ICC Regions and News

3rd edition of Nepal Premier League gets official “other T20” status

The third (3rd) edition of the Nepal Premier League T20 tournament (NPL T20) will be taking place from October 26th – November 21st, 2026. This edition of the tournament has been approved by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to have official “other T20” status for all the matches in the competition, and every edition going…
Qatar Cricket to host 2026 ACC Men’s Asia Cup Rising Stars in November

Qatar Cricket Association (QCA) will be hosting the 2026 Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Men’s Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament from November 19th – 29th, 2026, at the venues of West End International Cricket stadium and UDST (University of Doha for Science and Technology) Cricket ground in Doha. Men’s National teams of Nepal, Hong Kong-China and…
China Cricket to host U19 Women’s Quadrangular in November 2026

China Cricket Association will be hosting the U19 Women’s National teams from Thailand, Nepal and Hong Kong, China for a T20 International quadrangular tournament from November 03rd – 08th, 2026, at the Shaxi Town Cricket Centre in Taicang. The tournament will be known as the Belt and Road series, as is the name for the…
Cricket Nepal to host 2027 ICC Men’s CWC Qualifier Play-off in December 2026

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) will be hosting the 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup (CWC) Qualifier Play-off tournament in Kathmandu from December 04th – 21st, 2026. National teams of United Arab Emirates (UAE), Canada, Italy, Uganda and the hosts’, are confirmed to be taking part in the eight (8)-Nation event, with the remaining three…
Schedule Announced for 2027 ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh and Nepal

The 2027 ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup will be co-hosted by the Cricket Boards of Bangladesh and Nepal from January 21st – February 06th, 2027. Women’s National teams of Nepal (direct entrant as co-host), Samoa (EAP Qualifier), Nigeria (Africa Qualifier), Scotland (Europe Qualifier), United States of America (Americas Qualifier) and United Arab Emirates (Asia…
Rebranded NCL GT20 Canada in October 2026 in the Caribbean

The fifth (5th) edition of Global T20 Canada (GT20 Canada) will be taking place from October 23rd – November 02nd, 2026. Following the Cricket Canada announcement of terminating the previous organizers, the rebranded version of the tournament will now be organized by National Cricket League (NCL), who oversee other tournaments being held in the North…
Cricket Mexico to host Argentina Women for T20I series in October 2026

Cricket México (Federación de México Cricket) will be hosting the Women’s National team of Argentina for a three (3)-match T20 International series (with ICC Women’s T20I team ranking points) on October 24th and 25th, 2026, at the Complejo Municipal de Beisbol de in Texcoco. This will be the maiden bi-lateral T20I series being organized between the…
Nigeria Cricket to host 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier C in October 2026

Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) will be hosting the Men’s National teams of Uganda, Zambia, Gambia, Mozambique and Lesotho in the 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier C tournament from October 18th – 23rd, 2026, at the Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval in Lagos. The teams will be competing against each other in…
Cook Islands Women to debut in Māori National Tournament in Auckland

Cook Islands Women’s National Team will be making their debut appearance in the upcoming Māori National Tournament, at Lloyd Elsmore Park in Pakuranga, Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland from October 18th – 21st, 2026. This is the Annual Rangatahi Cricket Festival in Auckland, and last year’s edition saw the Pasifika combined U19 teams compete in the competition.…
2nd edition of ICC Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy postponed

Cricket Association of Thailand (CAT) will host the second (2nd) edition of the ICC Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy from November 12th – 25th, 2026, at the venues of Terdthai Cricket Ground and Asian Institute of Technology Ground in Bangkok. (Tournament dates postponed due to flooding in Thailand, no new dates announced as of now). he…
Romania Cricket to host Inaugural edition of ECA Women’s European Cup in October 2026

Romania Cricket Federation will be hosting the Women’s National teams from Austria, Bulgaria and Sweden in the inaugural edition of the European Cricket Association (ECA) European Championships (ECA Women’s European Cup) from October 15th – 18th, 2026, at the Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground in Ilfov County, Bucharest. For the Sweden Women’s team, each game in…
Falkland Islands Cricket to host Costa Rica Men for T20I series in November 2026

Falkland Islands Cricket will host the Men’s National team of Costs Rica for a bi-lateral T20 International series (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from November 15th – 20th, 2026. This is a reciprocal series to the last year’s inaugural bi-lateral series hosted by Costa Rica in March 2025, and will be the first matches…
Oman Cricket to host ACC U19 Men’s Asia Cup in November 2026

