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International cricket in 2026

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The 2026 International cricket season is taking place from April to September 2026.[1] This calendar includes men's Test, men's One Day International (ODI) and men's Twenty20 International (T20I) matches (between full member teams), women's Test, women's One Day International (ODI) and women's Twenty20 International (T20I) matches, as well as some other significant series.[2][3] In addition to the matches shown here, a number of other T20I series involving associate nations are being played during this period.

The 2026 Women's T20 World Cup is scheduled to be hosted in England in June and July 2026.[4]

Season overview

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Men's events

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International tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
Test ODI T20I
17 April 2026  Bangladesh  New Zealand N/a 2–1 [3] 1–1 [3]
8 May 2026  Bangladesh  Pakistan [2] N/a N/a
27 May 2026  Ireland  New Zealand [1] N/a N/a
30 May 2026  Pakistan  Australia N/a [3] N/a
3 June 2026  West Indies  Sri Lanka [2] [3] [3]
4 June 2026  England  New Zealand [3] N/a N/a
6 June 2026  India  Afghanistan [1] [3] N/a
9 June 2026  Bangladesh  Australia N/a [3] [3]
26 June 2026  Ireland  India N/a N/a [2]
June 2026  Zimbabwe  Bangladesh [2] [5] N/a
1 July 2026  England  India N/a [3] [5]
11 July 2026  West Indies  New Zealand N/a [3] [3]
23 July 2026  Zimbabwe  India N/a N/a [3]
25 July 2026  West Indies  Pakistan [2] N/a N/a
5 August 2026  Ireland  Afghanistan N/a [5] N/a
13 August 2026  Australia  Bangladesh [2] N/a N/a
19 August 2026  England  Pakistan [3] N/a N/a
August 2026  Namibia  South Africa N/a [3] N/a
15 September 2026  England  Sri Lanka N/a [3] [3]
International tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
2 April 2026 Namibia 2026 Namibia Tri-Nation Series (round 16) N/a
25 April 2026 Nepal 2026 Nepal Tri-Nation Series (round 17) N/a
12 May 2026 Nepal 2026 Nepal Tri-Nation Series (round 18) N/a
2 June 2026 Canada 2026 Canada Tri-Nation Series N/a
19 July 2026 Netherlands 2026 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series N/a
August 2026 Namibia 2026 Namibia T20I Tri-Nation Series
August 2026 Tanzania 2026 Cricket World Cup Challenge League B N/a

Women's events

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Women's international tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
WTest WODI WT20I
17 April 2026  South Africa  India N/a N/a 4–1 [5]
20 April 2026  Bangladesh  Sri Lanka N/a 1–2 [3] 0–3 [3]
3 May 2026  Pakistan  Zimbabwe N/a 3–0 [3] [3]
10 May 2026  England  New Zealand N/a [3] [3]
28 May 2026  England  India [1] N/a [3]
10 July 2026  Ireland  West Indies N/a [3] N/a
1 September 2026  England  Ireland N/a [3] N/a
International tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
28 May 2026 Ireland 2026 Ireland Women's Tri-Nation Series
28 May 2026 Scotland 2026 Scotland Women's Tri-Nation Series
12 June 2026 England 2026 Women's T20 World Cup
July 2026 2026 Women's Asia Cup

April

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2026 Namibia Tri-Nation Series (round 16)

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2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2 – Tri-series
No. Date Team 1 Team 2 Venue Result
ODI 4945a 2 April  Oman  Scotland Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek Match abandoned
ODI 4946 4 April  Namibia  Oman Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek  Oman by 3 wickets
ODI 4947 6 April  Namibia  Scotland Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek No result
ODI 4948 8 April  Oman  Scotland Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek  Oman by 12 runs
ODI 4949 10 April  Namibia  Oman Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek  Namibia by 1 wicket
ODI 4950 12 April  Namibia  Scotland Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek  Scotland by 7 wickets

New Zealand in Bangladesh

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ODI series
No. Date Venue Result
ODI 4951 17 April Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka  New Zealand by 26 runs
ODI 4952 20 April Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka  Bangladesh by 6 wickets
ODI 4953 23 April BSFLMR Cricket Stadium, Chittagong  Bangladesh by 55 runs
T20I series
No. Date Venue Result
T20I 3822 27 April BSFLMR Cricket Stadium, Chittagong  Bangladesh by 6 wickets
T20I 3822a 29 April BSFLMR Cricket Stadium, Chittagong Match abandoned
T20I 3827 2 May Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka  New Zealand by 6 wickets (DLS)

