On Wednesday, September 2, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that the inaugural ICC Women’s Champions Trophy has been shifted from Sri Lanka to India, starting from February 14, with the grand finale scheduled on February 28 next year.
The ICC media release also confirmed that the six-team event will be played at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai and the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium in Vadodara.
“The event was originally scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka, but has now been moved to India as Sri Lanka Cricket continues to make the requisite reforms outlined at the ICC’s Annual Conference in July,” the ICC media release stated.
“The ICC assessed three candidates to host the tournament – Bangladesh, India and South Africa – against their established host evaluation criteria before recommending India as the replacement host, a decision ratified by the ICC Board on 1 September,” the statement added.
Australia, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka are part of the six-team showpiece event. The tournament will be played in the T20I format in a round-robin league with the top two teams advancing to the final.
“The ICC Women’s Champions Trophy 2027 marks an exciting new chapter for women’s cricket,” ICC Chairman Jay Shah said.
“As the inaugural edition of the tournament, it will bring together the best teams in the world in an intense, high-quality competition, while creating even greater incentive for teams to continue rising through the rankings and competing for a place on the global stage,” he added.
“With a marquee ICC women’s event now taking place every year, we have a significant opportunity to build greater momentum, provide more consistency and create a stronger rhythm for the women’s game, its players and its fans around the world,” he concluded.
India are the current world champions in the One Day format while Australia are the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup champions after reclaiming the title in July 2026 in England.
