Women's Asia Cup 2026: Fixtures, Tickets, IST Broadcast

The Women's Asia Cup 2026 runs as a T20 tournament across roughly 14 days from late August through early September, hosted by Sri Lanka in Colombo and Dambulla. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand and the UAE form the six-team field, with day matches at 2:00 PM IST (1:30 PM Sri Lanka time) and night matches at 7:00 PM IST. Broadcast in India is on JioHotstar streaming with Star Sports television, while Sri Lankan viewers tune in to Sri Lanka Rupavahini and the regional broadcaster matrix runs across PTV in Pakistan, T Sports in Bangladesh and Sky in the UK. Tickets release through Sri Lanka Cricket's portal alongside designated retailers, with tier prices indicative from 500 LKR for general stand to 7,500 LKR for premium pavilion seats. The tournament serves as the final competitive build-up before the Women's T20 World Cup 2026 in India.

Tournament Schedule

The 2026 Women's Asia Cup uses a single-group round-robin format followed by knockouts. All six sides play five round-robin matches each, with the top four advancing to the semi-finals.

Date	Match	Venue	IST Start	Local Start (SLST)
Aug 22, 2026	India vs Sri Lanka	Colombo (Premadasa)	7:00 PM	6:30 PM
Aug 23, 2026	Pakistan vs Bangladesh	Colombo (Premadasa)	7:00 PM	6:30 PM
Aug 24, 2026	Thailand vs UAE	Dambulla	2:00 PM	1:30 PM
Aug 25, 2026	India vs Pakistan	Colombo (Premadasa)	7:00 PM	6:30 PM
Aug 26, 2026	Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh	Dambulla	7:00 PM	6:30 PM
Aug 27, 2026	India vs Thailand	Dambulla	2:00 PM	1:30 PM
Aug 28, 2026	Pakistan vs UAE	Colombo (Premadasa)	7:00 PM	6:30 PM
Aug 29, 2026	Sri Lanka vs Thailand	Dambulla	2:00 PM	1:30 PM
Aug 30, 2026	Bangladesh vs UAE	Dambulla	7:00 PM	6:30 PM
Aug 31, 2026	India vs UAE	Colombo (Premadasa)	2:00 PM	1:30 PM
Sep 01, 2026	Pakistan vs Thailand	Colombo (Premadasa)	7:00 PM	6:30 PM
Sep 02, 2026	Sri Lanka vs UAE	Dambulla	7:00 PM	6:30 PM
Sep 03, 2026	India vs Bangladesh	Colombo (Premadasa)	7:00 PM	6:30 PM
Sep 04, 2026	Pakistan vs Sri Lanka	Colombo (Premadasa)	7:00 PM	6:30 PM
Sep 05, 2026	Bangladesh vs Thailand	Dambulla	7:00 PM	6:30 PM

Knockout Stage

The semi-finals and final are scheduled at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Both knockouts carry reserve days.

Date	Match	Venue	IST Start
Sep 07, 2026	Semi-Final 1 (1 vs 4)	Colombo (Premadasa)	7:00 PM
Sep 08, 2026	Semi-Final 2 (2 vs 3)	Colombo (Premadasa)	7:00 PM
Sep 11, 2026	Final	Colombo (Premadasa)	7:00 PM

Where to Watch

Region	TV Broadcaster	OTT / Streaming	Notes
India	Star Sports network	JioHotstar	Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka Rupavahini	SLT-Mobitel ConnectTV	Free-to-air
Pakistan	PTV Sports / A Sports	Tamasha	Free-to-air on PTV
Bangladesh	T Sports	Toffee	Free-to-air
United Kingdom	Sky Sports	Sky Go / NOW	Subscription
Australia	Fox Cricket	Kayo	Cricket sports tier
United States	Willow TV	Willow / Sling	Cricket package
New Zealand	Sky Sport NZ	Sky Go	Cricket subscription
South Africa	SuperSport	DStv Stream	Cricket package
UAE	Cricket Star Plus	StarzPlay	Subscription
Thailand	TrueVisions Sports	TrueID	Carrier-bundled or subscription

Tickets and Pricing (Indicative)

Sri Lanka Cricket's ticketing portal handles primary release, with tier pricing modest by international standards. Premadasa Stadium holds approximately 35,000 spectators, while Dambulla accommodates around 16,000.

Tier	League Match (Premadasa)	League Match (Dambulla)	Knockout (Premadasa)
General Stand	500 LKR	300 LKR	1,000 LKR
Reserved Stand	1,500 LKR	1,000 LKR	3,000 LKR
Premium Stand	3,500 LKR	2,500 LKR	5,500 LKR
Premium Pavilion	7,500 LKR	5,000 LKR	12,500 LKR
Corporate Box	15,000 LKR	10,000 LKR	30,000 LKR

International credit cards and UPI (for Indian visitors) are accepted on the SLC portal. Photo ID at gate entry is mandatory, and bag-size restrictions apply consistent with ICC fan-zone protocols.

Venue Logistics

Premadasa Stadium is in central Colombo, around 10 kilometres from Bandaranaike International Airport. Local trains, taxis and the Tuk-Tuk network all serve the venue. Match-day arrivals should plan for 90 minutes ahead of first ball given checkpoint flow at entry.

Dambulla's Rangiri International Cricket Stadium is in Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle, roughly 4 hours by road from Colombo. Visiting fans typically combine the cricket trip with sightseeing at the Dambulla Cave Temple and Sigiriya, both within 30 minutes of the ground.

T20 World Cup Build-Up Layer

The Women's Asia Cup 2026 falls in the final eight-week window before the Women's T20 World Cup 2026 in India. Both tournaments use the T20 format, and squad rotations ahead of WC selection lock-in are likely. India typically uses the Asia Cup as a tactical fine-tuning event, while Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka also compete for momentum carrying into the World Cup window.

The longer-form Asia Cup tournament context is in our Women's Asia Cup 2026 schedule, India squad and T20 WC prep page. The wider Women's T20 World Cup 2026 host preview is at our Women's T20 World Cup 2026 India host complete preview page. The men's Asia Cup 2026 fixture and venue context, which uses the same regional cricket infrastructure, is in our Asia Cup 2026 cricket format, teams and venue explained page.

What to Watch For

The Premadasa surface in late August offers true bounce and modest spin support, with dew arriving around the second innings of night matches. India's top order with Smriti and Shafali, Sri Lanka's anchor Chamari Athapaththu, and Pakistan's emerging Sidra Amin are the marquee batting watches. The spin bowling depth on both sides will define the tournament — Deepti Sharma vs Nida Dar in the India-Pakistan group stage match is the standout one-on-one. Thailand and the UAE bring growing depth to Asian women's cricket, and how they handle the major-nation pace will tell us where the next associate-tier development sits. With the T20 World Cup three weeks away, every Asia Cup match is also an audition.