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| name = ICC Women's Champions Trophy
| image =
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[Women's Twenty20 International]]
| tournament format = [[#Tournament|see below]]
| first = [[2027 ICC Women's Champions Trophy|2027]]: India
| last =
| next = [[2027 ICC Women's Champions Trophy|2027]]: India
| participants = 6
| champions =
| most successful =
| most runs =
| most wickets =
| website =
| current =
| editions =
* [[2027 ICC Women's Champions Trophy|2027]]
* 2031
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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). It will be inaugurated in [[2027 ICC Women's Champions Trophy|2027]]. The competition will be played by the top teams from the [[ICC Women's T20I Team Rankings]].

== History ==
{{See also|ICC Champions Trophy#History|History of the T20 World Cup}}
=== Background ===
The ICC conceived the idea of a short [[One Day International]] (ODI) [[cricket]] tournament to raise funds for the development of the sport in non-Test playing countries, and the [[ICC KnockOut Trophy]] was inaugurated in [[1998 KnockOut Trophy|1998]] as a biennial competition to be hosted by associate countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/76807.html |title=Curtain falls amid high ICC hopes |date=2 November 1998 |publisher=[[Cricinfo]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070330074121/http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/76807.html |archive-date=30 March 2007 |url-status=live |access-date=21 March 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/short-history-of-iccs-champions-trophy/article18559653.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=24 May 2017|access-date=17 June 2017|first=Siddharth|last=Benkat|title=The short history of ICC Champions Trophy}}</ref> However since [[2002 Champions Trophy|2002]], the tournament was moved to full member countries and rebranded as the [[ICC Champions Trophy]], also known as the "Mini World Cup".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Madhavan |first1=Manoj |title=ICC Champions Trophy – The mini World Cup |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/business-of-life/icc-champions-trophy-the-mini-world-cup-1540500647690.html |access-date=19 April 2024 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |date=22 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Vaidyanathan |first1=Siddhartha |title=A brief history of the mini World Cup |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/a-brief-history-of-the-mini-world-cup-143115 |access-date=27 April 2024 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=8 September 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=ICC Champions Trophy: The yesteryear winners of the 'Mini World Cup' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/icc-champions-trophy-2017/icc-champions-trophy-the-yesteryear-winners-of-the-mini-world-cup/photo-HzLRj3KriGngDhEcRez9MN.html |access-date=27 April 2024 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |publisher=Sports |date=24 May 2017}}</ref> In 2003, the [[England and Wales Cricket Board]] (ECB) introduced a 20-[[Over (cricket)|over]] per [[innings]] game to the [[county cricket]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Oliver |last=Brett |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/6985087.stm |title= The roots of Twenty20 |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date= 11 September 2007 |access-date= 7 August 2020 |quote= Stuart Robertson was the marketing manager of the ECB when Twenty20 was launched. [...] His extensive research suggested women and children would only watch cricket if it was in a shorter format, and started in the late afternoon. [...] He also gave two presentations to the Professional Cricket Association's annual general meeting. [...] But it was only just enough to sway the counties, who voted 11–7 in favour of Twenty20. |archive-date= 17 October 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211017061133/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/6985087.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-07-03 |title=T20 Blast: All you need to know about the first 15 years of English Twenty20 cricket |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/44645128 |access-date=2026-02-22 |work=[[BBC Sport]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> Soon after, the ICC adapted the [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) format and introduced the [[ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] (then known as [[ICC World Twenty20]]) in [[2007 World Twenty20|2007]], followed by the [[ICC Women's T20 World Cup]] (then known as [[ICC Women's World Twenty20]]) in [[ 2009 Women's World Twenty20|2009]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/first-t20-cricket-match |title=First T20 match: When cricket's shortest format took flight |website=[[Olympics.com]] |access-date=11 December 2024 |archive-date=16 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816035906/https://olympics.com/en/news/first-t20-cricket-match |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=OneCricket |title=First T20 World Cup Final |url=https://cricket.one/t20-world-cup/first-t20-world-cup-final/6658e1c8fdc09c66a5328615 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913022552/https://cricket.one/t20-world-cup/first-t20-world-cup-final/6658e1c8fdc09c66a5328615 |archive-date=13 September 2024 |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=OneCricket |date=31 May 2024 |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Thompson |first=Jenny |date=19 December 2007 |title=Women's World Twenty20 to run alongside the men's |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/women-s-world-twenty20-to-run-alongside-the-men-s-326140 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=8 March 2024}}</ref> In 2009, the Champions Trophy was converted into a quadrennial tournament with 8 teams.<ref>{{cite web |date=19 October 2008 |title=2010 Champions Trophy cancelled, superseded by a World T20 Tournament. |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/46898/2010-champions-trophy-cancelled |website=[[RNZ]] |access-date=31 July 2024 |archive-date=31 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731163012/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/46898/2010-champions-trophy-cancelled |url-status=live }}</ref>

