International cricket in 2026

International cricket in 2026

The 2026 International cricket season will take place from April 2026 to September 2026. This calendar will include men's Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) matches (between full member teams), women's Test, women's One Day International (WODI) and women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches, as well as some other significant series. The 2026 Women's T20 World Cup is scheduled to be hosted in England in June and July 2026. In addition to the matches shown here, a number of other T20I series involving associate nations will be played during this period.

Season overview

Men's events

International tours
Start date	Home team	Away team	Results [Matches]
Test	ODI	T20I
17 April 2026	Bangladesh	New Zealand	—N/a
8 May 2026	Bangladesh	Pakistan		—N/a	—N/a
27 May 2026	Ireland	New Zealand		—N/a	—N/a
4 June 2026	England	New Zealand		—N/a	—N/a
5 June 2026	Bangladesh	Australia	—N/a
6 June 2026	India	Afghanistan			—N/a
26 June 2026	Ireland	India	—N/a	—N/a
June 2026	West Indies	Sri Lanka
June 2026	Zimbabwe	Bangladesh			—N/a
June 2026	Pakistan	Australia	—N/a		—N/a
1 July 2026	England	India	—N/a
July 2026	West Indies	New Zealand	—N/a
15 July 2026	West Indies	Pakistan		—N/a	—N/a
23 July 2026	Zimbabwe	India	—N/a	—N/a
5 August 2026	Ireland	Afghanistan	—N/a		—N/a
13 August 2026	Australia	Bangladesh		—N/a	—N/a
19 August 2026	England	Pakistan		—N/a	—N/a
August 2026	Namibia	South Africa	—N/a		—N/a
15 September 2026	England	Sri Lanka	—N/a
International tournaments
Start date	Tournament	Winners
2 April 2026	2026 Namibia Tri-Nation Series (round 16)
May 2026	2026 Nepal Tri-Nation Series (round 17)
5 May 2026	2026 United States Tri-Nation Series (round 18)
June 2026	2026 Canada Tri-Nation Series (round 19)
15 July 2026	2026 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series (round 20)
August 2026	2026 Namibia T20I Tri-Nation Series
August 2026	2026 Cricket World Cup Challenge League B

Women's events

<table><thead><tr><th>Women's international tours</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Start date</td><td>Home team</td><td>Away team</td><td>Results [Matches]</td></tr><tr><td>WTest</td><td>WODI</td><td>WT20I</td></tr><tr><td>April 2026</td><td> Bangladesh</td><td> Sri Lanka</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>17 April 2026</td><td> South Africa</td><td> India</td><td>—N/a</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>24 April 2026</td><td> Pakistan</td><td> Zimbabwe</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10 May 2026</td><td> England</td><td> New Zealand</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>28 May 2026</td><td> England</td><td> India</td><td></td><td>—N/a</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10 July 2026</td><td> Ireland</td><td> West Indies</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>1 September 2026</td><td> England</td><td> Ireland</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>International tournaments</td></tr><tr><td>Start date</td><td>Tournament</td><td>Winners</td></tr><tr><td>28 May 2026</td><td>2026 Ireland Women's Tri-Nation Series</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>28 May 2026</td><td>2026 Scotland Women's Tri-Nation Series</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12 June 2026</td><td>2026 Women's T20 World Cup</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>July 2026</td><td>2026 Women's Asia Cup</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

April

2026 Namibia Tri-Nation Series (round 16)

2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2 – Tri-series
No.	Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Result
ODI 4946	2 April	Oman	Scotland	Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
ODI 4947	4 April	Namibia	Oman	Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
ODI 4948	6 April	Namibia	Scotland	Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
ODI 4949	8 April	Oman	Scotland	Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
ODI 4950	10 April	Namibia	Oman	Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
ODI 4951	12 April	Namibia	Scotland	Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek

New Zealand in Bangladesh

ODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI	17 April	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
2nd ODI	20 April	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
3rd ODI	23 April	BSFLMR Cricket Stadium, Chattogram
T20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	27 April	BSFLMR Cricket Stadium, Chattogram
2nd T20I	29 April	BSFLMR Cricket Stadium, Chattogram
3rd T20I	2 May	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur

