The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 has not only showcased rising stars and national rivalries but also a handful of sibling stories that add a human thread to the tournament’s narrative. From the inaugural 2009 edition to the expanded 2026 tournament in England and Wales, seven pairs of sisters have worn their countries’ colours together on the sport’s biggest T20 stage, each bringing different roles and impacts, from opening batters to match-winning all‑rounders.
Hiruka Fernando — Rose Fernando (Sri Lanka)
The Fernando sisters featured for Sri Lanka in the inaugural ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2009. Hirunika Fernando appeared in multiple matches across the early T20 World Cups and recorded 12 T20I runs in four innings for her country in the format to date. Rose Fernando played three T20Is and picked up two wickets in three innings during that period; across the 2009 tournament, she finished with a couple of wickets at an average of 30.50 and an economy of 6.77 in three innings. Both sisters retired from international cricket in 2010, leaving behind brief but noteworthy contributions from Sri Lanka’s early T20 era.
Cecelia Joyce — Isobel Joyce (Ireland)
Ireland’s Joyce twins combined experience and versatility across multiple T20 World Cups. Their first joint World Cup appearance came in 2014. Isobel scored 103 runs in five innings at a strike rate of 77.44 and averaged 20.60 in that event, while Cecelia contributed 74 runs at an average of 24.66. Isobel also made an impact with the ball in 2014, taking seven wickets at 16.85 and an economy of 5.90 across five matches. Both sisters continued to feature in 2016 and 2018—Isobel adding 82 runs in 2016 and 64 in 2018, and Cecelia scoring 60 in 2016, before both announced international retirements in November 2018.
Across their careers, Isobel finished with 944 T20I runs at a strike rate of 92.82 and an average of 20.08 in 52 innings (55 matches), and 33 wickets at 30.81 and an economy rate of 5.83 in 54 bowling innings. Cecelia compiled 660 T20I runs at a strike rate of 76.86 and an average of 19.44 in 39 innings (43 matches), including a half-century, solid twin contributions to Ireland’s women’s cricket.
Kycia Knight — Kyshona Knight (West Indies)
The Knight sisters first appeared together for the West Indies at the 2014 T20 World Cup. Kycia scored 79 runs in five innings at a strike rate of 84.94 and an average of 15.80 in that edition; Kyshona had a smaller tournament return in 2014 with 14 runs in three innings. Kycia added 78 runs in the 2018 edition.
Over their careers, Kycia amassed 801 T20I runs at a strike rate of 82.74 across 65 innings and 70 matches, including two half-centuries; Kyshona recorded 546 runs at a strike rate of 72.22 and an average of 12.13 in 51 innings (55 matches). The Knight sisters retired from international cricket on 18 January 2024, closing a chapter of dependable middle-order and supporting batting options for the Windies.
Gaby Lewis — Robyn Lewis (Ireland)
Ireland’s Lewis sisters first featured together in the 2016 T20 World Cup. In that tournament, Gaby managed 20 runs across a couple of innings, while Robyn scored one run and picked up one wicket in her limited chances.
Robyn’s T20I experience has been brief, three matches and five runs in three innings and one wicket in three bowling innings. Whereas Gaby has established herself as Ireland’s mainstay. Now Ireland’s skipper, Gaby, enters the upcoming 2026 World Cup as Ireland’s all-time leading T20I run-scorer with 3,048 runs at a strike rate of 117.14 and an average of 31.42 in 112 innings (114 matches), including 18 fifties and two centuries, plus three wickets in seven bowling innings. The sisters’ early joint appearance in 2016 is notable both for Robyn’s cameo and for Gaby’s trajectory from a young prodigy to captain and Ireland’s premier T20 batter.
Jess Kerr — Amelia Kerr (New Zealand)
The Kerr sisters made their first joint T20 World Cup appearance in 2020. Amelia delivered a strong all-round showing across that cycle and beyond: in 2020, she scored 41 runs in three innings and took six wickets at an average of 12.33 and economy of 4.62 in four matches. In New Zealand’s title-winning campaign in the previous edition, she produced 135 runs in six innings and finished as the tournament’s leading wicket-taker with 15 wickets at an astonishing average of 7.33 and an economy of 4.85, earning Player of the Match in the final and Player of the Tournament.
Across her T20I career, Amelia has compiled 1,925 runs at a strike rate of 118.68 and an average of 31.55 in 80 innings (99 matches), and 106 wickets at 20.42 and an economy rate of 6.08 in 97 bowling innings. Jess Kerr’s T20 World Cup bowling returns have been more sporadic, wicketless in her one bowling innings in 2020, a couple of wickets in 2023, and overall, 37 wickets at an average of 29.78 and economy 6.65 in 51 bowling innings (52 matches), plus 214 runs at a strike rate of 110.30 in 26 innings.
Amelia’s rise to the White Ferns captaincy while Jess remains a key seam option gives New Zealand a proven sisterly combo blending leadership and bowling depth for 2026.
Kathryn Bryce — Sarah Bryce (Scotland)
Scotland’s Bryce sisters led their nation in a memorable maiden appearance at the 2024 T20 World Cup. Kathryn skippered the side and finished as Scotland’s second-highest scorer in the tournament with 76 runs in four innings (average 19). Wicket-keeper Sarah was Scotland’s leading run-scorer in 2024 with 83 runs at 27.66 in four innings. Kathryn also chipped in with two wickets at an economy of 7.64 across the tournament.
To date, Kathryn has amassed 1,556 T20I runs at a strike rate of 109.34 and an average of 36.18 in 58 innings (60 matches), and 65 wickets at an outstanding average of 14.95 and economy of 4.93 in 59 bowling innings. Sarah has compiled 1,729 runs at a strike rate of 110.83 and an average of 29.81 in 77 innings (79 matches), including five half-centuries, while playing the crucial wicket-keeper role. Their leadership and performances will be central to Scotland’s second World Cup appearance in 2026.
Heather Siegers — Silver Siegers (Netherlands)
In a historic selection for the Netherlands’ maiden Women’s T20 World Cup campaign in 2026, the Siegers sisters make the list. Heather Siegers is a multi-skilled performer, right-handed batter, medium-pace bowler and occasional wicketkeeper, who comes into the tournament with 1,269 T20I runs at a strike rate of 119.83 and an average of 20.14 in 68 innings (72 matches), including three fifties and a century, plus 38 wickets at 18.78 and an economy of 5.84 in 42 bowling innings.
Silver Siegers provides leg-spin potency, with 59 T20I wickets at an average of 24.33 and an economy of 5.92 in 75 bowling innings (77 matches), while contributing 58 runs in 22 batting innings. As the Netherlands debut on the World Cup stage under Babette de Leede, the Siegers siblings are likely to be central to both bowling plans and explosive batting moments that can surprise established teams.
From Sri Lanka’s early representation in 2009 to the Netherlands’ inaugural 2026 squad, sister duos have added continuity and narrative colour across the Women’s T20 World Cup eras. Some pairs featured briefly but memorably; others grew into team leaders and batting mainstays. For the 10th edition, larger, with 12 teams and staged in England and Wales from 12 June to 5 July 2026, these sibling stories will again offer human interest amid the tactical battles and breakout performances.
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