ICC Women’s T20 World Cup comes to Manchester

Amara Hughes 2026-06-11 16:39 3 min read

A worn white cricket ball sits centered on a green grass pitch outdoors.

World Cup cricket is heading for Manchester, with the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 listed for TRAFFORD from 13 June to 26 June.

For local cricket supporters, the useful detail is simple: this is a confirmed Manchester cricket event, organised by the ICC, with a two-week event window now attached to the city’s summer calendar. The source listing describes it as World Cup Cricket coming to Manchester and asks fans whether they are ready to “catch the spirit”.

Detail	Confirmed information
Event	ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026
Dates	13 June to 26 June 2026
Venue	TRAFFORD, Manchester
Time	Not stated in the source listing
Price	Not stated in the source listing
Best suited to	Cricket fans and people planning around a major Manchester sports tournament

A summer cricket window in Trafford

The Visit Manchester event listing places the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 in TRAFFORD, Manchester, across dates running from Saturday 13 June to Friday 26 June.

That gives residents and visitors a clear window to keep in mind, even though the public listing does not include individual start times, ticket prices, entry terms or fixture-by-fixture details. Anyone trying to plan around the event should treat the dates and venue as the confirmed core information, and check the match schedule when full details are available from official event channels.

The event title also gives the scale of the listing: this is not a local club fixture or a one-day showcase, but a World Cup cricket tournament under the ICC name. For Manchester, the practical effect is that Trafford is set to sit on the cricket map for almost two weeks in June.

What the source confirms so far

The confirmed listing is concise. It names the event as ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, identifies it as taking place in Manchester, gives TRAFFORD as the venue location, and lists the event dates as 13 June to 26 June 2026.

The source description says: “World Cup Cricket is coming to Manchester this summer.” It also notes that the match schedule for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is part of the event information, although the source text provided does not include the full schedule itself.

That distinction matters for readers. The broad event window is confirmed, but coverage should not be read as a complete match-day guide. No start times, prices, booking instructions, venue address, transport guidance, accessibility information or food and stall details are included in the source material supplied for this listing.

Planning before the schedule lands

For now, the most useful planning approach is to work from the confirmed dates first. The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 is listed in Manchester from 13 June through 26 June, so anyone hoping to attend should keep that period clear before making more detailed plans.

The missing details are the ones that will shape the actual visit: which teams play on which dates, what time matches begin, how entry is handled, and what tickets cost. The source listing does not provide those details, so they should not be assumed.

Local readers may still want to note the venue signal early. TRAFFORD is the named Manchester location in the listing, and that will be the key area to watch when practical visitor information is published.

What to check before going

Before making firm arrangements, readers should look for the full match schedule, ticket or entry information, confirmed start times and any venue-specific visitor guidance. The current source listing confirms the event title, dates and Manchester location, but leaves those practical points open.

The confirmed event window is 13 June to 26 June 2026 at TRAFFORD, Manchester, for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026.

Source: Visit Manchester Events

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