2026 Women's One-Day Cup
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League 2: Round-robin and knockout
| Dates | 11 April – 20 September 2026 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format(s) | League 1: Double round-robin, 2nd v 3rd place eliminator and final League 2: Round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) | |
| Champions | League 1: League 2: |
| Participants | League 1: 9 League 2: 9 |
| Matches | League 1: 75 League 2: 40 |
| Most runs | League 1: League 2: |
| Most wickets | League 1: League 2: |
| Official website | ecb.co.uk |
The 2026 Women's One-Day Cup (also known as the 2026 Metro Bank Women's One-Day Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the second season of the Women's One-Day Cup, a professional List A cricket tournament that is played in England and Wales by county clubs. The tournament started on 11 April and will conclude with the League One final on 19 September 2026 and the League Two final on 20 September 2026.[1][2][3]
The tournament is split into two leagues: both featuring nine counties in each league. In League One the teams will play each other twice, followed by a knock-out.[4] There will then be a 2nd v 3rd place eliminator before the final. In League Two the teams will play each other once, followed by a knockout involving the top four ranked teams.[5]
Points table
League One table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hampshire | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1.027 |
| 2 | Surrey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0.472 |
| 3 | Somerset | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.805 |
| 4 | The Blaze | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.014 |
| 5 | Yorkshire | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0.148 |
| 6 | Warwickshire | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −0.005 |
| 7 | Durham | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −1.471 |
| 8 | Lancashire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.278 |
| 9 | Essex | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.502 |
League One-Point Summary
| Team | Group matches | Play-offs | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | E | F | |
| Durham | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Essex | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Hampshire | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Lancashire | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Somerset | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Surrey | 4 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| The Blaze | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Warwickshire | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Yorkshire | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | No result | Eliminated |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points or results to see the match summary.
League Two table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesex | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2.025 |
| 2 | Glamorgan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.797 |
| 3 | Sussex Sharks | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2.242 |
| 4 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.780 |
| 5 | Kent | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.097 |
| 6 | Leicestershire Foxes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.689 |
| 7 | Derbyshire Falcons | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.316 |
| 8 | Gloucestershire | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.331 |
| 9 | Worcestershire Rapids | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.100 |
League Two-Point Summary
| Team | Group matches | Play-offs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | SF | F | |
| Derbyshire Falcons | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Glamorgan | 4 | 9 | ||||||||
| Gloucestershire | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Kent | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| Leicestershire Foxes | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| Middlesex | 5 | 10 | ||||||||
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 4 | |||||||||
| Sussex Sharks | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| Worcestershire Rapids | 0 | |||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | No result | Eliminated |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points or results to see the match summary.
League One
Round 1
Lancashire 303/8 (48 overs) |
v |
Durham 154 (40 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 48 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: Lancashire 5, Durham 0
Surrey 389/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Warwickshire 337/9 (50 overs) |
Em Arlott 90 (74) Tilly Corteen-Coleman 3/43 (10 overs) |
- Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Surrey 4, Warwickshire 0
Yorkshire 178 (33.5 overs) |
v |
Somerset 179/9 (46 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Somerset 4, Yorkshire 0
Essex 265/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Hampshire 266/5 (49.4 overs) |
- Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Hampshire 4, Essex 0
Round 2
Durham 311/3 (50 overs) |
v |
Essex 288/5 (50 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Durham 4, Essex 0
Warwickshire 354/7 (50 overs) |
v |
|
Davina Perrin 81 (76) Bex Tyson 3/66 (10 overs) |
- Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play.
- Points: Hampshire 2, Warwickshire Bears 2
Yorkshire 185 (40.1 overs) |
v |
Surrey 193/7 (23.3 overs) |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 44 overs per side due to rain.
- Surrey were set a revised target of 193 runs from 44 overs due to rain.
- Points: Surrey 5, Yorkshire 0
Lancashire 223 (48.3 overs) |
v |
The Blaze 148/5 (28.3 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to field.
- The Blaze were set a revised target of 171 runs from 32 overs due to rain.
- The Blaze were 6 runs ahead in DLS par score when play was stopped due to rain.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Lancashire 0
Round 3
Essex 157 (39.4 overs) |
v |
Warwickshire 160/5 (40.4 overs) |
- Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Warwickshire 4, Essex 0
Lancashire 259/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Somerset 260/6 (47.5 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Somerset 4, Lancashire 0
Yorkshire 280/9 (50 overs) |
v |
The Blaze 210 (41.2 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Yorkshire 5, The Blaze 0
Durham 256/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Surrey 258/7 (36.4 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Surrey 5, Durham 0
Round 4
Essex 213 (49.2 overs) |
v |
The Blaze 215/7 (39.3 overs) |
- Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: The Blaze 5, Essex 0
Yorkshire 241 (49.2 overs) |
v |
Lancashire 158 (41.4 overs) |
- Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
- Yorkshire 5, Lancashire 0
Somerset 337/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Surrey 201 (33.2 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Somerset 5, Surrey 0
Durham 118 (36.1 overs) |
v |
Hampshire 121/4 (24.3 overs) |
- Hampshire won by 6 wickets
- Points: Hampshire 5, Durham 0
Round 5
Durham 290/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Yorkshire 290 (50 overs) |
- Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Durham 2, Yorkshire 2
Somerset 268/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Essex 269/5 (48 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Essex 4, Somerset 0
Warwickshire 302/5 (50 overs) |
v |
The Blaze 302/7 (49.2 overs) |
- Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Warwickshire 0
Hampshire 272/5 (50 overs) |
v |
Surrey 259 (49 overs) |
Danni Wyatt-Hodge 119 (86) Bex Tyson 3/60 (9 overs) |
- Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Hampshire 4, Surrey 0