Oman Cricket (OC) will be hosting the U19 Men’s National teams from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Nepal and Malaysia in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) U19 Men’s Asia Cup tournament from November 05th – 14th, 2026 at the OCA Oval grounds in Al Amerat. As approved during the 2025 ACC…
Emirates Cricket to host Oman and Netherlands for ODI Tri-series in October/November 2026

Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) will be hosting the Men’s National Teams of Oman and Netherlands for an ODI Tri-series from October 26th – November 06th, 2026, which will be the twenty-fourth (24th) and the final round of the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cycle (Qualification pathway tournament towards 2027 CWC Global Qualifier). Top…
Global Stars to headline Atlanta Open T20 tournament in October 2026

The USA Men’s National team players and other big names (likes of Zeeshan Maqsood, Shakib Al Hasan, KS Bharat, Kesrick Williams, Unmukt Chand etc.) have been advertised in the franchise squads for the Atlanta Open T20 tournament from October 13th – 18th, 2026, at the Paramveers Sports complex in Rydal, Georgia. A total of twelve…
Kenya Cricket to host the final round of 2027 CWC Challenge League Group A in October 2026

Cricket Kenya (CK) will be hosting the third (3rd) and the final round of 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Challenge League Group A from October 21st – 31st, 2026 at the venues of Nairobi Gymkhana Cricket ground and the Ruaraka Sports Club ground. Cricket Kenya will host the Men’s National teams of Papua New…
Bhutan Cricket to host Gelephu Men’s Quintuple T20/T20I Tournament in December 2026

Bhutan Cricket will be hosting the Men’s National teams of Bahrain, Thailand and Maldives, along with the “A” team of Nepal, in the Gelephu Men’s Quintuple T20/T20I Tournament from December 04th – 13th, 2026, at the Gelephu International Cricket Ground in Gelephu Mindfulness City. This tournament will start the Bhutan Cricket Festival 2026-2027, and will…
Cricket Namibia to host Ireland Men for ODI series in October 2026

Cricket Namibia (CN) will be hosting the Men’s National team of Ireland for a five (5)-match One-day International series (with ICC ODI team ranking points) from October 22nd – November 01st, 2026, at the venues of FNB National Cricket ground and HP oval in Windhoek. This will be the first-ever meeting between the teams in…
Malaysia Cricket to host Women’s T20 Tri-series in October 2026

Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) will be hosting the Women’s National teams of Indonesia and Samoa for a T20 International Tri-series tournament (without ICC T20I team ranking points) from October 03rd – 10th, 2026, at the venues of Selangor Turf Club (STC) and Kolej Tuanku Jaafar Cricket Oval (KTJ). For Samoa Women’s Team, this will be…
Asian Games 2026 Cricket Schedule announced

How many teams will play cricket at Asian Games 2026 The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and Asian Para Games Organizing Committee (AINAGOC) will be hosting the sports discipline of Cricket during the 2026 Asian Games programme, to be co-hosted by Japan’s Aichi Prefecture and its capital Nagoya from September 19th…
Cayman Cricket to host 2nd edition of North America Cup in September 2026

Cayman Cricket will be hosting the second (2nd) edition of the North American Cup T20I tournament from September 23rd – 27th, 2026, at the Jimmy Powell Oval ground in West Bay. Men’s National teams of Bermuda and Bahamas will be competing alongside the host’s for the title, as the Defending Champions from the inaugural edition,…
2027 CWC Qualifier and 2027 CWC Qualifier Play-Off to have ODI status

The 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup (CWC) Qualifier and the ICC CWC Qualifier Play-off tournaments will carry ODI status for all matches. This follows the similar structure, that was in place for the 2023 CWC edition, for which the CWC Qualifier Play-off tournament was hosted by Cricket Namibia and the CWC Qualifier was hosted…
Nigeria Cricket to host Ghana and Sierra Leone in Quadrangular Tournament in September 2026

Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) will be hosting the Men’s National teams of Ghana and Sierra Leone in a T20 Quadrangular Tournament (with ICC T20I team ranking points for matches involving Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone), with NCF fielding their “A” squad as the fourth (4th) team in the event, from September 21st – 26th, 2026,…
Cricket Oman to host Canada and Nepal for ODI Tri-series in October 2026

Cricket Oman (OC) will be hosting the Men’s National Teams of Canada and Nepal for an ODI Tri-series from October 09th – 19th, 2026, which will be the twenty-third (23rd) round of the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cycle (Qualification pathway tournament towards 2027 CWC Global Qualifier). Top four (4) after completion of…
Korea Cricket to host Indonesia Men for T20I series in October 2026

Korea Cricket Association (KCA) will be hosting the Men’s National team of Indonesia for a four (4)-match T20 International series (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from October 03rd – 05th, 2026, at the Yeonhui Cricket Ground in Incheon. This series will be the maiden bi-lateral arrangement made between the two (2) Cricket Boards, with…
Cricket Brazil to host 2026 Women’s South American Championships in September