India women in South Africa

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WT20I series
No. Date Venue Result
WT20I 2724 17 April Kingsmead, Durban  South Africa by 6 wickets
WT20I 2729 19 April Kingsmead, Durban  South Africa by 8 wickets
WT20I 2734 22 April Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg  South Africa by 9 wickets
WT20I 2739 25 April Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg  India by 14 runs
WT20I 2745 27 April Willowmoore Park, Benoni  South Africa by 23 runs

Sri Lanka women in Bangladesh

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2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship — WODI series
No. Date Venue Result
WODI 1542 20 April Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi  Bangladesh by 3 wickets
WODI 1543 22 April Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi  Sri Lanka by 4 wickets
WODI 1544 25 April Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi  Sri Lanka by 7 wickets
WT20I series
No. Date Venue Result
WT20I 2747 28 April Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet  Sri Lanka by 25 runs
WT20I 2750 30 April Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet  Sri Lanka by 21 runs
WT20I 2754 2 May Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet  Sri Lanka by 3 runs

2026 Nepal Tri-Nation Series (round 17)

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2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2 – Tri-series
No. Date Team 1 Team 2 Venue Result
ODI 4954 25 April    Nepal  United Arab Emirates Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur    Nepal by 37 runs
ODI 4955 27 April  Oman  United Arab Emirates Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur  United Arab Emirates by 25 runs
ODI 4956 29 April    Nepal  Oman Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur  Oman by 102 runs (DLS)
ODI 4957 1 May    Nepal  United Arab Emirates Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur    Nepal by 6 runs (DLS)
ODI 4958 3 May  Oman  United Arab Emirates Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur  United Arab Emirates by 54 runs
ODI 4959 5 May    Nepal  Oman Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur    Nepal by 81 runs

May

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Zimbabwe women in Pakistan

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2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship — WODI series
No. Date Venue Result
WODI 1545 4 May National Stadium, Karachi  Pakistan by 168 runs
WODI 1546 6 May National Stadium, Karachi  Pakistan by 206 runs
WODI 1547 9 May National Stadium, Karachi  Pakistan by 9 wickets
WT20I series
No. Date Venue Result
WT20I 2759 12 May National Stadium, Karachi
WT20I 2760 14 May National Stadium, Karachi
WT20I 2761 15 May National Stadium, Karachi

Pakistan in Bangladesh

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2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No. Date Venue Result
Test 2617 8–12 May Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
Test 2618 16–20 May Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet

New Zealand women in England

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2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship — WODI series
No. Date Venue Result
WODI 1548 10 May Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
WODI 1549 13 May County Ground, Northampton
WODI 1550 16 May Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
WT20I series
No. Date Venue Result
1st WT20I 20 May County Ground, Derby
2nd WT20I 23 May St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
3rd WT20I 25 May County Ground, Hove

2026 Nepal Tri-Nation Series (round 18)

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2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2 – Tri-series
No. Date Team 1 Team 2 Venue Result
1st ODI 12 May    Nepal  Scotland Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
2nd ODI 14 May  Scotland  United States Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
3rd ODI 16 May    Nepal  United States Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
4th ODI 18 May    Nepal  Scotland Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
5th ODI 20 May  Scotland  United States Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
6th ODI 22 May    Nepal  United States Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur

New Zealand in Ireland

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Test match
No. Date Venue Result
Only Test 27–30 May Stormont Cricket Ground, Belfast

2026 Ireland Women's Tri-Nation Series

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1  Ireland 0 0 0 0 0
2  Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0
3  West Indies 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: May 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo
Round-robin
No. Date Team 1 Team 2 Venue Result
1st WT20I 28 May  Ireland  West Indies Castle Avenue, Clontarf
2nd WT20I 29 May  Pakistan  West Indies Castle Avenue, Clontarf
3rd WT20I 31 May  Ireland  Pakistan Castle Avenue, Clontarf
4th WT20I 1 June  Ireland  West Indies Castle Avenue, Clontarf
5th WT20I 3 June  Pakistan  West Indies Castle Avenue, Clontarf
6th WT20I 4 June  Ireland  Pakistan Castle Avenue, Clontarf

