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Pakistan not to participate as inaugural edition of Women’s Champions Trophy features six top-ranked T20I sides
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday granted the hosting rights of its inaugural Women’s Champions Trophy to India, with the six-team tournament set to be played in T20I format next year from February 14 to 28.
According to the cricket governing body, all the matches of the inaugural edition of the tournament, featuring Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka and hosts India, will be played at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai and the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium in Vadodara.
The event was originally scheduled to take place
The event was originally scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka, but has now been moved to India as Sri Lanka Cricket continues to make the requisite reforms outlined at the ICC’s Annual Conference in July.
The ICC, according to the press release, assessed three candidates to host the tournament — Bangladesh, India and South Africa —against their established host evaluation criteria before recommending India as the replacement host, a decision ratified by the ICC Board on September 1.
“The ICC Women’s Champions Trophy 2027 marks an exciting new chapter for women’s cricket,” ICC Chairman Jay Shah said.
The ICC Women’s Champions Trophy 2027 marks
“The ICC Women’s Champions Trophy 2027 marks an exciting new chapter for women’s cricket. As the inaugural edition of the tournament, it will bring together the best teams in the world in an intense, high-quality competition, while creating even greater incentive for teams to continue rising through the rankings and competing for a place on the global stage.
“With a marquee ICC women’s event now taking place every year, we have a significant opportunity to build greater momentum, provide more consistency and create a stronger rhythm for the women’s game, its players and its fans around the world.”
Pakistan will not be part of the Champions Trophy as it will be played in the T20I format with the six teams to compete in a round-robin league, with the top two sides advancing to the final on February 28.
India are the current holders of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, while Australia are the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup champions after having reclaimed the title this July in England.
Source: www.geosuper.tv
