In the title complex, [Cd(NCS)(2)(C(22)H(20)N(6))], the Cd(II) ion is in a CdN(6) coordination geometry which is inter-mediate between octa-hedral and trigonal-prismatic. The dihedral angles formed between the mean planes of the pyrazole rings and the phenanthroline system are 15.74 (15) and 16.30 (13)°. In the crystal, there is a π-π stacking inter-action involving two symmetry-related pyrazole rings, with a centroid-centroid distance of 3.664 (3) Å. In addition, there is a relatively short inter-molecular contact between C atoms [C⋯C = 3.399 (6) Å] involving symmetry-related pyridine rings along the a axis.