Women's cricket
The Women's One-Day Cup is the main 50-over competition in English women's cricket. It started in 2025, replacing the regional Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and is played by county clubs in two leagues from April to September. Markets are thinner than in men's cricket, so team news and player availability count for more.
Updated By Rohan Mehta, Head of Cricket
2026 champions
The Blaze
The Nottinghamshire side beat Hampshire by three wickets in the League One final on 19 September 2026, winning off the last ball. Hampshire have now lost both League One finals since the competition began.
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Predictions
There are no Women's One-Day Cup picks on the board right now. These are the next 50-over internationals on our calendar.
Australia tour of South Africa, 2026 · 3rd ODI
· 19:30 ISTSenwes Park, Potchefstroom
3 games remain after this, so a win would give South Africa the upper hand in the series.
Our pick
South Africa to win
Fair odds
1.69
Season review
The second season ran from 11 April to 20 September 2026, with Yorkshire added to League One. The Blaze won the League One final off the last ball against Hampshire, and Middlesex took League Two.
Format
The 18 counties play in two leagues. League One is the professional top tier, where every team meets the others home and away before the knockouts. League Two plays a single round of group games and a four-team knockout.
The professional top tier. Every team plays the others home and away, then the leading sides go into a knockout stage.
The other counties. A single round of group games, followed by a four-team knockout.
Places in League One come from ECB professional status, not promotion. Yorkshire joined in 2026 and Glamorgan follow in 2027.
League One, 2026
Glamorgan join League One in 2027.
Fewer people bet on them, and there is less data to set prices from. That means a late team change, such as an England player returning, can take longer to show up in the odds. The same thinness works against you as well, so it only helps if you follow the competition closely enough to spot those changes first.
Our angles
Who is available comes first, because England players drop in and out around the international calendar. Then how much each side depends on its top order, and form over two seasons rather than a handful of games.
England players drop in and out around the international calendar. One star returning can swing a match, and the odds don't always move enough.
Many sides rely on one or two top-order batters. If they fail early, the chase or setting of a total often collapses. Top-batter markets follow from that.
Fewer games means form tables can mislead. We weigh the last two seasons, not just the last three matches.
Markets
Match winner is the most widely offered. Top team batter and innings runs suit bettors who know each side's top order, and the opening partnership market is decided in the first ten overs.
Check who is away with England first. One returning international can change a match, and the price doesn't always follow.
Many sides lean on one or two top-order batters. When they are available, they are the natural first picks.
Lines are set on less data than in men's cricket. A team missing its main batter is the clearest case for the under.
Decided by the first ten overs. Look at how each opening pair has started over the last two seasons, not the last three games.
History
Lancashire won the first League One title in 2025 and The Blaze the second in 2026. Hampshire were runners-up both times. In League Two, Yorkshire won in 2025 and Middlesex in 2026, with Glamorgan losing both finals.
Rohan Mehta leads our cricket desk and its WPL coverage. Read his profile to see how he builds a pick.
| Season | League | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | League One | The Blaze | Hampshire |
| 2026 | League Two | Middlesex | Glamorgan |
| 2025 | League One | Lancashire | Hampshire |
| 2025 | League Two | Yorkshire | Glamorgan |
Further reading
More from the cricket desk on women's tournaments, leagues and odds.
What readers ask most about the competition, its two leagues and the law in India.
Across the whole English summer. The 2026 competition started on 11 April and finished on 20 September, with the League One final on 19 September.
The Blaze, the Nottinghamshire side. They beat Hampshire by three wickets in a League One final that went to the last ball. Middlesex won League Two, beating Glamorgan by 67 runs.
In 2026: Durham, Essex, Hampshire, Lancashire, Somerset, Surrey, The Blaze, Warwickshire and Yorkshire. Glamorgan join League One in 2027.
Through the ECB, not results on the field. League One is made up of counties with professional tier-one status. Yorkshire were added in 2026, Glamorgan follow in 2027, and two more clubs are due to join in 2029.
The Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. In 2025 English women's domestic cricket moved from regional teams to county clubs, and the Women's One-Day Cup became the main 50-over competition.
Maia Bouchier, with 750 runs in League One. Amanda-Jade Wellington took the most wickets, with 40.
It can be, for people who follow it closely. Fewer bettors and less data mean prices can be slower to react to team news. The flip side is that you have less information too, so keep stakes small.
Not online for real money. The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 bans online money games across India, which covers betting on women's county cricket. Free prediction games are allowed.
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