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Women's T20 World Cup 2026 qualifier schedule announced; check fixtures

Rajgeeta Yadav

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In a significant development, ICC has officially announced the full schedule for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Qualifiers on Wednesday. In total, 10 teams will compete in the qualifiers, and all matches will be hosted in Nepal.

The main goal of this tournament is to decide which teams will qualify for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, which will be held in England during June and July.

Women's T20 World Cup warm-up games to be played across 3 venues

The qualifier matches will take place from 18 January to 1 February, while warm-up games are scheduled earlier on 14 January and 16 January. These practice matches will be played at three venues: Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground, and Lower Mulpani Cricket Ground.

The tournament will officially begin on 18 January with an exciting clash between USA and Bangladesh at the Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground. On the same day and at the same venue, Ireland will face Papua New Guinea. 

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Qualifier fixtures announced

On the opening day, Nepal will play against Thailand, while Bangladesh will once again take on the USA in the morning matches starting at 9am local time. Later in the afternoon at 1pm, Zimbabwe will face the Netherlands, followed by Ireland versus Papua New Guinea. Meanwhile, Scotland and Namibia will play their first matches on 20 January.

Throughout the group stage, four matches will be played every other day, with the group phase ending on 26 January. After that, the top three teams from each group will move on to the Super Six stage. 

These important matches will be held on 28 January, 30 January, and 1 February, and from there, four teams will finally secure qualification for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 group stage matches

Group A

  • 18 January: USA v Bangladesh (Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground, 9am)
  • 18 January: Ireland v Papua New Guinea (Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground, 1pm)
  • 20 January: Papua New Guinea v Bangladesh (Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, 9am)
  • 20 January: Namibia v USA (Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground, 1pm)
  • 22 January: Ireland v USA (Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground, 9am)
  • 22 January: Bangladesh v Namibia (Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, 1pm)
  • 24 January: Papua New Guinea v Namibia (Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground, 9am)
  • 24 January: Bangladesh v Ireland (Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground, 1pm)
  • 26 January: USA v Papua New Guinea (Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground, 9am)
  • 26 January: Namibia v Ireland (Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, 1pm)

Group B

  • 18 January: Nepal v Thailand (Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, 9am)
  • 18 January: Zimbabwe v Netherlands (Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, 1pm)
  • 20 January: Zimbabwe v Thailand (Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground, 9am)
  • 20 January: Scotland v Netherlands (Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, 1pm)
  • 22 January: Nepal v Netherlands (Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, 9am)
  • 22 January: Scotland v Zimbabwe (Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground, 1pm)
  • 24 January: Thailand v Scotland (Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, 9am)
  • 24 January: Nepal v Zimbabwe (Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, 1pm)
  • 26 January: Nepal v Scotland (Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, 9am)
  • 26 January: Netherlands v Thailand (Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground, 1pm)

Super Six*

28 January: QB2 v QA2 (Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, 9am)

28 January: QB3 v QA1 (Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground, 9am)

28 January: QA3 v QB1 (Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, 1pm)

30 January: QA1 v QB2 (Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, 9am)

30 January: QA2 v QB1 (Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground, 9am)

30 January: QA3 v QB3 (Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground, 1pm)

1 February: QA2 v QB3 (Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, 9am)

1 February: QA1 v QB1 (Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground, 9am)

1 February: QB2 v QA3 (Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, 1pm)

*Nepal will play as QB2 if they proceed to the Super Six stage

Women's T20 World Cup warm-up matches

14 January (morning): Bangladesh v Netherlands (Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground), Zimbabwe v Papua New Guinea (Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground); Nepal v Ireland (Lower Mulpani Cricket Ground)

14 January (afternoon): Namibia v Thailand (Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground), USA v Scotland (Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground)

16 January (morning): Ireland v Zimbabwe (Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground), Papua New Guinea v Scotland (Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground), Netherlands v Namibia (Lower Mulpani Cricket Ground)

16 January (afternoon): Nepal v USA (Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground), Thailand v Bangladesh (Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground)