The inaugural ICC Women’s Champions Trophy 2027 is set to take place in India, with matches scheduled for February in the cities of Vadodara and Mumbai. ICC Chairman Jay Shah emphasized that this tournament will represent ‘an exciting new chapter for women’s cricket.’ He noted that it will feature the world’s top teams competing in a high-stakes environment, which is expected to motivate teams to improve their rankings and vie for a prominent position on the global stage.
The ICC Chairman Jay Shah said the inaugural ICC Women’s Champions Trophy 2027 will mark “an exciting new chapter for women’s cricket” as the tournament is set to be hosted in India across two venues, Vadodara and Mumbai in February
The International Cricket Council on Wednesday moved the inaugural Women’s Champions Trophy to India from Sri Lanka and the six-team event will be played in Mumbai and Vadodara from February 14 to 28. Those six teams, who qualified as per their positions in the ICC Women’s T20I Team Rankings on the July 6 qualification cut-off date, will compete in a round-robin league, with the top two sides advancing to the final on 28 February. India had hosted the Women’s ODI World Cup last year when the home team won a pathbreaking title.
“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 added. Sri Lanka was dropped as the host as the sport is grappling with governance issues in the island nation. “The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka but will now be staged in India as Sri Lanka Cricket continues to make the requisite reforms outlined at the ICC’s Annual Conference in July. The Cricket Club of India (CCI) in Mumbai and the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium will be the venues for the landmark tournament that will bring together six of the world’s leading women’s cricket teams – Australia, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka.