India women in South Africa

WT20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st WT20I	17 April	Kingsmead, Durban
2nd WT20I	19 April	Kingsmead, Durban
3rd WT20I	22 April	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
4th WT20I	25 April	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
5th WT20I	27 April	Willowmoore Park, Benoni

Sri Lanka women in Bangladesh

<table><thead><tr><th>2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship — WODI series</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st WODI</td><td>20 April</td><td>Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd WODI</td><td>22 April</td><td>Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd WODI</td><td>25 April</td><td>Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WT20I series</td></tr><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st WT20I</td><td>28 April</td><td>Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd WT20I</td><td>30 April</td><td>Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd WT20I</td><td>2 May</td><td>Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Zimbabwe women in Pakistan

<table><thead><tr><th>2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship — WODI series</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st WODI</td><td>April</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd WODI</td><td>April</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd WODI</td><td>April</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WT20I series</td></tr><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st WT20I</td><td>May</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd WT20I</td><td>May</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd WT20I</td><td>May</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

May

Pakistan in Bangladesh

2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st Test	8–12 May
2nd Test	16–20 May

New Zealand women in England

<table><thead><tr><th>2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship — WODI series</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st WODI</td><td>10 May</td><td>Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd WODI</td><td>13 May</td><td>County Ground, Northampton</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd WODI</td><td>16 May</td><td>Sophia Gardens, Cardiff</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WT20I series</td></tr><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st WT20I</td><td>20 May</td><td>County Ground, Derby</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd WT20I</td><td>23 May</td><td>St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd WT20I</td><td>25 May</td><td>County Ground, Hove</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

New Zealand in Ireland

Test match
No.	Date	Venue	Result
Only Test	27–30 May

2026 Ireland Women's Tri-Nation Series

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	—
2	Pakistan	0	0	0	0	0	—
3	West Indies	0	0	0	0	0	—

Round-robin
No.	Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Result
1st WT20I	28 May	Ireland	West Indies	Castle Avenue, Clontarf
2nd WT20I	29 May	Pakistan	West Indies	Castle Avenue, Clontarf
3rd WT20I	31 May	Ireland	Pakistan	Castle Avenue, Clontarf
4th WT20I	1 June	Ireland	West Indies	Castle Avenue, Clontarf
5th WT20I	3 June	Pakistan	West Indies	Castle Avenue, Clontarf
6th WT20I	4 June	Ireland	Pakistan	Castle Avenue, Clontarf

2026 Scotland Women's Tri-Nation Series

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Bangladesh	0	0	0	0	0	—
2	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	—
3	Scotland	0	0	0	0	0	—

Round-robin
No.	Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Result
1st WT20I	28 May	Scotland	Netherlands	The Grange Club, Edinburgh
2nd WT20I	30 May	Scotland	Bangladesh	The Grange Club, Edinburgh
3rd WT20I	31 May	Bangladesh	Netherlands	The Grange Club, Edinburgh
4th WT20I	2 June	Scotland	Bangladesh	The Grange Club, Edinburgh
5th WT20I	3 June	Scotland	Netherlands	The Grange Club, Edinburgh
6th WT20I	4 June	Bangladesh	Netherlands	The Grange Club, Edinburgh

India women in England

<table><thead><tr><th>WT20I series</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st WT20I</td><td>28 May</td><td>County Ground, Chelmsford</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd WT20I</td><td>30 May</td><td>County Ground, Bristol</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd WT20I</td><td>2 June</td><td>County Ground, Taunton</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WTest series</td></tr><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>Only WTest</td><td>10–13 July</td><td>Lord's, London</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

June

New Zealand in England

<table><thead><tr><th>2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st Test</td><td>4–8 June</td><td>Lord's, London</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd Test</td><td>17–21 June</td><td>The Oval, London</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd Test</td><td>25–29 June</td><td>Trent Bridge, Nottingham</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Australia in Bangladesh

ODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI	5 June
2nd ODI	8 June
3rd ODI	11 June
T20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	15 June
2nd T20I	18 June
3rd T20I	20 June

Afghanistan in India

Only Test
No.	Date	Venue	Result
Only Test	6–10 June	Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh
ODI Series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI	14 June	HPCA Stadium, Dharmashala
2nd ODI	17 June	Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
3rd ODI	20 June	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

2026 Women's T20 World Cup

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	Advanced to the semi-final
2	Bangladesh	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
3	India	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
4	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
5	Pakistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
6	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	England (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	Advanced to the semi-final
2	Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
3	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
4	Scotland	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
5	Sri Lanka	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
6	West Indies	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

<table><thead><tr><th>Round-robin</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Team 1</td><td>Team 2</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st WT20I</td><td>12 June</td><td> England</td><td> Sri Lanka</td><td>Edgbaston, Birmingham</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd WT20I</td><td>13 June</td><td> Ireland</td><td> Scotland</td><td>Old Trafford, Manchester</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd WT20I</td><td>13 June</td><td> Australia</td><td> South Africa</td><td>Old Trafford, Manchester</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4th WT20I</td><td>13 June</td><td> New Zealand</td><td> West Indies</td><td>Rose Bowl, Southampton</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5th WT20I</td><td>14 June</td><td> Bangladesh</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>Edgbaston, Birmingham</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6th WT20I</td><td>14 June</td><td> India</td><td> Pakistan</td><td>Edgbaston, Birmingham</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7th WT20I</td><td>16 June</td><td> New Zealand</td><td> Sri Lanka</td><td>Rose Bowl, Southampton</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8th WT20I</td><td>16 June</td><td> England</td><td> Ireland</td><td>Rose Bowl, Southampton</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9th WT20I</td><td>17 June</td><td> Australia</td><td> Bangladesh</td><td>Headingley, Leeds</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10th WT20I</td><td>17 June</td><td> India</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>Headingley, Leeds</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11th WT20I</td><td>17 June</td><td> Pakistan</td><td> South Africa</td><td>Edgbaston, Birmingham</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12th WT20I</td><td>18 June</td><td> Scotland</td><td> West Indies</td><td>Headingley, Leeds</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13th WT20I</td><td>19 June</td><td> Ireland</td><td> New Zealand</td><td>Rose Bowl, Southampton</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>14th WT20I</td><td>20 June</td><td> Australia</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>Rose Bowl, Southampton</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15th WT20I</td><td>20 June</td><td> Bangladesh</td><td> Pakistan</td><td>Rose Bowl, Southampton</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>16th WT20I</td><td>20 June</td><td> England</td><td> Scotland</td><td>Headingley, Leeds</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>17th WT20I</td><td>21 June</td><td> Sri Lanka</td><td> West Indies</td><td>County Ground, Bristol</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>18th WT20I</td><td>21 June</td><td> India</td><td> South Africa</td><td>Old Trafford, Manchester</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>19th WT20I</td><td>23 June</td><td> New Zealand</td><td> Scotland</td><td>County Ground, Bristol</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>20th WT20I</td><td>23 June</td><td> Ireland</td><td> Sri Lanka</td><td>County Ground, Bristol</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>21st WT20I</td><td>23 June</td><td> Australia</td><td> Pakistan</td><td>Headingley, Leeds</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>22nd WT20I</td><td>24 June</td><td> England</td><td> West Indies</td><td>Lord's, London</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>23rd WT20I</td><td>25 June</td><td> Bangladesh</td><td> India</td><td>Old Trafford, Manchester</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>24th WT20I</td><td>25 June</td><td> Netherlands</td><td> South Africa</td><td>County Ground, Bristol</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>25th WT20I</td><td>26 June</td><td> Scotland</td><td> Sri Lanka</td><td>Old Trafford, Manchester</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>26th WT20I</td><td>27 June</td><td> Netherlands</td><td> Pakistan</td><td>County Ground, Bristol</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>27th WT20I</td><td>27 June</td><td> Ireland</td><td> West Indies</td><td>County Ground, Bristol</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>28th WT20I</td><td>27 June</td><td> England</td><td> New Zealand</td><td>The Oval, London</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>29th WT20I</td><td>28 June</td><td> Bangladesh</td><td> South Africa</td><td>Lord's, London</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>30th WT20I</td><td>28 June</td><td> Australia</td><td> India</td><td>Lord's, London</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Semi-finals</td></tr><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Team 1</td><td>Team 2</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st semi-final</td><td>30 June</td><td>TBA</td><td>TBA</td><td>The Oval, London</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd semi-final</td><td>2 July</td><td>TBA</td><td>TBA</td><td>The Oval, London</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Final</td></tr><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Team 1</td><td>Team 2</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>Final</td><td>5 July</td><td>TBA</td><td>TBA</td><td>Lord's, London</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

