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Norway Cricket to host Iran and Uzbekistan Men for T20I Tri-series in August 2026

Norwegian Cricket Federation (NCF) will be hosting the Men’s National teams of Iran and Uzbekistan for a T20I International Tri-series tournament (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from August 13th – 16th, 2026. It will be a historic series, involving two (2) of Asian region’s Associate teams, who have till date, only played in Asian…
Cricket Kenya to host Bahrain Men for T20I/OD series in July/August 2026

Cricket Kenya (CK) will be hosting the Men’s National team of Bahrain for a T20 International series (with ICC T20I team ranking points) and One-day series from July 31st – August 05th, 2026, at the Nairobi Gymkhana cricket ground. With Bahrain scheduled to travel to Tanzania in August 2026 for the final round of 2027…
Cricket Scotland to host Ireland U19 Women for Celtic Cup in July 2026

Cricket Scotland (CS) will be hosting the U19 Women’s National team of Ireland for a five (5)-match T20 series from July 27th – 30th, 2026, at the Strathallan School cricket ground in Perth. The annual series this year will be crucial for both the teams, as Ireland U19 begin preparing themselves for the 2027 ICC…
Estonia Cricket to host Finland Women for T20I series in July 2026

Estonia Cricket Association will be hosting the Women’s National team of Finland for a two (2)-match T20 International series (with ICC T20I team ranking points) on July 25th, 2026, at the National Cricket field in Tallinn. This will be the second (2nd) bi-lateral T20I series between the two (2) teams, with the inaugural series held…
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,…
Romania Cricket to host Inaugural edition of ECA European Championships in July 2026

The Inaugural edition of the European Cricket Association (ECA) Men’s European Championships 2026 tournament from July 20th – 30th, 2026, at the Moara Vlasiei cricket ground in Bucharest. Men’s National teams from Austria, France Cricket, Romania, Turkiye, and Israel will be competing in the marquee tournament of the ECA, with the Women’s European Championships also…
Switzerland Cricket to host Women’s T20I Quadrangular in July 2026

Switzerland Cricket will be hosting the Women’s National teams of Brazil, Spain and Jersey in a Women’s Quadrangular T20 tournament (with ICC team ranking points) from July 27th – 31st, 2026, at the Embrach Cricket ground in Zurich. This will be the first-ever Women’s International tournament being hosted by the Cricket Board, and the participation…
Argentina Cricket to host Canada Women for T20I series in July 2026

Cricket Argentina will be hosting the Women’s National team of Canada for a seven (7)-match T20 International series (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from July 29th – August 02nd, 2026, at the St George’s College Ground in Buenos Aires. This will be the maiden bi-lateral series arrangement done between the two (2) Cricket Boards,…
Tanzania Cricket to host final round of CWC Challenge League Group B in August 2026

Tanzania Cricket Association (TCA) will be hosting the third (3rd) and the final round 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Challenge League Group B from August 08th – 17th, 2026, at the University of Dar es Salaam Ground 1 and Ground 2 in Dar-es-Salaam. TCA will host the Men’s National teams of Bahrain, Hong Kong-China,…
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.…
Cricket Namibia to host Women’s T20I Quadrangular in July 2026

Cricket Namibia (CN) will be hosting the Women’s National teams of Uganda, Tanzania and Hong Kong-China for a Women’s Quadrangular T20 tournament (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from July 21st – 30th, 2026, at the FNB National Cricket ground and HP oval in Windhoek. This will be the second (2nd) time Hong Kong-China Women…
Guernsey Cricket to host 2028 ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Europe Division 2 Qualifier in July 2026

Guernsey Cricket will be hosting the 2028 ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Europe Division 2 Qualifier from July 24th – 30th, 2026, across four (4) venues at Port Soif, College Field, King George V Playing Fields and Memorial Fields. Men’s National teams from Guernsey, Belgium, France, Germany, Isle of Man, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland…
Malaysia Cricket to host ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier in July 2026

Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) will be hosting the 2027 ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier from July 21st – 30th, 2026. MCA will be hosting the U19 Women’s teams of Bhutan, Thailand, Kuwait, Myanmar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Hong Kong-China and Qatar in the eight (8)-nation event, from which the winner of the…
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…
Eight Qualification spots from 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifier

For the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2028 qualification pathway, Scotland will enter directly into the Europe Regional Final, recognising the exceptional circumstances surrounding its participation in the 2026 tournament. The remaining teams that competed at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 but did not secure automatic qualification will advance directly to the Global Qualifier. The…
Four spots from Global Qualifiers into 2027 Men’s Cricket World Cup

The qualification pathway for the fourteen (14)-team ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 was confirmed by International Cricket Council (ICC) with ten (10) teams gaining automatic qualification. The ten (10) will comprise South Africa and Zimbabwe as Full Member host’s and the next eight (8) highest ranked teams on the ICC MRF Tyres ODI Rankings…
Jersey Cricket to host Nepal and UAE Men for OD series in July 2026

Jersey Cricket will be hosting the Men’s National teams of Nepal and United Arab Emirates in separate bi-lateral One-day series in July 2026, comprising of two (2) matches each, at the at NCC Grainville cricket ground. Nepal Men will play their matches with the host on 13th and 15th, before travelling to Netherlands for Round…
Netherlands Cricket to host Nepal and Namibia for ODI Tri-series in July 2026

Netherlands Cricket Board (KNCB) will be hosting the Men’s National Teams of Nepal and Namibia for an ODI Tri-series from July 21st – 31st, 2026, which will be the twentieth (20th) round of the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cycle (Qualification pathway tournament towards 2027 CWC Global Qualifier). Top four (4) after completion…
Classification of official cricket status matches for Associate members from July 2026

The official classification for matches involving Full members and Associate member countries were updated by International Cricket Council (ICC) from 01st July 2026, and amendments were approved for matches featuring Associate Member Teams, during the ICC Board meetings on May 30th and 31st, 2026, in India. Below are the updated ICC rules as defined for…
Poland Cricket to tour Estonia and host Euro Cup T20 in June/July 2026

Polska Federacja Krykieta (Poland Cricket) Men’s National team will be competing in multiple International events in the months of June and July 2026. The Men’s team of Poland will be touring Estonia on June 13th and 14th, 2026 for a T20 International Tri-series involving both Estonia Men and Estonia Men Emerging (without ICC T20I team ranking…
Germany Cricket to host Switzerland Women for T20I series in July 2026

Germany Cricket will be hosting the Women’s National team of Switzerland for a five (5)-match T20 International series (with ICC T20I Team ranking points) from July 10th – 12th, 2026, at the SSC ground in Karlsruhe. Both the teams will be meeting each other for the very first time in Women’s T20Is, and hence, makes…
Malaysia Cricket to host ACC U19 Women’s Premier Cup in July 2026

Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) will be hosting the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) U19 Women’s Premier Cup tournament from July 11th – 18th, 2026, at various venues across the country, namely Bayuemas Oval, STC Oval and YSD UKM Oval grounds. MCA will be hosting the U19 Women’s National teams of Thailand, Myanmar, Japan, United Arab Emirates,…
LA28 Olympics Cricket Qualification System Confirmed

Cricket’s return to the Olympic Games after 128 years is no longer just about the excitement of being back on the biggest sporting stage. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), LA28 Organising Committee and the International Cricket Council (ICC) have now outlined the qualification pathway, setting the stage for one of the most competitive races in…
Hungary Cricket to host Austria Men for T20I series in June 2026

Cricket Hungary will be hosting the Men’s National team of Austria for a three (3)-match T20 International series on June 27th and 28th, 2026, at the GB Oval in Szodliget. This is the final preparation for Hungarian team, before they travel to Denmark for 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional qualifier B tournament.…
Denmark Cricket to host Switzerland Women for T20I series in June 2026

Denmark Cricket Federation (DCF) will be hosting the Women’s National team of Switzerland for a four (4)-match T20 International series (with ICC T20I team ranking points) on June 27th and 28th, 2026, at the Albertslund Cricket Club ground in Skallerne. This will be the first-ever meeting in T20Is between the two (2) teams, and in…
Denmark Cricket to host 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier B in July 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. Denmark Cricket Federation (DCF) will be hosting their first-ever ICC…
Cricket Scotland to host Canada and UAE for ODI Tri-series in August 2026