2026 Scotland Women's Tri-Nation Series

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1  Bangladesh 0 0 0 0 0
2  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0
3  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: June 2026. Source: [citation needed]
Round-robin
No. Date Team 1 Team 2 Venue Result
1st WT20I 28 May  Scotland  Netherlands The Grange Club, Edinburgh
2nd WT20I 30 May  Scotland  Bangladesh The Grange Club, Edinburgh
3rd WT20I 31 May  Bangladesh  Netherlands The Grange Club, Edinburgh
4th WT20I 2 June  Scotland  Bangladesh The Grange Club, Edinburgh
5th WT20I 3 June  Scotland  Netherlands The Grange Club, Edinburgh
6th WT20I 4 June  Bangladesh  Netherlands The Grange Club, Edinburgh

India women in England

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WT20I series
No. Date Venue Result
1st WT20I 28 May County Ground, Chelmsford
2nd WT20I 30 May County Ground, Bristol
3rd WT20I 2 June County Ground, Taunton
WTest match
No. Date Venue Result
Only WTest 10–13 July Lord's, London

Australia in Pakistan

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ODI series
No. Date Venue Result
1st ODI 30 May Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
2nd ODI 2 June Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
3rd ODI 4 June Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

June

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Sri Lanka in the West Indies

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ODI series
No. Date Venue Result
[1st ODI] 3 June Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
[2nd ODI] 6 June Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
[3rd ODI] 8 June Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
ODI series
No. Date Venue Result
[1st T20I] 11 June Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
[2nd T20I] 13 June Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
[3rd T20I] 14 June Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No. Date Venue Result
[1st Test] 25–29 June Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua
[2nd Test] 3–7 July Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua

New Zealand in England

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2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No. Date Venue Result
1st Test 4–8 June Lord's, London
2nd Test 17–21 June The Oval, London
3rd Test 25–29 June Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Australia in Bangladesh

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ODI series
No. Date Venue Result
1st ODI 9 June Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
2nd ODI 11 June Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
3rd ODI 14 June Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
T20I series
No. Date Venue Result
1st T20I 17 June BSFLMR Cricket Stadium, Chattogram
2nd T20I 19 June BSFLMR Cricket Stadium, Chattogram
3rd T20I 21 June BSFLMR Cricket Stadium, Chattogram

Afghanistan in India

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Only Test
No. Date Venue Result
Only Test 6–10 June Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh
ODI Series
No. Date Venue Result
1st ODI 14 June Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala
2nd ODI 17 June Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
3rd ODI 20 June M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

2026 Women's T20 World Cup

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced to the semi-final
2  Bangladesh 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  India 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 13 June 2026. Source: [5]

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Qualification
1  England (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced to the semi-final
2  Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  West Indies 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 12 June 2026. Source: [6]
(H) Host
Round-robin
No. Date Team 1 Team 2 Venue Result
1st WT20I 12 June  England  Sri Lanka Edgbaston, Birmingham
2nd WT20I 13 June  Ireland  Scotland Old Trafford, Manchester
3rd WT20I 13 June  Australia  South Africa Old Trafford, Manchester
4th WT20I 13 June  New Zealand  West Indies Rose Bowl, Southampton
5th WT20I 14 June  Bangladesh  Netherlands Edgbaston, Birmingham
6th WT20I 14 June  India  Pakistan Edgbaston, Birmingham
7th WT20I 16 June  New Zealand  Sri Lanka Rose Bowl, Southampton
8th WT20I 16 June  England  Ireland Rose Bowl, Southampton
9th WT20I 17 June  Australia  Bangladesh Headingley, Leeds
10th WT20I 17 June  India  Netherlands Headingley, Leeds
11th WT20I 17 June  Pakistan  South Africa Edgbaston, Birmingham
12th WT20I 18 June  Scotland  West Indies Headingley, Leeds
13th WT20I 19 June  Ireland  New Zealand Rose Bowl, Southampton
14th WT20I 20 June  Australia  Netherlands Rose Bowl, Southampton
15th WT20I 20 June  Bangladesh  Pakistan Rose Bowl, Southampton
16th WT20I 20 June  England  Scotland Headingley, Leeds
17th WT20I 21 June  Sri Lanka  West Indies County Ground, Bristol
18th WT20I 21 June  India  South Africa Old Trafford, Manchester
19th WT20I 23 June  New Zealand  Scotland County Ground, Bristol
20th WT20I 23 June  Ireland  Sri Lanka County Ground, Bristol
21st WT20I 23 June  Australia  Pakistan Headingley, Leeds
22nd WT20I 24 June  England  West Indies Lord's, London
23rd WT20I 25 June  Bangladesh  India Old Trafford, Manchester
24th WT20I 25 June  Netherlands  South Africa County Ground, Bristol
25th WT20I 26 June  Scotland  Sri Lanka Old Trafford, Manchester
26th WT20I 27 June  Netherlands  Pakistan County Ground, Bristol
27th WT20I 27 June  Ireland  West Indies County Ground, Bristol
28th WT20I 27 June  England  New Zealand The Oval, London
29th WT20I 28 June  Bangladesh  South Africa Lord's, London
30th WT20I 28 June  Australia  India Lord's, London
Semi-finals
No. Date Team 1 Team 2 Venue Result
1st semi-final 30 June TBA TBA The Oval, London
2nd semi-final 2 July TBA TBA The Oval, London
Final
No. Date Team 1 Team 2 Venue Result
Final 5 July TBA TBA Lord's, London

