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	As part of the 2024–2027 women's hosts cycle, the ICC initially announced that the tournament would be played in Sri Lanka.<ref name="hc"/> In August 2026, [[Sri Lanka Cricket]] (SLC) was stripped of the hosting rights due to the government interference in the board.<ref name="SL27H">{{cite web \|url=https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sri-lanka-lose-womens-champions-trophy-hosting-rights-1552245 \|date=31 August 2026 \|title=Sri Lanka lose Women's Champions Trophy hosting rights \|publisher=[[Cricinfo]] \|access-date=1 September 2026}}</ref> A few days later, [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) was awarded the hosting rights, with the tournament scheduled to be held across two venues.<ref name="IND27H">{{cite web \|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/venues-dates-confirmed-for-inaugural-icc-women-s-champions-trophy \|date=2 September 2026 \|title=Venues, dates confirmed for inaugural ICC ~~Women’s~~ Champions Trophy \|publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] \|access-date=2 September 2026}}</ref>		As part of the 2024–2027 women's hosts cycle, the ICC initially announced that the tournament would be played in Sri Lanka.<ref name="hc"/> In August 2026, [[Sri Lanka Cricket]] (SLC) was stripped of the hosting rights due to the government interference in the board.<ref name="SL27H">{{cite web \|url=https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sri-lanka-lose-womens-champions-trophy-hosting-rights-1552245 \|date=31 August 2026 \|title=Sri Lanka lose Women's Champions Trophy hosting rights \|publisher=[[Cricinfo]] \|access-date=1 September 2026}}</ref> A few days later, [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) was awarded the hosting rights, with the tournament scheduled to be held across two venues.<ref name="IND27H">{{cite web \|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/venues-dates-confirmed-for-inaugural-icc-women-s-champions-trophy \|date=2 September 2026 \|title=Venues, dates confirmed for inaugural ICC Women's Champions Trophy \|publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] \|access-date=2 September 2026}}</ref>

	=== Format ===		=== Format ===

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{{short description|Inaugural edition of the ICC Women's Champions Trophy}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2026}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2026}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2027 ICC Women's Champions Trophy
| image =
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[Women's Twenty20 International]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|final]]
| host = India
| fromdate = 14
| todate = 28 February 2027
| champions =
| count =
| runner up =
| participants = 6
| matches = 16
| attendance =
| player of the series =
| most runs =
| most wickets =
| website =
| next_year = 2031
| next_tournament =
}}

The '''2027 ICC Women's Champions Trophy''' will be the inaugural edition of the [[ICC Women's Champions Trophy]] to be hosted by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] from 14 to 28 February 2027. Six teams will compete in 16 matches across two venues in India. The top five teams from the [[ICC Women's T20I Team Rankings]], along with the hosts qualified for the tournament.

== Background ==
The [[ICC Women's Champions Trophy]] is an upcoming quadrennial [[international cricket]] competition in [[Women's Twenty20 International]] (WT20I) format, organised by the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC). In July 2022, as part of the [[2024–2027 ICC women's hosts cycle]], the ICC announced that a Women's [[Champions Trophy]] will be introduced from 2027 onwards.<ref name="hc">{{cite web |date=26 July 2022 |title=Hosts for ICC Women's global events until 2027 announced |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/hosts-for-icc-womens-global-events-until-2027-announced |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |access-date=10 February 2026}}</ref>

=== Host selection ===
As part of the 2024–2027 women's hosts cycle, the ICC initially announced that the tournament would be played in Sri Lanka.<ref name="hc"/> In August 2026, [[Sri Lanka Cricket]] (SLC) was stripped of the hosting rights due to the government interference in the board.<ref name="SL27H">{{cite web |url=https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sri-lanka-lose-womens-champions-trophy-hosting-rights-1552245 |date=31 August 2026 |title=Sri Lanka lose Women's Champions Trophy hosting rights |publisher=[[Cricinfo]] |access-date=1 September 2026}}</ref> A few days later, [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) was awarded the hosting rights, with the tournament scheduled to be held across two venues.<ref name="IND27H">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/venues-dates-confirmed-for-inaugural-icc-women-s-champions-trophy |date=2 September 2026 |title=Venues, dates confirmed for inaugural ICC Women’s Champions Trophy |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |access-date=2 September 2026}}</ref>

=== Format ===
In the first round, each team will play every other team once in a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format. The top two teams will advance to the knockout stage, which includes the final match.<ref name="wct-2027">{{Cite web |date=26 June 2026 |title=Teams lock in Women’s T20 World Cup 2028 spots via 2026 group play |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/womens-t20-worldcup-2026/news/teams-lock-in-women-s-t20-world-cup-2028-spots-via-2026-group-play |access-date=27 June 2026 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]]}}</ref>

=== Schedule ===
In the [[2025–2029 ICC Women's Future Tours Programme]], the tournament was scheduled to be held in June–July 2026.<ref>{{cite journal |title=2025–2029 ICC Women's FTP |url=https://images.icc-cricket.com/image/upload/prd/momiku5h9eyqzp5tohdb.pdf |date=4 November 2024 |journal=[[ICC Women's Future Tours Programme]] | publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |volume=2}}</ref> In June 2026, the ICC announced that the tournament would instead take place from 14 to 28 February 2027.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricinfo.com/story/womens-champions-trophy-2027-moved-from-june-july-to-february-1539177 |date=1 June 2026 |title=Women's Champions Trophy 2027 moved from June to February |publisher=[[Cricinfo]] |access-date=29 June 2026}}</ref>