In April 2012, the ICC announced that the Champions Trophy would be discontinued after the [[2013 Champions Trophy|2013]] edition.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/561563.html |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |title=No Champions Trophy after 2013 |date=17 April 2012}}</ref> However, it was given one more edition<ref>{{cite web| url = http://tvnz.co.nz/cricket-news/watered-down-icc-proposal-significant-nz-5814010| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140203181530/http://tvnz.co.nz/cricket-news/watered-down-icc-proposal-significant-nz-5814010| archive-date = 3 February 2014| title = Watered down ICC proposal significant for NZ Cricket}}</ref> and was discontinued after the [[2017 Champions Trophy|2017]] edition and was replaced by the [[World Test Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Test Championship to replace Champions Trophy|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/646147.html|access-date=21 July 2019|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref> In November 2021, as part of the [[2024–2031 ICC men's hosts cycle]], the ICC announced that the Champions Trophy would be revived in the ODI format from [[2025 Champions Trophy|2025]] onwards.<ref>{{cite news |date=16 November 2021 |title=USA to stage T20 World Cup: 2024–2031 ICC Men's tournament hosts confirmed |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/usa-to-stage-t20-world-cup-2024-2031-icc-mens-tournament-hosts-confirmed |access-date=20 February 2025 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |archive-date=5 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205110854/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2354682 |url-status=live }}</ref> In July 2022, as part of the [[2024–2027 ICC women's hosts cycle]], the ICC announced that a Women's Champions Trophy in [[Women's Twenty20 International]] (WT20I) format will be introduced from 2027 onwards.<ref>{{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> 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>

=== Initial years (2027–present) ===
{{Main|2027 ICC Women's Champions Trophy}}
The [[2027 ICC Women's Champions Trophy|inaugural tournament]] was set to take place in Sri Lanka from June to July 2027 featuring 6 teams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2057513|title=ICC announces expansion of the women's game|publisher=[[International Cricket Council]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://emergingcricket.com/news/16-up-icc-announces-expansion-of-womens-world-cups-in-new-2024-31-structure/|title=16 UP: ICC announces expansion of Women's World Cups in new 2024-31 structure|first=Tim|last=Cutler|date=8 March 2021|website=Emerging Cricket}}</ref> In June 2026, the ICC announced that the tournament would instead take place in 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> In August 2026, Sri Lanka 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>

== Hosts ==
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{{Location map~ |Earth |position=bottom |lat=18.93 |long=72.82 |label=[[2027 ICC Women's Champions Trophy|2027]]}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Summary of hosts by ICC region (2027)
! scope="col" | Region
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Hosting [[Sports governing body|body]]
! scope="col" | Host(s)
|-
! scope="row" | Asia
| [[2027 ICC Women's Champions Trophy|2027]] || {{nobr|[[Board of Control for Cricket in India]]}} || India
|}

== Format ==
=== Qualification ===
The top teams in the [[ICC Women's T20I Team Rankings]] during the qualification period, along with the hosts qualify for the tournament.<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>

=== Tournament ===
The Champions Trophy will be played in two stages. The preliminary stage or first round is played in a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format. The second round is played as a [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout stage]] of two teams.{{efn|name=form-ref}} In case of a [[Tie (draw)|tie]] (that is, both teams scoring the same number of [[Run (cricket)|runs]] at the end of their respective [[innings]]), a [[Super Over]] is used to decide the winner. In the case of a tie occurring again in the Super Over, subsequent super overs would be played until there is a winner.<ref>{{Cite web |title=No more boundary countback as ICC changes Super over regulations |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/no-more-boundary-countback-as-icc-changes-super-over-regulations-1203757 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015130845/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27844486/no-more-boundary-countback-icc-changes-super-regulations |archive-date=15 October 2019 |access-date=4 November 2019 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Summary of tournament formats (2027){{efn|name=form-ref|References for tournament formats: 2027<ref name="wct-2027"/>}}
! scope="col" | #
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Teams
! scope="col" | Matches
! scope="col" | Preliminary stage
! scope="col" | Final stage
|-
| 1
! scope="row" | [[2027 ICC Women's Champions Trophy|2027]]
| rowspan="1" | 6 || rowspan="1" | 16 || rowspan="1" | Round-robin of 6 teams: 15 matches || rowspan="1" | Knockout of 2 teams: 1 match
|}
{{notelist}}

== Trophy ==

== Attendance ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Total attendance
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Ref.}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[2027 ICC Women's Champions Trophy|2027]]
| {{TBA}} ||
|}

== Summary ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Details of Women's Champions Trophy tournaments
! scope="col" | #
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Dates
! scope="col" | Host(s)
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Venues
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Ref.}}
|-
| 1
! scope="row" | [[2027 ICC Women's Champions Trophy|2027]]
| {{nobr|14 – 28 February 2027}} || {{nobr|[[Board of Control for Cricket in India]]}} || {{nobr|2 in India}} || <ref name="IND27H"/>
|}