Cricket Scotland (CS) will be hosting the Men’s National Teams of Canada and United Arab Emirates for an ODI Tri-series from August 03rd – 13th, 2026, which will be the twenty-first (21st) round of the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cycle (Qualification pathway tournament towards 2027 CWC Global Qualifier). Top four (4) after…
Bermuda Cricket to host 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Americas Sub-regional Qualifier in June 2026

Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB) will be hosting the Men’s National teams from Bahamas, Belize, Brazil and Panama in the 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Americas Sub-regional Qualifier A tournament from June 19th – 28th, 2026 at the National Sports Centre, for one (1) qualification spot into the Regional Qualifier. The teams will play against…
Bulgaria Cricket to host Serbia Women for T20I series in June 2026

Bulgaria Cricket Federation (BCF) will be hosting the Women’s National team of Serbia for a four (4)-match T20 International series (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from June 26th – 28th, 2026 at the National Sports Academy Vasil Levski ground in Sofia. This will be the maiden bi-lateral tour for Serbia Women to Bulgaria, having…
Asian Games 2026 Cricket Tournament to Feature 10 Men’s and 8 Women’s Teams with Direct Knockout Format

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…
Singapore Cricket to host 2nd edition of Asia Pacific Champions Trophy in June 2026

Singapore Cricket Association (SCA) will be hosting the Men’s National teams of Indonesia, Thailand and Uzbekistan in the second (2nd) edition of the Asia Pacific Champions Trophy tournament (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from June 22nd – 26th, 2026, at the Singapore National Cricket Ground. With all the teams already in Singapore since the…
Cyprus Cricket to host Malta Women for T20I series in June 2026

Cyprus Cricket Federation (CCF) will be hosting the Women’s National team of Malta for a five (5)-match T20 International series (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from June 18th – 20th, 2026, at the Happy Valley Ground in Episkopi. This will be the first-ever meeting in T20Is between the two (2) teams, in the maiden…
Denmark Cricket to host Germany Men for T20I series in June 2026

Denmark Cricket Federation (DCF) will be hosting the Men’s National team of Germany for a four (4)-match T20 International series (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from June 18th – 20th, 2026 at the Svanholm Park ground in Brondby. DCF will be hosting the 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier B in…
Portugal Men to tour Sweden and Finland in July 2026

Cricket Portugal have scheduled back-to-back International tours in the month of July 2026 for the Men’s National team, who will be preparing themselves for the upcoming 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier C tournament in Finland later in August. The Men’s team will be heading to Stockholm to play a three (3)-match…
Cricket Colombia to host Men’s South American Championships in August 2026

Cricket Colombia will be hosting the twenty-first (21st) edition of the Men’s South American Championships from August 06th – 09th, 2026, at the Los Pinos Polo club grounds in Bogota. Men’s National Teams from Brazil, Panama, Mexico, Turks & Caicos Islands and Peru will be competing with the host’s for the Title, which is currently…
Czechia Cricket host Men’s and Women’s Central Europe Cup in June 2026

Czechia Cricket will be hosting the Men’s and Women’s Central Europe Cup from June 26th – 28th, 2026 at the Vinor cricket ground in Prague. The Men’s competition will be the eleventh (11th) edition of the tournament, while the Women’s competition will be the third (3rd) edition. Men’s National teams of Luxembourg and Serbia will…
Cricket Namibia to host Nigeria and Hong Kong-China for T20I/OD series in June 2026

Cricket Namibia (CN) will be hosting the Men’s National Teams of Nigeria and Hong Kong, China for a T20 International Tri-series tournament (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from June 18th – 23rd, 2026 at the FNB Namibia Cricket ground in Windhoek. The One-day series between Namibia and Hong Kong, China will be played before…
Schedule announced for 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in June/July

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will be hosting the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup from June 12th – July 05th, 2026. Women’s National teams from Associate Boards of Scotland and Netherlands will be competing in the tournament, having secured their spots through the Global Qualifier held during January/February 2026 in Nepal, along with…
Jersey Cricket to host Women’s Inter-Insular T20I series in June 2026

Jersey Cricket Board (JCB) will be hosting the Women’s National team of their Channel Islands neighbors, Guernsey, for a two (2)-match T20 International series (with ICC T20I team ranking points) on June 14th, 2026, at Grainville, for the Annual Inter-Insular series. This will be the sixth (6th) edition of the series being played in the…
Singapore Cricket to host ACC Men’s Challenger Cup 2026 in June

