ICC Women’s Cricket Week returns during T20 World Cup 2026
The ICC have continued their ongoing commitment to women's cricket with the running of the second ICC Women's Cricket Week.
The second edition of the ICC Women's Cricket Week will run from June 21-28 this year and will coincide with the ongoing ICC Women's T20 World Cup held in England and Wales.
Backing up the success from the inaugural edition in 2025, the initiative showcases and supports the growth of women’s cricket and encourages national governing bodies to participate in meaningful and locally relevant ways.
Women's Cricket Week ft. Zimbabwe, Japan, Czech Republic, Thailand and Spain
The ICC Women's Cricket Week is back for the second time during the Women's T20 World Cup 2026.
By leveraging the biggest event in women’s cricket to drive local women’s cricket objectives, ICC Women’s Cricket Week’s vision is to enhance the visibility, profile, and participation of women in cricket around the world.
Almost 60 members have signed up to celebrate the Women’s T20 World Cup, from organising criiio festivals and clinics to holding watch parties, showcasing the truly global appeal of the Women’s T20 World Cup, as the best in the game compete from June 12 to July 5.
A number of Full Members have already committed to the new campaign, with the likes of Australia, Sri Lanka and Pakistan running initiatives for the awareness and support of women’s cricket.
- Cricket Australia, in partnership with Northern Territory Cricket, will run an all-girls social cricket event featuring coloured powder, batting with water balloons filled with colour as a way to make cricket more appealing to young girls.
- Sri Lanka will organise cricket coaching festivals for U16 girls in five districts across the country aligned to the Women’s T20 World Cup.
- In Pakistan, more than 150 female university students in Lahore and more than 100 U19 players in Karachi will be engaged in coaching opportunities and friendly cricket matches.
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From Eswatini to PNG, Oman to Mongolia, Côte d’Ivoire to Brazil, many Associate Members have also shown their support, with two key areas targeted.
- Watch Parties to bring communities together and increase awareness of women’s cricket.
- Women’s Participation Events including festivals and competitions under the ICC’s criiio programme.
Watch out for ICC Women’s Cricket Week celebrations being showcased on the live broadcast, ICC social media pages and the ICC website’s dedicated page for this celebration.