The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced the schedule for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Global Qualifier to be held in Nepal from January 14 to February 1, 2026.
Ten teams will compete for the remaining four spots at the World Cup in England and Wales in June and July.
The qualifiers will be held across Kathmandu, with matches scheduled at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground and Mulbani Cricket Ground (Upper and Lower).
A packed opening day kicks off on Wednesday 14th January with plenty of competition.
The morning session sees Bangladesh take on the Netherlands, Zimbabwe take on Papua New Guinea and Nepal take on Ireland.
The afternoon games include Namibia vs Thailand and USA vs Scotland. The morning matches will start at 9 am local time and the afternoon matches will start at 1 pm local time.
Ten teams are divided into two groups of five. Group A includes Bangladesh, Ireland, Namibia, Papua New Guinea and the United States, while Group B includes Nepal, Netherlands, Scotland, Thailand and Zimbabwe.
The top three teams from each group will advance to the Super 6, where they will play in a round-robin format. The top four teams from the Super 6 stage will secure their place in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Qualifiers – Key Matches:
Wednesday, 14 January
- 9 am – Bangladesh vs Netherlands, TU Cricket Ground
- 9 am – Zimbabwe vs Papua New Guinea, Upper Mulbani Cricket Ground
- 9 am – Nepal vs Ireland, Lower Mulbani Cricket Ground
- 1 pm – Namibia vs Thailand, TU Cricket Ground
- 1 pm – USA vs Scotland, Upper Mulbany Cricket Ground
Friday, 16 January
- 9 am – Ireland vs Zimbabwe, TU Cricket Ground
- 9 am – Papua New Guinea vs Scotland, Upper Mulbani Cricket Ground
- 9 am – Netherlands vs Namibia, Lower Mulbani Cricket Ground
- 1 pm – Nepal vs USA, TU Cricket Stadium
- 1 pm – Thailand vs Bangladesh, Upper Mulbani Cricket Ground
Sunday, 18 January
- 9 am – Nepal vs Thailand, TU Cricket Ground
- 9 am – USA vs Bangladesh, Upper Mulbani Cricket Ground
- 1 pm – Zimbabwe vs Netherlands, TU Cricket Ground
- 1 pm – Ireland vs Papua New Guinea, Upper Mulbani Cricket Ground
Tuesday, 20 January
- 9 am – Papua New Guinea vs Bangladesh, TU Cricket Ground
- 9 am – Zimbabwe vs Thailand, Upper Mulbani Cricket Ground
- 1pm – Scotland vs Netherlands, TU Cricket Ground
- 1 pm – Namibia vs USA, Upper Mulbani Cricket Ground
Thursday, 22 January
- 9 am – Nepal vs Netherlands, TU Cricket Ground
- 9am – Ireland vs USA, Upper Mulbany Cricket Ground
- 1 pm – Bangladesh vs Namibia, TU Cricket Ground
- 1 pm – Scotland vs Zimbabwe, Upper Mulbani Cricket Ground
Saturday, 24 January
- 9 am – Thailand vs Scotland, TU Cricket Ground
- 9 am – Papua New Guinea vs Namibia, Upper Mulbani Cricket Ground
- 1 pm – Nepal vs Zimbabwe, TU Cricket Ground
- 1 pm – Bangladesh vs Ireland, Upper Mulbani Cricket Ground
Monday, 26 January
- 9 am – Nepal vs Scotland, TU Cricket Ground
- 9 am – USA vs Papua New Guinea, Upper Mulbani Cricket Ground
- 1 pm – Namibia vs Ireland, TU Cricket Ground
- 1 pm – Netherlands vs Thailand, Upper Mulbani Cricket Ground
Wednesday, 28 January
- 9 AM – QB2 vs QA2, TU Cricket Ground
- 9 AM – QB2 vs QA1, Upper Mulbani Cricket Ground
- 1 PM – QA2 vs QB1, TU Cricket Ground
Friday, 30 January
- 9 AM – QA1 vs QB2, TU Cricket Ground
- 9 AM – QA2 vs QB1, Upper Mulbani Cricket Ground
- 1 PM – QB2 vs QB3, Upper Mulbani Cricket Ground
Sunday, 1 February
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