The emblematic Lord’s Cricket Ground will host the Women’s Women’s World Cup final extended on July 5, the International Cricket Council announced on Thursday. The 12 -team tournament will start on June 12 and will have 33 games, culminating in a grand final in Lord’s, which also hosted the 2017 Odi Women’s World Cup final. In addition to Lord’s, six other sites will organize matches, including Old Trafford, Headingley, Edgbaston, Oval, Hampshire Bowl and the Ground of Bristol.
The tournament will set out two groups followed by a direct elimination scene. The detailed calendar will be announced in due time.
Eight teams, including Australia, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa and the Antilles, have already qualified. The remaining four points will be decided through the qualification for the T20 World Cup of the ICC in 2025.
“The rich diversity of the United Kingdom has always shown passionate support for all teams,” said ICC president Jay Shah.
“The final of the Women’s Cricket World Cup closed at Lord’s in 2017 remains a benchmark in the rise of the female game, and I cannot think of a more suitable stage for the final.” While we focus on preparing the tournament, we are delighted with the promise of an exciting T20 action which will not only captivate fans here, but will also serve as a showcase for the return of the cricket on the Olympic scene of Los Angeles 2028 “, he added.
World CPI global events have been on an ancestry since the 2017 CPI Women’s Cricket World Cup with an increase in spectators attendance in places and more audience on broadcasting and digital platforms.
The final of the T20 World 2020 ICC World Cup between Australia and India in Melbourne saw a record of 86,174 spectators present, while the following World Cup finals in CAP (2023) and Dubai (2024) were also sold in markets where female cricket had never been ticked before.
ECB’s general manager, Richard Gould, said: “We are extremely excited for the Women’s Woman World Cup 2026, and delighted to be able to confirm the seven emblematic places that welcome the tournament.
“It is of course very special to announce that the final will take place at Lord’s. It is one of the best places in the world cricket and each cricket player dreams of being one of the opportunities like a final of the World Cup in Lord’s.”
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