England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt hopes her side can “capture the nation” during the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup on home soil this summer.
With exactly 100 days to go before the tournament starts on June 12, Sciver-Brunt said she wants England to follow the recent successes of other home teams: the Lionesses, who won the Women’s Euros in 2022 and 2025 (hosting for their first triumph), and the Red Roses, who won the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2025 on home soil.
“It’s a home World Cup, and the energy you get from being in front of a crowd that is really behind you is so special. It’s an addictive feeling,” Sciver-Brunt told Sky Sports News. “It’s an amazing time for women’s cricket. And over the last few years, we’ve had loads of our women’s sports teams do brilliantly well – the Lionesses and Red Roses – so hopefully we can be next in line to do something really special for the country. I’m hoping we capture the nation for the summer.”
The tournament opens at Edgbaston on June 12 when England take on Sri Lanka. Sciver-Brunt was joined at Edgbaston by team-mates Sophia Dunkley and Lauren Filer to mark the 100-day countdown. Edgbaston turned its iconic scoreboard into a 100-day countdown, with similar displays appearing at grounds across other host cities in the UK and at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Eden Gardens and Gaddafi Stadium.
“It’s so exciting. 100 days to go now, it really makes it real,” Dunkley said. “If I’m lucky enough to be there in that squad, it’s going to be a momentous occasion and hopefully a pinnacle for women’s cricket in this country.”
Filer added: “Our target is to bring the trophy home. We’ve seen it done before; England obviously won the 50-over World Cup at home in 2017, and we saw the impact that had on cricket and the country as a whole. That’s what we want to do going into this T20 World Cup. I’m super excited. It’s such a big prospect for the women’s game, and I just think it’s going to push the women’s game even further.”
The aim is to be victorious at the final at Lord’s on July 5.
England’s Women’s T20 World Cup record
2009: Winners
2010: Knocked out in group stage
2012: Runners-up
2014: Runners-up
2016: Semi-finals
2018: Runners-up
2020: Semi-finals
2023: Semi-finals
2024: Knocked out in group stage
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 tournament director Beth Barrett-Wild said: “In just 100 days, England and Wales will host the best female cricketers on the planet, for an unmissable sporting spectacle. With over 115,000 tickets already sold, excitement and momentum is building behind a tournament that’s ready to capture the hearts and minds of the nation and propel women’s cricket firmly into the sporting mainstream.”
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