India to Host Inaugural ICC Women's Champions Trophy 2027: Six Teams, Two Venues and a New Global Women's Cricket Event Sports and International Events Prelims / General Awareness 4 September 2026 Read highlighted facts first FAST READ - read only this box if short on time
- India will host the first-ever ICC **Women's Champions Trophy.
- Dates**: 14-28 February 2027.
- Format: 6-team T20 tournament.
- Venues: Cricket Club of India, Mumbai and **Vadodara International Cricket Stadium.
- Teams**: Australia, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka.
WHY IN NEWS
- The International Cricket Council confirmed that the inaugural Women's Champions Trophy will be played in India in February 2027.
- The tournament was originally scheduled for Sri Lanka but was moved after the ICC reviewed host readiness and reform conditions.
- The new competition creates another major global event in the expanding women's cricket calendar.
TOP DATA & FACTS
- Edition: inaugural.
- Host: **India.
- Dates**: 14-28 February 2027.
- Number of teams: 6.
- Format: T20.
- Venue 1: Cricket Club of India, **Mumbai.
- Venue 2**: **Vadodara International Cricket Stadium.
- Teams**: Australia, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka.
- Qualification was based on Women's T20I rankings at the specified cut-off.
- Competition format: round robin.
- Each team plays the other teams once.
- The top two advance to the final.
- Final date: 28 February 2027.
- The ICC assessed Bangladesh, India and South Africa as replacement candidates.
- The ICC Board ratified India as host in early .