=== Final results ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Details of Women's Champions Trophy finals
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="colgroup" colspan="4" | Final
! scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | {{Ref.}}
|-
! scope="col" | Date & Venue
! scope="col" | Winner
! scope="col" | Victory margin
! scope="col" | Runner-up
|-
! scope="row" | [[2027 ICC Women's Champions Trophy|2027]]
| {{dts|2027|02|28|format=dmy}} TBA || {{crw|TBD}} || [[2027 ICC Women's Champions Trophy final|TBD]] || {{crw|TBD}} ||
|}

== Team performances ==
=== By tournament ===
An overview of the teams' performances in every Champions Trophy is given below.
; Legend
{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}
* {{legend | gold | Champions | text =  C }}
* {{legend | silver | Runners-up | text =  RU }}

* {{legend | | [[#Tournament|Preliminary round (first round)]] | text =  R1 }}
* {{legend | | Qualified | text =  Q }}
* {{legend | | Withdrew | text =  × }}
* {{legend | | Ineligible (suspended) | text =  ×× }}
* {{legend | | Hosts | border = 3px solid red | text =  * }}
{{Div col end}}
''{{dagger}} denotes current [[List of International Cricket Council members#Full members|Test playing nations / ICC full members]].''
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Team performances in each Women's Champions Trophy tournament
! {{right|Edition}} {{right|(No. of teams)}}
! scope="col" | [[2027 ICC Women's Champions Trophy|2027]] {{small|(6)}}
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | {{abbr|Apps|Appearances as of 2027}}
|-
! {{diagonal split header 2 | Team | Host(s)}}
! scope="col" | {{flagicon|IND}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{crw|AUS}}{{dagger}}
| Q
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | {{crw|ENG}}{{dagger}}
| Q
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | {{crw|IND}}{{dagger}}
| style="border:1.5px solid red" | Q*{{Efn|name=SLC27|[[Sri Lanka Cricket]] was stripped of the hosting rights due to the government interference in the board,<ref name="SL27H"/> and [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] was awarded the hosting rights for the 2027 tournament.<ref name="IND27H"/>}}
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | {{crw|NZ}}{{dagger}}
| Q
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | {{crw|SA}}{{dagger}}
| Q
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | {{crw|SL}}{{dagger}}
| Q{{Efn|name=SLC27}}
| 1
|- class="sort-bottom"
! {{Ref.}}
| <ref name="wct-2027"/> || 
|}

=== Overall ===
The table below provides a summary of the performances of teams over past Champions Trophys.

''{{dagger}} denotes current [[List of International Cricket Council members#Full members|Test playing nations / ICC full members]].''

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Overall team performances in Women's Champions Trophy tournaments
! scope="col" | Team{{Efn|Teams are ordered by their best performance, then winning percentage, then (if equal) by alphabetical order.}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|Apps|Appearances as of 2027}}
! scope="col" | {{abbr|Mat|Matches played}}
! scope="col" | Won
! scope="col" | Lost
! scope="col" | {{abbr|N/R|No result}}
! scope="col" | Win %
! scope="col" | Best performance
|-
! scope="row" | {{crw|AUS}}{{dagger}}
| 1 || || || || || ||
|-
! scope="row" | {{crw|ENG}}{{dagger}}
| 1 || || || || || ||
|-
! scope="row" | {{crw|IND}}{{dagger}}
| 1 || || || || || ||
|-
! scope="row" | {{crw|NZ}}{{dagger}}
| 1 || || || || || ||
|-
! scope="row" | {{crw|SA}}{{dagger}}
| 1 || || || || || ||
|-
! scope="row" | {{crw|SL}}{{dagger}}
| 1 || || || || || ||
|- class="sort-bottom"
! colspan="9" | As of TBA Source: [[Cricinfo]]
|}
{{notelist}}
{{notelist-lg}}

=== Debutant teams by tournament ===
''{{dagger}} denotes current [[List of International Cricket Council members#Full members|Test playing nations / ICC full members]].''

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Debutant teams in each Women's Champions Trophy tournament
! Year || colspan="3" | Debutant teams || Total
|-
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | [[2027 ICC Women's Champions Trophy|2027]]
| {{crw|AUS}}{{dagger}} || {{crw|ENG}}{{dagger}} || {{crw|IND}}{{dagger}} || rowspan="2" | {{center|6}}
|-
| {{crw|NZ}}{{dagger}} || {{crw|SA}}{{dagger}} || {{crw|SL}}{{dagger}}
|- class="sort-bottom"
! Total || colspan="3" | || 6
|}

== See also ==
* [[ICC Future Tours Programme]] – International cricket scheduling that includes the Champions Trophy.
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* [[List of ICC Champions Trophy centuries]]
* [[List of ICC Champions Trophy five-wicket hauls]]
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== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|}}
* {{Cricinfo 2|trophy|id=}}

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