England have officially revealed their squad for the ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026, with Nat Sciver-Brunt set to lead the side in a highly anticipated home tournament. The competition, scheduled to be played across England and Wales later this year, presents a golden opportunity for the hosts to reclaim global glory.<\/p>\n
The 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is scheduled to take place from 12 June to 5 July 2026 in England and Wales. This tenth edition of the tournament will be the first to feature an expanded field of 12 teams competing in 33 matches.<\/p>\n
The 12 teams are divided into two groups of six for the initial round-robin stage:<\/p>\n
Group A<\/p>\n
Group B<\/p>\n
Australia<\/p>\n
England (Hosts)<\/p>\n
India<\/p>\n
New Zealand (Defending Champions)<\/p>\n
South Africa<\/p>\n
West Indies<\/p>\n
Pakistan<\/p>\n
Sri Lanka<\/p>\n
Bangladesh<\/p>\n
Ireland<\/p>\n
Netherlands<\/p>\n
Scotland<\/p>\n
England’s squad for T20 World Cup 2026<\/p>\n
Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Charlie Dean (vc), Amy Jones (wk), Sophia Dunkley, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Heather Knight, Alice Capsey, Freya Kemp, Danielle Gibson, Linsey Smith, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Bell, Lauren Filer, Issy Wong, Tilly Corteen-Coleman.<\/p>\n
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England\u2019s Chances<\/p>\n
Playing at home gives England a major advantage. The squad\u2019s mix of seasoned match-winners and young energy could prove decisive in high-pressure games. Their spin attack, led by Ecclestone, and depth in batting make them one of the strongest contenders. Uncapped 18-year-old spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman has been included, while Lauren Filer and Issy Wong will feature at their first T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n
England Women have won the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup once, claiming the title in the inaugural 2009 edition. While they have been a dominant force in the format, they have also finished as runners-up on three occasions (2012, 2014, and 2018). Outside of the T20 format, England has seen more success in the ODI (50-over) World Cup, winning four titles in 1973, 1993, 2009, and 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"England have officially revealed their squad for the ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026, with Nat Sciver-Brunt set…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":415304,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[195987,444,71787,195986,85,46,195985,195989,170013,195988,105,140592,6866],"class_list":["post-415303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-charlie-dean","tag-england","tag-england-and-wales","tag-heather-knight","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-lauren-bell","tag-lauren-filer","tag-nat-sciver-brunt","tag-sophie-ecclestone","tag-sports","tag-t20-world-cup","tag-world-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=415303"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415303\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/415304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=415303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=415303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=415303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}