| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
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| Format | Women's Twenty20 International |
| First edition | 2027: India |
| Next edition | 2027: India |
| Tournament format | see below |
| Number of teams | 6 |
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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. The competition will be played by the top teams from the ICC Women's T20I Team Rankings.
History[edit | edit source]
Background[edit | edit source]
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 as a biennial competition to be hosted by associate countries.[1][2] However since 2002, the tournament was moved to full member countries and rebranded as the ICC Champions Trophy, also known as the "Mini World Cup".[3][4][5] In 2003, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) introduced a 20-over per innings game to the county cricket.[6][7] 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, followed by the ICC Women's T20 World Cup (then known as ICC Women's World Twenty20) in 2009.[8][9][10] In 2009, the Champions Trophy was converted into a quadrennial tournament with 8 teams.[11]
In April 2012, the ICC announced that the Champions Trophy would be discontinued after the 2013 edition.[12] However, it was given one more edition[13] and was discontinued after the 2017 edition and was replaced by the World Test Championship.[14] 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 onwards.[15] 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.[16] In November 2024, the ICC revealed a new visual identity for the Champions Trophy tournaments.[17]
Initial years (2027–present)[edit | edit source]
The inaugural tournament was set to take place in Sri Lanka from June to July 2027 featuring 6 teams.[18][19] In June 2026, the ICC announced that the tournament would instead take place in February 2027.[20] In August 2026, Sri Lanka was stripped of the hosting rights due to the government interference in the board.[21] 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.[22]
Hosts[edit | edit source]
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| Region | Year | Hosting body | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 2027 | Board of Control for Cricket in India | India |
Format[edit | edit source]
Qualification[edit | edit source]
The top teams in the ICC Women's T20I Team Rankings during the qualification period, along with the hosts qualify for the tournament.[23]
Tournament[edit | edit source]
The Champions Trophy will be played in two stages. The preliminary stage or first round is played in a round-robin format. The second round is played as a knockout stage of two teams.[lower-alpha 1] In case of a tie (that is, both teams scoring the same number of 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.[24]
| # | Year | Teams | Matches | Preliminary stage | Final stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2027 | 6 | 16 | Round-robin of 6 teams: 15 matches |
Knockout of 2 teams: 1 match |
Trophy[edit | edit source]
Attendance[edit | edit source]
| Year | Total attendance |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 |
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Summary[edit | edit source]
| # | Year | Dates | Host(s) | Venues | Template:Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2027 | 14 – 28 February 2027 | Board of Control for Cricket in India | 2 in India | [22] |
Final results[edit | edit source]
| Year | Final | Template:Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date & Venue | Winner | Victory margin | Runner-up | ||
| 2027 | 28 February 2027 TBA |
Template:Country data TBD | TBD | Template:Country data TBD | |
Team performances[edit | edit source]
By tournament[edit | edit source]
An overview of the teams' performances in every Champions Trophy is given below.
- Legend
- C Champions
- RU Runners-up
- Q Qualified
- × Withdrew
- ×× Ineligible (suspended)
- * Hosts
denotes current Test playing nations / ICC full members.
| Edition (No. of teams) |
2027 (6) |
Apps |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Diagonal split header 2 | 
| |
 Australia
|
Q | 1 |
 England
|
Q | 1 |
| India
|
Q*[lower-alpha 1] | 1 |
 New Zealand
|
Q | 1 |
 South Africa
|
Q | 1 |
 Sri Lanka
|
Q[lower-alpha 1] | 1 |
| Template:Ref. | [23] |
Overall[edit | edit source]
The table below provides a summary of the performances of teams over past Champions Trophys.
denotes current Test playing nations / ICC full members.
| Team[lower-alpha 2] | Apps | Mat | Won | Lost | N/R | Win % | Best performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
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1 | |||||||
| England
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1 | |||||||
| India
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1 | |||||||
| New Zealand
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1 | |||||||
| South Africa
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1 | |||||||
| Sri Lanka
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1 | |||||||
| As of TBA Source: Cricinfo | ||||||||
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sri Lanka Cricket was stripped of the hosting rights due to the government interference in the board,[21] and Board of Control for Cricket in India was awarded the hosting rights for the 2027 tournament.[22]
- ↑ Teams are ordered by their best performance, then winning percentage, then (if equal) by alphabetical order.
Debutant teams by tournament[edit | edit source]
denotes current Test playing nations / ICC full members.
| Year | Debutant teams | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Australia |
England |
India |
6
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| New Zealand |
South Africa |
Sri Lanka
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| Total | 6 | |||
See also[edit | edit source]
- ICC Future Tours Programme – International cricket scheduling that includes the Champions Trophy.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Curtain falls amid high ICC hopes". Cricinfo. 2 November 1998. Archived from the original on 30 March 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
- ↑ Benkat, Siddharth (24 May 2017). "The short history of ICC Champions Trophy". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ↑ Madhavan, Manoj (22 May 2013). "ICC Champions Trophy – The mini World Cup". Mint. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ↑ Vaidyanathan, Siddhartha (8 September 2004). "A brief history of the mini World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ↑ "ICC Champions Trophy: The yesteryear winners of the 'Mini World Cup'". Hindustan Times. Sports. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ↑ Brett, Oliver (11 September 2007). "The roots of Twenty20". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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.
- ↑ "T20 Blast: All you need to know about the first 15 years of English Twenty20 cricket". BBC Sport. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ↑ "First T20 match: When cricket's shortest format took flight". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ↑ OneCricket (31 May 2024). "First T20 World Cup Final". OneCricket. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ↑ Thompson, Jenny (19 December 2007). "Women's World Twenty20 to run alongside the men's". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ↑ "2010 Champions Trophy cancelled, superseded by a World T20 Tournament". RNZ. 19 October 2008. Archived from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ↑ "No Champions Trophy after 2013". ESPNcricinfo. 17 April 2012.
- ↑ "Watered down ICC proposal significant for NZ Cricket". Archived from the original on 3 February 2014.
- ↑ "Test Championship to replace Champions Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "USA to stage T20 World Cup: 2024–2031 ICC Men's tournament hosts confirmed". International Cricket Council. 16 November 2021. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ↑ "Hosts for ICC Women's global events until 2027 announced". International Cricket Council. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "ICC launch a refreshed visual identity for the men's and women's Champions Trophy". International Cricket Council. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ↑ "ICC announces expansion of the women's game". International Cricket Council.
- ↑ Cutler, Tim (8 March 2021). "16 UP: ICC announces expansion of Women's World Cups in new 2024-31 structure". Emerging Cricket.
- ↑ "Women's Champions Trophy 2027 moved from June to February". Cricinfo. 1 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Sri Lanka lose Women's Champions Trophy hosting rights". Cricinfo. 31 August 2026. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 "Venues, dates confirmed for inaugural ICC Women's Champions Trophy". International Cricket Council. 2 September 2026. Retrieved 2 September 2026.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 "Teams lock in Women's T20 World Cup 2028 spots via 2026 group play". International Cricket Council. 26 June 2026. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ "No more boundary countback as ICC changes Super over regulations". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
External links[edit | edit source]
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