India in Ireland

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T20I series
No. Date Venue Result
1st T20I 26 June Stormont, Belfast
2nd T20I 28 June Stormont, Belfast

2026 Canada Tri-Nation Series

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July

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India in England

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T20I series
No. Date Venue Result
1st T20I 1 July Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
2nd T20I 4 July Old Trafford, Manchester
3rd T20I 7 July Trent Bridge, Nottingham
4th T20I 9 July County Ground, Bristol
5th T20I 11 July Rose Bowl, Southampton
ODI series
No. Date Venue Result
1st ODI 14 July Edgbaston, Birmingham
2nd ODI 16 July Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
3rd ODI 19 July Lord's, London

India in Zimbabwe

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T20I series
No. Date Venue Result
1st T20I 23 July Harare Sports Club, Harare
2nd T20I 25 July Harare Sports Club, Harare
3rd T20I 26 July Harare Sports Club, Harare

West Indies women in Ireland

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2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship — WODI series
No. Date Venue Result
1st WODI 10 July Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready
2nd WODI 12 July Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready
3rd WODI 15 July Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready

2026 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series

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Bangladesh in Zimbabwe

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Test series
No. Date Venue Result
1st Test
2nd Test
ODI series
No. Date Venue Result
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
4th ODI
5th ODI

2026 Women's Asia Cup

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August

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Afghanistan in Ireland

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ODI series
No. Date Venue Result
1st ODI 5 August Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
2nd ODI 7 August Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
3rd ODI 10 August Stormont Cricket Ground, Belfast
4th ODI 12 August Stormont Cricket Ground, Belfast
5th ODI 14 August Stormont Cricket Ground, Belfast

2026 Namibia T20I Tri-Nation Series

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1  Namibia 0 0 0 0 0
2  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0
3  Zimbabwe 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: August 2026. Source: [citation needed]

Bangladesh in Australia

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2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No. Date Venue Result
1st Test 13–17 August Marrara Oval, Darwin
2nd Test 22–26 August Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay

Pakistan in England

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2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No. Date Venue Result
1st Test 19–23 August Headingley, Leeds
2nd Test 27–31 August Lord's, London
3rd Test 9–13 September Edgbaston, Birmingham

2026 Cricket World Cup Challenge League B (Tanzania)

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Teams:

September

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Ireland women in England

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2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship — WODI series
No. Date Venue Result
1st WODI 1 September Grace Road, Leicester
2nd WODI 3 September County Ground, Derby
3rd WODI 6 September New Road, Worcester

Sri Lanka in England

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T20I series
No. Date Venue Result
1st T20I 15 September Rose Bowl, Southampton
2nd T20I 17 September Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
3rd T20I 19 September Old Trafford, Manchester
ODI series
No. Date Venue Result
1st ODI 22 September Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
2nd ODI 24 September Headingley, Leeds
3rd ODI 27 September The Oval, London

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Future Tour Programs (FTP) Schedule of ICC". CricSchedule. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme 2023 to 2027" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Men's FTP for 2023-2027 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  4. ^ "England to host 2026 T20 Women's World Cup". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Women's T20 World Cup Points Table | Women's T20 World Cup Standings | Women's T20 World Cup Ranking". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Women's T20 World Cup Points Table | Women's T20 World Cup Standings | Women's T20 World Cup Ranking". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2024.