Women's Cricket
India to host Inaugural ICC Women’s Champions Trophy in February 2027
All the matches of the six-team event will be played in Mumbai and Vadodara.
Team India celebrates after defeating South Africa by 52 runs. (Phot credit: @TheShafaliVerma/X)
India is set to host the inaugural ICC Women’s Champions Trophy from February 14 to 28 next year, with matches scheduled in Mumbai and Vadodara.
All games in the six-team tournament will be played at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai and the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium in Vadodara.
The event was originally awarded to Sri Lanka but has been relocated to India after Sri Lanka Cricket continued to work on the reforms outlined at the ICC’s Annual Conference in July.
The ICC evaluated three potential hosts, Bangladesh, India and South Africa, based on its established host evaluation criteria before recommending India as the replacement. The decision was ratified by the ICC Board on 1 September.
“The ICC Women’s Champions Trophy 2027 marks an exciting new chapter for women’s cricket," ICC Chairman Jay Shah said.
“The ICC Women’s Champions Trophy 2027 marks an exciting new chapter for women’s cricket. 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."
The event will consist of Australia, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka as they seek to become the inaugural winners of the women's tournament and will be played in the T20I format with the six teams to compete in a round-robin league, with the top two sides advancing to the final on 28 February.
India are the current holders of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, while Australia are the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup champions after having reclaimed the title this July in England.