Record audiences tune in for opening weekend of ICC Womens T20 World Cup 2026 on Sky Sports

Tuesday 16 June 2026

Record audiences tune in for opening weekend of ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 on Sky Sports

The opening weekend of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 was the most watched ever of any ICC T20 Women's tournament* on Sky Sports with 3.3 million viewer hours over an action-packed few days of cricket.

Friday's opener between England and Sri Lanka also drew the highest average on record (393k) for the T20 tournament on Sky Sports with a peak audience of 510k watching a Danni Wyatt-Hodge inspired England victory.

As part of Sky's commitment to making the tournament available to the biggest possible audience including select games shown free-to-air and on the Sky Sports app, the opening game was also streamed on YouTube with nearly 75k people watching whilst the live blog on Sky Sports.com delivered over 90k views.

The tournament kicks off a standout summer of women's cricket on Sky, including an historic first ever womens Test match at Lord's between England and India starting on 10 July, alongside The Hundred's return later in the month. July will also see the Vitality Blast Womens Finals Day.

Sky Sports continues to be the home of the best women's sport, with a bumper 2026 of live coverage including the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, the Netball Super League Grand Final, the US Open, and the Solheim Cup. Viewers can also enjoy expanded coverage of the Barclays Women's Super League from the 2026/27 season, year-round action from the WTA Tour, every golf Major, MVP boxing events and much more.

Notes to editors

*This figure relates to the ICC Womens T20 tournament on Sky Sports and is since 2016 when data was available.

Free-to-air matches below:

Friday June 12: England vs Sri Lanka, Edgbaston 6.30pm

Saturday June 13: Scotland vs Ireland, Old Trafford Cricket Ground 10.30am

Sunday July 5: TBC vs TBC (The Final), Lords Cricket Ground 2.30pm

Matches available for free on the Sky Sports app below:

Friday June 12: England vs Sri Lanka, Edgbaston 6.30pm

Saturday June 13: Scotland vs Ireland, Old Trafford Cricket Ground 10.30am

Tuesday June 16: England vs Ireland, Hampshire Bowl 6.30pm

Thursday June 18: West Indies vs Scotland, Headingley 6.30pm

Friday June 19: New Zealand vs Ireland, Hampshire Bowl 6.30pm

Saturday June 20: England vs Scotland, Headingley 6.30pm

Tuesday June 23: New Zealand vs Scotland, Bristol County Ground 10.30am

Tuesday June 23: Sri Lanka vs Ireland, Bristol County Ground 2.30pm

Wednesday June 24: England vs West Indies, Lords Cricket Ground 6.30pm

Friday June 26: Sri Lanka vs Scotland, Old Trafford Cricket Ground 6.30pm

Saturday June 27: West Indies vs Ireland, Bristol County Ground 2.30pm

Saturday June 27: England vs New Zealand, The Oval 6.30pm

Tuesday June 30: TBC vs TBC (Semi Final 1), The Oval 2.30pm

Thursday July 2: TBC vs TBC (Semi Final 2), The Oval 6.30pm

Sunday July 5: TBC vs TBC (The Final), Lords Cricket Ground 2.30pm

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