Women's World Cups to get two more teams from 2026: ICC


  • Cricket
  • Monday, 08 Mar 2021

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the supporters during the Women's T20 World Cup final cricket match between Australia and India at the MCG in Melbourne, Australia, March 8, 2020. AAP Image/Michael Dodge via REUTERS

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The International Cricket Council said on Monday it would add two more teams to both the one-day and Twenty20 editions of the women's World Cup from 2026 as part of its plans to expand the women's game.

The Twenty20 World Cup in 2026 and the two subsequent editions would feature 12 teams, the ICC said in a statement on International Women's Day. The four previous editions have had 10 teams.

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