Senior Women’s T20 Trophy 2026: Teams, Groups, Format, Schedule and Players to Watch

The Senior Women’s T20 Trophy 2026 is scheduled to run from October 26 to November 20. Organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the domestic tournament marks its 18th edition featuring 37 teams competing across Elite and Plate divisions with 134 matches planned.

Tournament Format and Divisions

The competition splits participating sides into Elite and Plate groups:

• Elite Division: Comprises four groups. Three groups contain eight teams each, while the fourth contains seven. The top two teams from each Elite group advance to the Super League, split into two groups of four for three matches each, leading to the Elite final on November 20.
• Plate Group: Six teams compete in a round-robin league format, with the top two progressing to the Plate final on November 4.
• Promotion and Relegation: The Plate group winner earns promotion to the Elite division for the next season, while the lowest-ranked team across all four Elite groups faces relegation to the Plate competition.

Teams and Groups

• Elite Group A: Maharashtra, Assam, Karnataka, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Bengal, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir
• Elite Group B: Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Baroda, Saurashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana, Andhra, Odisha
• Elite Group C: Railways, Tripura, Vidarbha, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Sikkim, Kerala
• Elite Group D: Delhi, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Uttar Pradesh, Pondicherry
• Plate Group: Bihar, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur

Venues and History

Elite group-stage matches are designated across Surat, New Chandigarh, Mohali, Lucknow and Pune, with Ahmedabad hosting the Super League and the Elite final. Sovima, Nagaland is set to host the Plate matches.

Maharashtra enters as the defending Elite champion after securing its maiden title last season against Madhya Pradesh in Surat. Railways remains the tournament's most successful team historically with 11 titles, alongside past champions Delhi, Punjab, Mumbai and Maharashtra.

Key Players to Watch

• Bengal: Richa Ghosh is set to captain the side subject to availability, with Titas Sadhu named vice-captain.
• Vidarbha: Features Bharti Fulmali.
• Kerala: Squad includes Asha Sobhana, Sajana Sajeevan and Kiran Navgire.