{"id":178787,"date":"2026-06-09T21:42:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T03:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=178787"},"modified":"2026-06-09T21:42:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T03:12:57","slug":"explained-what-is-the-format-for-the-womens-t20-world-cup-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=178787","title":{"rendered":"Explained \u2013 What is the format for the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71074244\">The 10th edition of the ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup will get underway in England and Wales on June 12, marking the biggest tournament in the competition\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time, 12 teams will compete for the title, while the Netherlands will make its maiden appearance at the event.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the expansion, the tournament will retain the format used in previous editions. The 12 teams have been split into two groups of six, with each side playing every other team in its group once.<\/p>\n<p>India has been placed in Group A alongside Australia, South Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>The top two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals, scheduled to be held at The Oval on June 30 and July 2. The winners of those matches will meet in the final at Lord\u2019s on July 5.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fact-box\">\n<h5 class=\"main-title\"><b>Groups for the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026:<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><b>Group A: <\/b>India, Australia, South Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Netherlands.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>Group B: <\/b>England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Scotland, and West Indies.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 09, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/womens-cricket\/womens-t20-world-cip-2026-format-explained-teams-groups-latest-news\/article71074244.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 10th edition of the ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup will get underway in England and Wales on June 12, marking the biggest tournament in the competition\u2019s history. For the first time, 12 teams will compete for the title, while the Netherlands will make its maiden appearance at the event. Despite the expansion, the tournament &#8230; <a title=\"Explained \u2013 What is the format for the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=178787\" aria-label=\"Read more about Explained \u2013 What is the format for the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":178788,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-178787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2280335128.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":177952,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=177952","url_meta":{"origin":178787,"position":0},"title":"India schedule for Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 \u2014 venues, timings, opponents","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"India will be out to win its first Women\u2019s T20 World Cup in the tenth edition of the event in England and Wales from later this month. 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