Women's T20 Cricket World Cup: Find out more

What's better than one World Cup starting this week? How about two!

The Women's T20 World Cup starts on Friday, with hosts England taking on Sri Lanka in the opening match.

Over the next three-and-a-half weeks, twelve teams from across the globe will be battling it out to be crowned World Champions.

But what else can we expect from the 2026 tournament? Keep reading to find out!

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A record 12 teams will feature in this year's tournament.

They have been placed into two groups of six, with everyone playing each other once.

Three home nations are taking part in this World Cup - Scotland and Ireland both secured their place, and England qualified automatically as hosts.

The two groups are:

Group One - Australia, Bangladesh, India, Netherlands, Pakistan, South Africa

Group Two - England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, Sri Lanka, West Indies

The top two teams from each group will go through to the semi-finals, before the final takes place at Lord's Cricket Ground on Sunday 5 July.

Seven cricket grounds around England have been selected for the matches.

They are:

Lord's, London

The Oval, London

Old Trafford, Manchester

Edgbaston, Birmingham

Hampshire Bowl, Southampton

Headingley, Leeds

Bristol County Ground, Bristol