India in Ireland

T20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	26 June	Stormont, Belfast
2nd T20I	28 June	Stormont, Belfast

July

India in England

<table><thead><tr><th>T20I series</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st T20I</td><td>1 July</td><td>Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd T20I</td><td>4 July</td><td>Old Trafford, Manchester</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd T20I</td><td>7 July</td><td>Trent Bridge, Nottingham</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4th T20I</td><td>9 July</td><td>County Ground, Bristol</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5th T20I</td><td>11 July</td><td>Rose Bowl, Southampton</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>ODI series</td></tr><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st ODI</td><td>14 July</td><td>Edgbaston, Birmingham</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd ODI</td><td>16 July</td><td>Sophia Gardens, Cardiff</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd ODI</td><td>19 July</td><td>Lord's, London</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

India in Zimbabwe

T20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	23 July	Harare Sports Club, Harare
2nd T20I	25 July	Harare Sports Club, Harare
3rd T20I	26 July	Harare Sports Club, Harare

West Indies women in Ireland

<table><thead><tr><th>2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship — WODI series</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st WODI</td><td>10 July</td><td>Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd WODI</td><td>12 July</td><td>Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd WODI</td><td>15 July</td><td>Bready Cricket Club Ground, Bready</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Bangladesh in Zimbabwe

Test series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st Test
2nd Test
ODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
4th ODI
5th ODI

August

Afghanistan in Ireland

ODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI	5 August	Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
2nd ODI	7 August	Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
3rd ODI	10 August	Stormont Cricket Ground, Belfast
4th ODI	12 August	Stormont Cricket Ground, Belfast
5th ODI	14 August	Stormont Cricket Ground, Belfast

2026 Namibia T20I Tri-Nation Series

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Namibia	0	0	0	0	0	—
2	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	—
3	Zimbabwe	0	0	0	0	0	—

Bangladesh in Australia

2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st Test	13–17 August	Marrara Oval, Darwin
2nd Test	22–26 August	Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay

Pakistan in England

<table><thead><tr><th>2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship – Test series</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st Test</td><td>19–23 August</td><td>Headingley, Leeds</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd Test</td><td>27–31 August</td><td>Lord's, London</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd Test</td><td>9–13 September</td><td>Edgbaston, Birmingham</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2026 Cricket World Cup Challenge League B (Tanzania)

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September

Ireland women in England

<table><thead><tr><th>2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship — WODI series</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>No.</td><td>Date</td><td>Venue</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1st WODI</td><td>1 September</td><td>Grace Road, Leicester</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2nd WODI</td><td>3 September</td><td>County Ground, Derby</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3rd WODI</td><td>6 September</td><td>New Road, Worcester</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Sri Lanka in England

T20I series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st T20I	15 September	Rose Bowl, Southampton
2nd T20I	17 September	Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
3rd T20I	19 September	Old Trafford, Manchester
ODI series
No.	Date	Venue	Result
1st ODI	22 September	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
2nd ODI	24 September	Headingley, Leeds
3rd ODI	27 September	The Oval, London