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ICC Women's Champions Trophy

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ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy
AdministratorInternational Cricket Council
FormatWT20I
First edition2027 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Next edition2031
Tournament formatRound robin and knockout
Number of teams6

The ICC Women's Champions Trophy is an quadrennial international cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) contested by national women's teams. The first edition of the tournament will take place in 2027 in Sri Lanka, with matches being played in the WT20I format.[1]

History

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The ICC Women's Champions Trophy was announced on 8 March 2021, on International Women's Day. It was announced by the ICC in its events list for the 2024/31 cycle.[2] The competition will include six teams.[3][2] On 26 July 2022, Sri Lanka was announced as the first hosts of this tournament, as long as they qualify.[4]

Format

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Six teams will play each other in a Round Robin format, with the top two playing in the Final. It will comprise 16 games.

Results

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Year Host nation(s) Final venue Final
Winners Result Runners-up Teams
2027 Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
To be confirmed 6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ICC Announces New Tournament Called Women's T20 Champions Cup, To Be Played In 2027 and 2031 | Cricket News". NDTVSports.com.
  2. ^ a b "ICC announces expansion of the women's game". www.icc-cricket.com.
  3. ^ Cutler, Tim (March 8, 2021). "16 UP: ICC announces expansion of Women's World Cups in new 2024-31 structure". Emerging Cricket.
  4. ^ "Hosts for ICC Women's global events until 2027 announced". www.icc-cricket.com.
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