ICC Events Calendar 2026-2031 Full Roadmap

The ICC's 2024-2031 events cycle is the densest in the body's history — 18 ICC tournaments across men's, women's and U19 streams in eight years, including a year (2026) with three major properties layered onto the calendar. For fans, broadcasters and Associate boards trying to plan around it, the full roadmap is rarely published in one place. This is the working document — every event, every host, every qualification window through 2031, with the broadcast cycle and political context that shapes the schedule.

Men's Calendar 2026-2031

Year	Event	Host(s)	Format
2026	Men's T20 World Cup	India + Sri Lanka	T20
2027	Men's WTC Final	England (Lord's)	Test
2027	Men's ODI World Cup	South Africa + Zim + Nam	ODI
2028	Men's T20 World Cup	Australia + NZ	T20
2029	Men's Champions Trophy	India	ODI
2029	Men's WTC Final	England (Lord's)	Test
2030	Men's T20 World Cup	England + Ireland + Scotland	T20
2031	Men's ODI World Cup	India + Bangladesh	ODI

The full preview of the 2026 T20 WC is in our T20 World Cup 2026 venues, schedule and format guide. The 2027 ODI World Cup co-host arrangement is unpacked in our WC 2027 qualification format piece.

Women's Calendar 2026-2031

Year	Event	Host(s)	Format
2026	Women's T20 World Cup	India	T20
2027	Women's ODI World Cup (LIVE)	Australia + NZ	ODI
2028	Women's T20 World Cup	South Africa	T20
2029	Women's Championship Final	TBD	Multi-format playoff
2030	Women's T20 World Cup	Sri Lanka + Bangladesh	T20
2031	Women's ODI World Cup	England	ODI

The 2026 women's edition with India hosting is covered in our Women's T20 WC 2026 India host preview.

U19 Calendar 2026-2031

Year	Event	Host(s)	Format
2026	Men's U19 World Cup	Zimbabwe + Namibia	ODI
2027	Women's U19 World Cup	Bangladesh	T20
2028	Men's U19 World Cup	West Indies	ODI
2029	Women's U19 World Cup	South Africa	T20
2030	Men's U19 World Cup	South Asia (TBD)	ODI
2031	Women's U19 World Cup	Australia	T20

Qualification Windows Layer

Cycle	Direct Path Closes	Final Qualifier
Men's WC 2027	CWC League 2 ends Aug 2026	Sub-Continent Q3 2026
Men's T20 WC 2028	Regional T20 Q open 2027	Global Q Mar 2028
Women's WC 2027	Championship cycle ends	Q Pakistan 2027
Men's WC 2031	New Super League cycle	Q TBD

The CWC League 2 standings live in our CWC League 2 points table piece.

Why The 2026-2031 Cycle Is Strategically Different

Three macro shifts shape this cycle. First, India hosts five major events (T20 WC 2026, Champions Trophy 2029, ODI WC 2031 co-host, Women's T20 WC 2026, plus a likely Asia Cup window) — the highest concentration in any single eight-year cycle for any host. Second, Associate-host editions become normal — Zimbabwe-Namibia U19 2026, SA-Zim-Nam ODI WC 2027, ENG-IRE-SCO T20 WC 2030 all spread the events footprint beyond the Big Three. Third, the women's and men's cycles run in genuinely parallel commercial weight for the first time — broadcast deals are increasingly signed as packages.

Broadcast Cycle Context

The current ICC India rights deal runs through 2031; the next renegotiation window opens in late 2030. The commercial weight in the 2028-2031 portion of the cycle (Champions Trophy 2029 in India, ODI WC 2031 in India-Bangladesh) is what makes the current ICC broadcast rights row commercially significant — JioHotstar's position now will materially affect what the next cycle is priced at.

Calendar Density Year by Year

2026 is the heaviest single year in the cycle — three events (Men's T20 WC, Women's T20 WC, Men's U19 WC) plus the Asia Cup, plus the WTC 2025-27 cycle finalisation. 2027 is similarly heavy — WTC Final + ODI WC + Women's ODI WC. 2030 is busy on the men's side; 2028 is dominated by the men's T20 WC.

For an Indian fan, the cycle is generationally India-heavy. For an Associate fan, the spread of host nations is the most encouraging signal in two decades. For a broadcast holder, the commercial discipline of pricing 18 events across three streams is the real challenge — the deals signed before 2030 will define the next decade of the sport's economic shape.