Women’s T20 World Cup is all set to play in England and Wales in 2026. The schedule for this tournament is out on ICC’s official website and the BCCI has also confirmed it. For the first time, 12 Nations are participating in W-t20I and it will begin on 12 June… and final will be played on 5 July.
In Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, there are Group Stage and Knockout Stage. There are 2 Groups – Group A and Group B and the top 2 teams of each group will qualify for Knockout Stage. At Knockout, SemiFinal 1 (A1 vs B2), and SemiFinal 2 (A2 vs B1) will be played and the winners of semifinals will play Final of 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup at Lord’s, London on July 5th.
For T20 WC 2026, Women’s Team India is in Group A where they will face Australia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, South Africa, and Netherlands. The opening match of team India is scheduled to play with Pakistan at Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham (IND-W vs PAK-W) on June 14, 2026. Here’s full schedule of Group stage fixtures of Team India’s Women’s T20 World Cup 2026:
| Date | Match | Time (IST) | Venue |
| Sunday, June 14, 2026 | India vs Pakistan | 7:30 PM | Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham |
| Wednesday, June 17, 2026 | India vs Netherlands | 7:30 PM | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds |
| Sunday, June 21, 2026 | South Africa vs India | 7:30 PM | Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Thursday, June 25, 2026 | India vs Bangladesh | 7:30 PM | Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Sunday, June 28, 2026 | Australia vs India | 7:30 PM | Lord’s Cricket Ground, London |
If India qualifies for Knockout stage then India will play the remaining of Women’s T20I WC 2026 on the following dates at pre-scheduled venues in England.
Semi-Final 1 (India vs B2): Tuesday, June 30, 2026 (7:30 PM IST) at The Kia Oval, London or
Semi-Final 2 (India vs B1): Thursday, July 2, 2026 (11:30 PM IST) at The Kia Oval, London
Final: Sunday, July 5, 2026 (7:30 PM IST) at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
Here is the Women’s Team India’s 15-Member Squad for the T20I World Cup 2026, as announced by the BCCI for the tournament in England & Wales.
Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (Vice-Captain), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (Wicketkeeper), Shree Charani, Yastika Bhatia (Wicketkeeper), Nandani Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Kranti Goud, Shreyanka Patil, and Radha Yadav
New faces like Bharti Fulmali, Nandani Sharma (uncapped seamer), Sree Charani, Kranti Gaud have joined the Women’s T20 squad for World Cup 2026. The BCCI selected them because they have all performed exceptionally well in recent domestic and WPL matches. As the T20 tournament is near, and many experienced players like Amanjot Kaur, Kashvee Gautam are injured, BCCI selected these new faces to give a tough fight to opponent nations.
All Women in Blue’s matches for T20 world cup 2026 will be aired live on Star Sports TV Network and JioHotstar. Being a cable TV / Dish TV users, you can watch Women’s T20 WC 2026 on star sports 1, star sports 2 in Hindi or English. If you own smart TV, mobile and laptop, you can watch live online via Jiohotstar app. This allows to stream WT20 WC 2026 in high quality and in multiple regional languages. On this digital platform, you can also enjoy the match and other key moments in 4K and also catch the highlights of past games!
Apart from that, you can also watch Team India’s Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 matches for free (+ Semifinal and Final) on DD Sports, DD National via DD Free Dish. In case… if you have traditional TV antenna setup, still you can watch games on DD National in standard 480p.