Cricket Brazil will be hosting the Women’s National teams of Chile and Costs Rica in the 2026 Women’s South American Championships from September 22nd – 27th, 2026. The “A” team of Brazil will be taking part in the competition, and thus providing competitive exposure to upcoming players, as the Board creates a bigger pool of…
USA Cricket to host Namibia and UAE for ODI Tri-series in October 2026

USA Cricket will be hosting the Men’s National Teams of United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Namibia for an ODI Tri-series from October 03rd – 13th, 2026, at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas, which will be the twenty-second (22nd) round of the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cycle (Qualification pathway tournament towards 2027…
Malaysia Cricket to host 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Sub-regional Qualifier A in October 2026

Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) will be hosting the Men’s National teams of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Thailand, Bhutan, Mongolia and Myanmar for the 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Sub-regional Qualifier A tournament from October 03rd – 15th, 2026, across venues of Bayumeas Oval, UKM Oval, and Selangor Turf Club. All the teams will be…
Malaysia Cricket to host 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Sub-regional Qualifier B in October 2026

Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) will be hosting the Men’s National teams of Maldives, China, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong-China, and Singapore for the 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Sub-regional Qualifier B tournament from October 08th – 14th, 2026, across venues of Bayumeas Oval, UKM Oval, and Selangor Turf Club. All the teams will be…
Minor League Cricket (MiLC) 2026 Play-off in October

The 6th edition of Minor League Cricket (MiLC) will be taking place from September 17th – October 25th, 2026 across venues of Church Street Park in Morrisville, North Carolina; Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas; and the newly opened Knight Riders Cricket Ground in California, among the eight (8) venues announced to host the matches. The…
Vanuatu Cricket to host 2028 ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup EAP Division 2 Qualifier in September 2026

Vanuatu Cricket Association (VCA) will be hosting the U19 Men’s National teams of Papua New Guinea (PNG), Samoa and Indonesia in the 2028 ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup EAP Division 2 Qualifier from September 07th – 12th, 2026. The teams will be playing each other in a single round-robin group stage format, following which,…
Malaysia Cricket to host UAE Men for T20I series with September 2026

Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) will be hosting the Men’s National team of United Arab Emirates, for a three (3)-match T20 International series (with ICC T20I team ranking points), from September 14th – 17th, 2026, at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur. This will be the maiden bi-lateral T20I series arrangement made between the two (2)…
Jersey Cricket to host Guernsey Men for Annual Inter-Insular OD game in September 2026

Jersey Cricket will be hosting the seventy-second (72nd) edition of the traditional 50-overs Inter-Insular game against Guernsey on September 05th, 2026, at the Grainville Playing Fields in St Saviour. Jersey Men are the Defending Champions of the Trophy, after winning the game last year in Guernsey, by 8 wickets margin, chasing a target of 150…
Japan Men and Women to play bi-lateral T20I series ahead of Asian Games

Japan Cricket Association (JCA) have scheduled bi-lateral T20 International series (with ICC T20I team ranking points) for both their Men’s and Women’s Teams, in the lead-up to the upcoming Asian Games 2026 in September 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya. Fellow participant in the Women’s Cricket category at the Games, Malaysia Women, will be playing a three (3)-match…
Romania Cricket to host Women’s Continental Cup in August 2026

Cricket Federation of Romania will be hosting the Men’s National teams of Turkiye, Austria, Isle of Man, Guernsey, Greece, Czechia and Norway in the Women’s Continental Cup tournament from August 26th – 30th, 2026, at the Moara Vlasiei cricket ground ovals in Bucharest. This edition will the fourth (4th) overall for the Women’s Continental Cup,…
European T20 Premier League 2026 kicks off a promising future

The inaugural European T20 Premier League (ETPL) is set to usher in a new era for franchise cricket in Europe, with six city-based teams from Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands competing for the first ETPL title. The ETPL is being organised by Cricket Ireland, Cricket Scotland and the Royal Dutch Cricket Association (KNCB) and will…
Cricket Namibia to host South Africa and Zimbabwe for T20I Tri-series and ODI series in August 2026

Cricket Namibia (CN) will be hosting the Men’s National teams of South Africa and Zimbabwe for a T20 International Tri-series tournament (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from August 15th – September 06th, 2026, at the FNB Namibia Cricket Ground. South Africa will stay back after the completion of the T20I Tri-series, to play a…
Latvia Cricket to host Men’s Baltic Cup in August 2026

