- Inaugural tournament set for June-July 2027
- Will now take place over a two week period in February
- New ICC Women’s Emerging Nations trophy piloted
The ICC have decided to move the window of the inaugural Women’s Champions Trophy. It was set to be played from June to July. It will now be played in a fortnight in February 2027. The event will be held in Sri Lanka.
The ICC approved the change at its quarterly meeting in Ahmedabad, no reason was given for the change though. The eight team tournament, first announced in 2022, will be played as a T20 tournament from 14th-28th February 2027.
As things stand, that means a partial overlap with New Zealand’s tour of Australia for six white-ball games. That tour starts 27th February until 7th March. Cricket Australia has been made aware of the change and are currently considering its options.
Other things discussed
There was a lot of talking points from this meeting at the weekend. One of the main ones is that the global governing body will be piloting a new version of the ICC Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy.
This will be a 10-team tournament this year, which will feature five Full Members and five Associate Members, selected based on rankings. The tournament, played for the first time last year and won by Thailand, was an eight-team tournament, played by the top Associate sides.
The board also agreed the qualification pathway for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2028. This tournament will be hosted by Pakistan, with India’s games played at a neutral venue as part of the hybrid model agreement. 10 of the 12 teams will automatically qualify.
The top eight teams from the tournament in England, as well as the hosts. The other two teams that will automatically qualify are the next highest ranking teams as of July 6th 2026. The remaining two teams will come through regional qualifiers followed by a 10-team global qualifier.
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