ICC Women's Champions Trophy explained

ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy
Administrator:International Cricket Council
Cricket Format:WT20I
Tournament Format:Round robin and knockout
First:2027 Sri Lanka
Participants:6

The ICC Women's Champions Trophy is an international cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) contested by national women's teams. The first edition of the tournament will take place in 2027 in Sri Lanka, with matches being played in the Twenty20 cricket format.[1]

History

The ICC Women's Champions Trophy was announced on the 8 March 2021, on International Women's Day. It was announced by the ICC in its events list for the 2024/31 cycle.[2] The competition will include six teams.[3] [2] On the 26 July 2022, Sri Lanka was announced as the first hosts of this tournament, as long as they qualify.[4]

Format

Six teams will play each other in a Round Robin format, with the top two playing in the Final. It will comprise 16 games.

Summary

YearHost nation(s)Final venueFinal
width=20%Winnerswidth=24%Resultwidth=20%Runners-upTeams

Sri Lanka
To be confirmed6

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: ICC Announces New Tournament Called Women's T20 Champions Cup, To Be Played In 2027 and 2031 | Cricket News. NDTVSports.com.
  2. Web site: ICC announces expansion of the women's game. www.icc-cricket.com.
  3. Web site: 16 UP: ICC announces expansion of Women's World Cups in new 2024-31 structure. Tim. Cutler. March 8, 2021. Emerging Cricket.
  4. Web site: Hosts for ICC Women's global events until 2027 announced. www.icc-cricket.com.