New Zealand Women will start the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 as the defending champions, as they won the title for the first time in the 2024 edition. England and Wales are ready to host the 2026 edition from 12 June to 5 July 2026, as the White Ferns want to prove world cricket once again.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026: New Zealand Women Qualification
As New Zealand Women finished as the champions in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, they comfortably qualified for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026: New Zealand Women Complete Squad
Captain
Melie Kerr
Batters
Izzy Sharp, Maddy Green, Georgia Plimmer
Wicketkeepers
Isabella Gaze, Polly Inglis
Allrounders
Melie Kerr, Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine, Flora Devonshire, Brooke Halliday, Nensi Patel
Bowlers
Bree Illing, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026: New Zealand Women Complete Schedule
New Zealand Women are in Group 2 in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, along with England Women, West Indies Women, Sri Lanka Women, Ireland Women, and Scotland Women. Here, 12 participating teams have been divided into two groups with six teams each, while the top two teams of each group will qualify for the Semi-finals.
13 June 2026: New Zealand Women vs West Indies Women (23:00 IST)
16 June 2026: New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women (19:00 IST)
19 June 2026: Ireland Women vs New Zealand Women (23:00 IST)
23 June 2026: New Zealand Women vs Scotland Women (15:00 IST)
27 June 2026: England Women vs New Zealand Women (23:00 IST)
New Zealand Women’s record in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup history
After finishing runners-up in the first two editions (2009 and 2010), New Zealand Women won their first title in this competition's history in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 after beating South Africa Women by 32 runs.
Champions: 2024
Runners-up: 2009, 2010
Semi-finals exits: 2012, 2016
Group Stage exits: 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023
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