=== Marketing ===
In November 2024, the ICC revealed a new visual identity for the Champions Trophy tournaments.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-13 |title=ICC launch a refreshed visual identity for the men's and women's Champions Trophy |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/icc-launch-a-refreshed-visual-identity-for-the-men-s-and-women-s-champions-trophy |access-date=2024-12-20 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |language=}}</ref>

== Qualification ==
[[Sri Lanka women's national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] had originally qualified as the hosts, but after the hosting rights were transferred from SLC to BCCI, [[India women's national cricket team|India]] replaced them as the host team.<ref name="SL27H"/><ref name="IND27H"/> The next five teams from the [[ICC Women's T20I Team Rankings]] at the end of [[2026 Women's T20 World Cup]]: [[Australia women's national cricket team|Australia]], [[England women's cricket team|England]], [[New Zealand women's national cricket team|New Zealand]], [[South Africa women's national cricket team|South Africa]] and Sri Lanka qualified for the tournament.<ref name="wct-2027"/>

{{Table alignment}}
{| class="wikitable sortable defaultcenter col1left col4left"
|+ Teams qualified for the tournament
! scope=col | Method of qualification
! scope=col | No. of teams
! scope=col | Date of qualification
! scope=col | Teams
|-
| Hosts || '''1''' || {{N/A}}
| {{crw|IND}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[ICC Women's T20I Team Rankings]] || rowspan="5" | '''5''' || rowspan="5" | 6 July 2026
| {{crw|AUS}}
|-
| {{crw|ENG}}
|-
| {{nobr|{{crw|NZ}}}}
|-
| {{crw|SA}}
|-
| {{crw|SL}}
|- class=sortbottom
! Total || 6 || ||
|}

== Venues ==
In September 2026, the ICC announced the two venues for the tournament matches: [[Brabourne Stadium]] in [[Mumbai]] and [[Baroda Cricket Association Stadium]] in [[Vadodara]].<ref name="IND27H"/><ref>{{cite web |access-date=2 September 2026 |title=India to host inaugural ICC Women’s Champions Trophy 2027 |url=https://www.bcci.tv/news/article/india-to-host-inaugural-icc-womens-champions-trophy-2027 |publisher=[[Board of Control for Cricket in India]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;text-align:center;"
! colspan="4" | Venues in India
|-
| style="background:#ececec;color:#2C2C2C;vertical-align:middle;" colspan="2" | {{location map+ |India |float=center |width=350 |caption= |alt=A map of India with pin-points on 2027 ICC Women's Champions Trophy venues |places=
{{Location map~ |India |lat=18.93 |long=72.82 |label=[[Brabourne Stadium|Mumbai]] |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=22.40 |long=73.29 |label=[[Baroda Cricket Association Stadium|Vadodara]] |position=right}}
}}
|-
! [[Mumbai]] || [[Vadodara]]
|-
| [[Brabourne Stadium]] || [[Baroda Cricket Association Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''50,000''' || Capacity: '''40,000'''
|-
| Matches: '''TBA''' || Matches: '''TBA'''
|-
| [[File:BSMIKXI.jpg|alt=Brabourne Stadium in 2010|175px]] || [[File:Kotambistadium.jpg|alt=Baroda Cricket Association Stadium in 2025|175px]]
|}

== First round ==
=== Points table ===
<section begin=pt/>
{{#invoke:Sports table |main |style=CricketRR |show_tie=no |title=First round standings |update=future |start_date=14 February 2027
|source = [[Cricinfo]]{{cn|date=September 2026}} |class_rules=1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) [[Net run rate]]; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) [[ICC Women's T20I Team Rankings|WT20I Rankings]] ahead of the tournament

|team_order=AUS, ENG, IND, NZ, SA, SL

|win_AUS= |loss_AUS= |nr_AUS= |nrr_AUS=
|win_ENG= |loss_ENG= |nr_ENG= |nrr_ENG=
|win_IND= |loss_IND= |nr_IND= |nrr_IND= |status_IND=H
|win_NZ= |loss_NZ= |nr_NZ= |nrr_NZ=
|win_SA= |loss_SA= |nr_SA= |nrr_SA=
|win_SL= |loss_SL= |nr_SL= |nrr_SL=

|name_AUS={{crw|AUS}} |name_ENG={{crw|ENG}} |name_IND={{crw|IND}} |name_NZ={{crw|NZ}} |name_SA={{crw|SA}} |name_SL={{crw|SL}}

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3= |result4= |result5= |result6=

|col_Q=green1 |res_col_header=Q
|text_Q={{nobr|Advance to the}} [[#Final|final]] |text_E=Eliminated |status_text_H=Hosts
}}<section end="pt"/>

== Knockout stage ==
=== Final ===
<section begin="Match16"/>{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = '''Final'''
| date = 28 February 2027
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = 1st placed team
| score1 =
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| team2 = 2nd placed team
| score2 =
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| report =
| venue =
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}}<section end="Match16"/>

== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{International cricket in 2026–27}}
{{World championships in 2027}}
{{Portal bar|Sports|Cricket}}

[[Category:ICC Women's Champions Trophy|2027]]
[[Category:International cricket competitions in 2026–27]]
[[Category:International cricket competitions in India|ICC]]

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