ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 squads: Full teams, players and groups listed
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KEY TAKEAWAYS:
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The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 is composed of 12 teams divided into two groups.
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Defending champions New Zealand will play in Group B with the hosts England.
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Also in Group A, Netherlands will make their Women’s T20 World Cup debut.
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ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026: Teams and groups
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 is due to take place in England and Wales between June 12 and July 5. A total of 12 nations will participate in this year’s championship, with the event split into two groups.
This year’s defending champions are New Zealand, winners of the last edition of the World Cup. Other countries expected to have a strong shot at victory include England, India, Australia, and South Africa.
Another interesting aspect of this event is that this will be the first time that the Netherlands have participated in the Women’s T20 World Cup.
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ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 groups and team lists revealed
Each team will select a squad of 15 players for the World Cup, excluding reserves. The groups and team lists for each nation for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 are as follows:
Group A
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Megan Schutt, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Voll, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Phoebe Litchfield, Sophie Molineux (c), Alana King, Tahlia McGrath (vc), Kim Garth, Georgia Wareham, Grace Harris, Lucy Hamilton, Ashleigh Gardner (vc) Coach: Shelley Nitschke |
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Tazmin Brits, Marizanne Kapp, Sinalo Jafta, Tumi Sekhukhune, Laura Wolvaardt (c), Chloe Tryon, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Nadine de Klerk, Kayla Reyneke, Karabo Meso, Annerie Dercksen, Dane van Niekerk, Shabnim Ismail, Suné Luus, Ayabonga Khaka Coach: Mandla Mashimbyi |
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Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Renuka Singh Thakur, Richa Ghosh (wk) Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana (vc), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Kranti Gaud, Shreyanka Patil, Shree Charani, Bharti Fulmali, Nandini Sharma Coach: Amol Muzumdar |
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Babette de Leede (c, wk), Lara Leemhuis, Iris Zwilling, Hannah Landheer, Robine Rijke, Phebe Molkenboer, Isabel van der Woning, Heather Siegers, Caroline de Lange, Sanya Khurana, Sterre Kalis, Myrthe van den Raad, Frederique Overdijk, Silver Siegers, Rosalie Ann Lawrence (wk) Coach: Neil MacRae |
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Group B
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Team |
Squad |
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Heather Knight, Freya Kemp, Sophie Ecclestone, Charlie Dean (vc), Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Amy Jones (wk), Sophia Dunkley, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Danielle Gibson, Lauren Filer, Issy Wong, Tilly Corteen-Coleman Coach: Charlotte Edwards |
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Maddy Green, Lea Tahuhu, Izzy Gaze (wk), Suzie Bates, Jess Kerr, Flora Devonshire, Polly Inglis (wk), Rosemary Mair, Izzy Sharp (wk), Amelia Kerr (c), Nensi Patel, Georgia Plimmer, Brooke Halliday, Sophie Devine, Bree Illing Coach: Ben Sawyer |
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