Cricket fans, mark your calendars for April 18, 2026, when Rwanda’s Gahanga Cricket Stadium in Kigali ignites the inaugural ICC Women’s T20I Challenge Trophy 2026, a double round-robin showdown featuring five trailblazing teams: hosts Rwanda, USA, Italy, Nepal, and Vanuatu.
Running until May 1 across two adjoining grounds, this ICC-backed spectacle spotlights the top finishers from each of the five regional Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers in 2025, delivering high-stakes exposure to Associate Members amid the women’s game’s explosive growth.
Whether you’re chasing Nepal and USA, the teams to beat, with Nepal at 21st in ICC rankings after shining at the recent Global Qualifier, or Vanuatu’s underdog fire after toppling 20th-ranked Indonesia, we’ve got your ultimate guide to streaming every boundary.
Squads:
Italy
Emilia Bartram (C), Himanshi Daluwatta, Ishara Jayamannage (WK), Pasindi Kanankege, Alexia Kontopirakis, Chathurika Mahamalage, Sadalee Malwatta, Emma Moore, Dilaisha Nanayakkara, Kumudu Peddrick, Amaya Rajapaksha, Methnara Rathnayake (WK), Ilenia Sims, Sonia Toffoletto
Nepal
Indu Barma (C), Puja Mahato (VC), Suman Bist, Rachana Chaudhary, Rubina Chhetry, Kabita Joshi, Anu Kadayat, Samjhana Khadka, Kabita Kunwar, Rubi Poddar (WK), Bindu Rawal, Riya Sharma, Roma Thapa, Manisha Upadhayay
Rwanda
Marie Bimenyimana (C), Alice Ikuzwe, Flora Irakoze, Rosine Irera, Gisele Ishimwe, Henriette Ishimwe, Belise Murekatete, Shakila Niyomuhoza, Rosette Shimwamana, Clarrisse Umutoniwase, Fanny Utagushimaninde, Geovanis Uwase, Merveille Uwase (WK), Ruth Uwimana
United States of America
Aditiba Chudasama (C), Gargi Bhogle, Taranum Chopra, Nikhar Doshi, Pooja Ganesh (wk), Aparna Gurumurthy, Sainavi Kambalapalli, Maahi Madhavan, Chetna Pagydyala, Chetnaa Prasad, Lekha Shetty, Ritu Singh, Suhani Thadani, Isani Vaghela
Vanuatu
T.B.C.
Schedule:
April 18
9:00am – Rwanda vs Italy, Gahanga Cricket Stadium Main Oval
1:00pm – Nepal vs USA, Gahanga Cricket Stadium Main Oval
April 19
9:00am – Rwanda vs Vanuatu, Gahanga Cricket Stadium Oval B
1:00pm – Italy vs Nepal, Gahanga Cricket Stadium Oval B
April 21
9:00am – Rwanda vs USA, Gahanga Cricket Stadium Main Oval
1:00pm – Vanuatu vs Italy, Gahanga Cricket Stadium Main Oval
April 22
9:00am – Rwanda vs Nepal, Gahanga Cricket Stadium Oval B
1:00pm – USA vs Vanuatu, Gahanga Cricket Stadium Oval B
April 24
9:00am – Nepal vs Vanuatu, Gahanga Cricket Stadium Main Oval
1:00pm – Italy vs USA, Gahanga Cricket Stadium Main Oval
April 26
9:00am – Rwanda vs Vanuatu, Gahanga Cricket Stadium Oval B
1:00pm – USA vs Nepal, Gahanga Cricket Stadium Oval B
April 27
9:00am – Rwanda vs Italy, Gahanga Cricket Stadium Main Oval
1:00pm – USA vs Vanuatu, Gahanga Cricket Stadium Main Oval
April 28
9:00am – Rwanda vs Nepal, Gahanga Cricket Stadium Oval B
1:00pm – Italy vs Vanuatu, Gahanga Cricket Stadium Oval B
April 30
9:00am – Italy vs USA, Gahanga Cricket Stadium Main Oval
1:00pm – Nepal vs Vanuatu, Gahanga Cricket Stadium Main Oval
May 1
9:00am – Rwanda vs USA, Gahanga Cricket Stadium Oval B
1:00pm – Italy vs Nepal, Gahanga Cricket Stadium Oval B
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