provides a suitably prestigious backdrop to the final on July 5.

England have fond memories of finals at Lord’s, current head coach Charlotte Edwards lifting the inaugural ICC Women’s T20 World Cup trophy there in 2009 after a six-wicket win over New Zealand.

Eight years later, Anya Shrubsole took centre stage with a remarkable six-wicket haul as England beat India by nine runs in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2017 final.

Two years after that came one of the most remarkable matches ever played, when England’s men beat New Zealand on boundary countback in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 final after the scores finished level after 50 overs and the Super Over.

Before the showcase finale this time around, there are three group stage matches at Lord’s. The hosts take on the West Indies on June 24 before a double header on June 28 sees South Africa face Bangladesh and Australia go up against India.

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