Singapore Cricket Association (SCA) will be hosting the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Men’s Challanger Cup from June 10th – 20th, 2026, and will be the qualification pathway tournament towards the ACC Men’s Premier Cup, where the finalists of Challenger Cup will compete. The Challenger Cup will be played in the 50-overs format, in line with…
Canada Cricket to host 2027 ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier in August 2026

Canada Cricket will be hosting the U19 Women’s National teams of United States of America, Argentina and Brazil in the ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup 2027 Americas Qualifier, scheduled to take place from 07th – 17th August, 2026. The upcoming qualifier carries additional significance for women’s cricket in the Americas region. During the qualification…
Rwanda Cricket to host 12th edition of Kwibuka Memorial tournament in June 2026

Rwanda Cricket Association (RCA) will be hosting the twelfth (12th) edition of Kwibuka Memorial Women’s T20 tournament (Kwibuka T20) from June 10th – 20th, 2026 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium and Gahanga Cricket Stadium Oval B in Kigali. The tournament, whose inaugural edition took place in 2014, played in remembrance of the victims of the 1994…
Romania Cricket to host Men’s Continental Cup in June 2026

Romania Cricket Federation will be hosting the Men’s National Teams of Hungary, Belgium and Switzerland for the 2026 Men’s Continental Cup tournament (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from June 19th – 21st, 2026 at the Moara Vlasiei cricket ground in Bucharest. This will be the tenth (10th) edition of the tournament (Men’s), however, the…
CWC League 2 and Challenge League cycle to continue for 2027 World Cup qualification

The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup qualification pathway program events, CWC League 2 Championship and CWC Challenge League groups (A & B), will continue for the cycle towards qualification for the 2027 event being hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. After the scrapping of the ODI Super League for the 2027 cycle, Netherlands join…
Cricket Canada to host Netherlands and USA for ODI Tri-series in June 2026

Cricket Canada will be hosting the Men’s National teams from United States of America (USA) and Netherlands for an ODI Tri-series from June 06th – 16th, 2026, which will be the nineteenth (19th) round of the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cycle (Qualification pathway tournament towards 2027 CWC Global Qualifier). Top four (4)…
ICC Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy 2026 to feature both Full and Associate Members

The ICC will pilot the Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy 2026 as a 10-team event featuring five (5) Full Members and five (5) Associate Members, selected based on rankings and prior T20 World Cup qualification. The inaugural edition of the tournament was an eight (8) team event, featuring the five (5) Associate Members with ODI status…
Malaysia Cricket to host Women’s Premier Cup (Asia Cup Qualifier) in June 2026

Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) will be hosting the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Women’s Premier Cup tournament (which will act as the qualifier for ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2026) from June 03rd – 13th, 2026 at multiple venues across Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur, YSD-UKM Cricket Oval in Bangi, Selangor Turf Club in Kuala Lumpur and…
Singapore Cricket to host Asian Games 2026 Men’s Qualifier in May/June 2026

Singapore Cricket Association (SCA) will be hosting the Asian Games 2026 Men’s Cricket Qualifier from May 31st – June 09th, 2026 at the SNCG Singa Oval and SNCG Oval grounds. SCA will be hosting the Men’s National teams of Nepal, Oman, Hong Kong-China, Bahrain, Malaysia, Qatar and China in the tournament, where the semifinalists will…
Cricket Sweden to host 2nd edition of Men’s Viking Cup in June 2026

Cricket Sweden will be hosting the Men’s National Teams of Finland, Norway and Austria in the second (2nd) edition of Viking Cup from June 11th – 14th, 2026 at the Botkyrka Cricket Center ground in Stockholm. Austria Men are the Defending Champions from the inaugural edition hosted last year, where they won against Norway in…
Women’s T20 World Cup preparations takes Bangladesh and Netherlands to Scotland for T20I Tri-series

Cricket Scotland (CS) will be hosting the Women’s National teams of Bangladesh and Netherlands for a T20 International Tri-series tournament (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from May 28th – June 04th, 2026, as all the three (3) teams prepare themselves for the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in England and Wales in June…