Latvia Cricket Federation (LCF) will be hosting the Men’s National teams of Estonia, Lithuania and Poland in the Annual Men’s Baltic Cup T20 tournament on August 29th and 30th, 2026, at the Infinity oval ground. The Annual event has been taking place in Estonia since it’s inception, and this will be first time of the…
Rwanda Cricket to host 3rd edition of ILT20 Continent Cup in September 2026

Rwanda Cricket Association (RCA) will be hosting the Men’s National teams of Kenya, Botswana, Sierra Leone, and Uganda, in what will be a truncated event now (was originally announced as the biggest till date, in terms of participation in the ILT20 Continent Cup tournament with Malawi, Nigeria and Tanzania), in the overall third (3rd) edition…
Tanzania Cricket to host 2027 ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier in August 2026

Tanzania Cricket Association (TCA) will be hosting the U19 Women’s National teams of Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Nigeria, in the 2027 ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier from August 30th – September 05th, 2026, at the TCA Cricket Arena in University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM). The eight (8) nations…
Serbia Cricket to host Women’s T20I Tri-series in September 2026

Serbia Cricket Federation will be hosting the Women’s National teams of Bulgaria and Croatia for a T20 International Tri-series tournament (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from September 04th – 06th, 2026, at the Lisicji Jarak Cricket Ground in Belgrade. Croatia Women’s team will be playing their first-ever T20Is against both Serbia and Bulgaria, during…
Czechia Cricket to host Women’s T20I Tri-series in September 2026

Czechia Cricket will be hosting the Women’s National teams of Belgium and Portugal in a T20 International Tri-series tournament (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from September 04th – 06th, 2026, at the Vinor Cricket Ground, Prague. The teams will play against each other in a double round-robin group stage format, before the 2nd and…
Denmark and Jersey Men to tour Scotland for OD games in August 2026

Cricket Scotland (CS) will be hosting the Men’s National teams of Denmark and Jersey for One-day games (50-overs) against their “A” team, as part of Denmark and Jersey’s preparations towards the final round of 2027 ICC CWC Challenge League Group A, which is scheduled to take place in September/October period (Host TBA, as there are…
Cricket Canada to host Men’s National T20 Championship in August 2026

Cricket Canada have announced the Men’s National T20 Championship 🏆 from August 17th – 21st, 2026 at the Maple Leaf cricket ground in Ontario. Provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec will be competing in the tournament. With the North American Cup,…
Cricket Germany to host Women’s Nordic Cup in August 2026

Cricket Germany will be hosting the Women’s National teams of Sweden and Denmark for the fifth (5th) edition of the Women’s Nordic Cup tournament from August 28th – 30th, 2026, at the GelsenTrabPark cricket ground in Gelsenkirchen. The Cricket Board of Germany will be hosting the tournament for the first time, with the German Women’s…
Cricket Scotland to host Netherlands Women for ODI series in August 2026

Cricket Scotland (CS) will be hosting the Women’s National team of Netherlands for a three (3)-match One-day International series (with ICC ODI team ranking points) from August 28th – September 01st, 2026, at the Clydesdale Cricket Club ground and in Stirling. With no dedicated pathway structure in place for the Associate Member teams with Women’s…
Cricket Finland to host 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier C in August 2026

The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced the Europe qualification pathway for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2028, featuring three (3) sub-regional qualification events (Sub-regional Qualifier A, Sub-regional Qualifier B and Sub-regional Qualifier C) to be staged across Cyprus, Denmark and Finland in 2026. Cricket Finland return to host another Europe Sub-Regional Qualifier, building…
Malawi Cricket to host Men’s T20I Tri-series in August 2026

Malawi Cricket Union will be hosting the Men’s National teams of Rwanda and Zambia for a T20 International Tri-series tournament (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from August 11th – 15th, 2026, at the TCA Oval in Blantyre. This series will see the first-ever meeting in Men’s T20Is between the teams of Malawi and Zambia.…
Emirates Cricket to host ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2026 in August/September

Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) will be hosting the Women’s National teams of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia and Hong Kong, China for the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Women’s Asia Cup 2026 tournament from August 28th – September 13th, 2026, in Dubai. This will be the tenth (10th) edition of the Women’s Asia Cup…
Rwanda Cricket to host 2028 ICC U19 Men’s CWC Africa Division 2 Qualifier in August 2026

Rwanda Cricket Association (RCA) will be hosting the 2028 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Africa Division 2 Qualifier from August 09th – 15th, 2026, across three (3) venues at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium ovals 1 & 2 and at IPRC Kigali ground. RCA will be hosting the U19 Men’s National teams of Uganda, Mozambique, Nigeria,…