Amelia Kerr: Becoming champions two years ago was an incredible achievement and it has given us belief as we look to do it again. Right now, I don’t know if our status as reigning champions means there’s greater pressure on us or not. It’s not really something we are thinking too much about. Ultimately, we’ve done
Seven historic venues across England will host matches at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. Here are the grounds on which new stories will be written and dreams will turn into reality. Edgbaston The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 kicks off in Birmingham at the spiritual home of T20 cricket in England, Edgbaston.
The upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is the biggest of its kind to date, with 12 teams taking part. Their paths to England have taken varying forms – here is a look at how they got there and the format which awaits them once action gets underway. How they qualified England qualified automatically as
Ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Edie showcases grassroots cricket in new ECB video, as stats show record numbers of women’s and girls’ fixtures already played and scheduled this season. A budding nine-year-old cricketer is the star of a new video shining a light on the army of volunteers who lie behind the
England Women’s selectors have today announced their 15-player squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. The Blaze’s Nat Sciver-Brunt has been named as captain and will lead the squad on home soil at her seventh T20 World Cup. Sciver-Brunt is joined in the squad by uncapped 18-year-old Surrey spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Warwickshire’s Issy Wong
Hundreds of thousands of children across the UK picked up a bat and ball today, as schools came together for the biggest single day of cricket participation the country has ever seen Schools Cricket Day marks 50 days to go to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, which is set to inspire the next generation
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced a record prize fund of US$8,764,615 for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, marking a 10% increase on the 2024 edition. That figure eclipses the US$7,958,077 pot shared between the 10 competing nations in the United Arab Emirates two years ago as the tournament prepares to expand
The University of Bath-based British Fencing squad won five medals when Italy hosted the first Para Fencing World Cup of 2026. Dimitri Coutya took Category B foil gold and epee bronze in Pisa, beating home favourite Michele Massa 15-13 in the foil final, and fellow Paralympic gold-medallist Piers Gilliver won Category A epee silver. There
The tenth World Cup was a massive success. Now comes the question, how will national unions react to its effects? None of the options will be easily gained, whether they be increased funding, better support for players or a lasting response from the public, sponsors and the media. Let’s take a glance at a few
Three players from the victorious India side have been named in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Team of the Tournament. Deepti Sharma, the competition’s leading wicket-taker who took a magnificent five for 39 in the final, is joined by teammates Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues. The trio are joined by three players from
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