ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026: Where It Was Shown
This tournament is finished. It ran in England and Wales from 12 June to the final on 5 July 2026, with 12 teams. Australia beat England in the final at Lord’s. This page is a rights record, not a live guide, and a template for the next edition. It follows the same idea as the men’s T20 World Cup 2026 where-to-watch page.
The ICC’s own final release disagrees with itself on the margin. The scorecard and the result line say Australia won by seven wickets (England 150/4, Australia 153/3). An earlier line in the same release says a six-wicket win. The winner is confirmed. The margin is Unverified until the ICC picks one figure. This page does not carry live scores.
The next Women’s T20 World Cup is in 2028. The ICC Board says it will be hosted by the Pakistan Cricket Board, with India’s matches at a neutral venue, and that it is a 12-team event. Broadcasters for 2028 are Listing pending. Do not assume the 2026 list still applies. Check the broadcaster before you pay for any replay bundle or for 2028.
2026 rights record
| Country or territory | Where the ICC said it was shown | Status, notes & source |
|---|---|---|
| India | JioStar, on Star Sports and JioHotstar. English on every match. Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada on all India matches, the opener, the semi-finals and the final. Sign language on India matches. A vertical mobile feed and multi-cam on JioHotstar. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for 2026 ICC, 6 Jun 2026 ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| UK and Ireland, TV and app | Sky Sports Cricket, Main Event, Mix and Sky Sports+, and the Sky Sports app. Sky Mix free-to-air for opening matches involving the home nations, and for the final. All 12 home-nations group matches, the semi-finals and the final on the Sky Sports app with no subscription. The opener also on YouTube. Hindi commentary on the semi-finals and the final. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for 2026 Same ICC note · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| UK and Ireland, radio | BBC. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for 2026 Same ICC note · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Australia, video | The ICC said Prime Video had announced free coverage of this tournament, with no payment or subscription. That is this event only. A 2023 ICC–Prime deal still puts ICC events on Prime Video for Australian members through the end of 2027, at no extra cost on top of Prime. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed. The free window was for this tournament, which is over. ICC, 6 Jun 2026 ↗; ICC and Prime Video, 4 Dec 2023 ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Australia, radio | ABC. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for 2026 ICC, 6 Jun 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| New Zealand | SKY Sport, linear and digital. The ICC called New Zealand the defending champions going into the tournament. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for 2026 ICC, 6 Jun 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| USA and Canada | Free on Willow Sports across major FAST platforms. Also Willow TV, Willow TV Canada, and Cricbuzz via Willow. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for 2026. Not a claim that Willow is free in general. ICC, 6 Jun 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Pakistan | PTV and Geo Super on TV. Myco, Tamasha and Tapmad digitally. An ICC Urdu feed for Pakistan matches on PTV Home and the digital partners. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for 2026 ICC, 6 Jun 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | SuperSport TV and digital. Afrikaans and Xhosa feeds for South Africa matches. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for 2026 ICC, 6 Jun 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Sri Lanka | Dialog TV, ThePapare.com and Dialog Play, in Sinhala as well. Free-to-air on TV Supreme. Also PEO TV. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for 2026 ICC, 6 Jun 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Bangladesh | Rabbithole and ICC.tv. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for 2026 ICC, 6 Jun 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| MENA | StarzPlay Cricket W, on the StarzPlay app. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for 2026 ICC, 6 Jun 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Caribbean | ESPN, all matches live. This is the Caribbean, not ESPN+ in the USA. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for 2026 ICC, 6 Jun 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Latin America | Disney+. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for 2026 ICC, 6 Jun 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Netherlands | NOS Player, free-to-air, Dutch-language feed for Netherlands matches. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for 2026 ICC, 6 Jun 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Pacific Islands | Digicel. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for 2026 ICC, 6 Jun 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Singapore | Hub Sports 4. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for 2026 ICC, 6 Jun 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Malaysia and Hong Kong | Cricbuzz, via Astro in Malaysia and PCCW in Hong Kong. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for 2026 ICC, 6 Jun 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Territories the ICC did not name | Live and free on ICC.tv. Hindi, Urdu and Dutch commentary on certain matches. Some matches also on the ICC YouTube and Facebook pages in Japanese, Thai and Bahasa Indonesia. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for 2026, only where no licensee was named ICC, 6 Jun 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Audio, worldwide | English world-feed commentary on the ICC app. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for 2026 ICC, 6 Jun 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
What to re-check for 2028
| Item | What is known | Status, notes & source |
|---|---|---|
| Host | Pakistan Cricket Board. India matches at a neutral venue. The neutral country is not named in the ICC note we opened. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed host and neutral-venue rule. Listing pending for the neutral country. ICC Board, 1 Jun 2026 ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Size | 12 teams. Ten automatic places: top eight from 2026, the host if not already in, and the next team or teams on the women’s T20I rankings as of 6 July 2026. Two places via a 10-team Global Qualifier. | ✓ Confirmed Same ICC Board note · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Broadcasters | Not announced on any page we opened. | Listing pending Do not copy the 2026 table forward · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
India viewers looking at JioHotstar’s other cricket, including the IPL, should use the JioHotstar guide and the IPL FAQ. US viewers should use the Willow guide.
Questions
Is the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 still on?
No. The final was on 5 July 2026 at Lord’s. Australia beat England. The ICC release’s scorecard says seven wickets; another line in that release says six. We are not picking a margin.
Who showed it in India, the UK, Australia and the USA?
India: JioStar on Star Sports and JioHotstar. UK and Ireland: Sky Sports, with some free-to-air windows on Sky Mix and the Sky Sports app, and BBC radio. Australia: Prime Video, which the ICC said was free for this tournament, and ABC radio. USA and Canada: Willow, which the ICC said was free for this tournament.
Does that mean Prime Video or Willow is free for other cricket?
No. Both free lines were for this finished tournament. Prime’s wider ICC deal in Australia is included in a Prime membership through the end of 2027, not free of Prime.
Where is the 2028 Women’s T20 World Cup?
The ICC Board says the Pakistan Cricket Board will host it, with India’s matches at a neutral venue. The neutral country and the broadcasters are not published on the pages we opened.
Where do unsold countries watch an ICC event?
For this tournament, the ICC said remaining territories were live and free on ICC.tv. That is not a year-round pass for bilateral cricket. Check the next event’s own release.
Sources
- ICC, “All the broadcast details for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026”, 6 June 2026 ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026
- ICC, “Mooney guides Australia to ICC Women’s T20 World Cup glory”, 5 July 2026 ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026. Winner confirmed. Margin conflicts inside this release.
- ICC, “ICC and Amazon announce a four-year deal for Prime Video” in Australia, 4 December 2023 ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026
- ICC, “ICC Board approves key women’s cricket pathway decisions”, 1 June 2026 ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026