India to host inaugural ICC Women's Champions Trophy 2027

India will stage the inaugural ICC Women's Champions Trophy 2027, with the tournament running from February 14 to February 28, 2027. The ICC Board ratified India as the replacement host on September 1, 2026, following an assessment of three candidate nations. The event had originally been awarded to Sri Lanka. It was relocated after Sri Lanka Cricket continued reforms that were outlined at the ICC Annual Conference in July. Before recommending India to the Board, the ICC evaluated Bangladesh, India, and South Africa as potential replacement hosts. Sri Lanka will remain part of the competition as a participating team. Two venues will stage the matches, the Cricket Club of India ground in Mumbai and the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium. The ICC confirmed the venues and dates on September 2, 2026. Six nations will take part, Australia, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sri Lanka. The competition will be played in T20I format, with every side facing each other once during a round-robin league