The ICC has moved the inaugural Women’s Champions Trophy from Srilanka to India with the tournament set to run from February 14 to 18. Srilanka lost the hosting rights after government interference in the cricket board forced the ICC to move the tournament.

Top six teams in the T20I rankings will participate in the tournament and compete for the trophy. India, Australia, England, New Zealand, South Arica and Srilanka are the six teams set to play in the tournament. Six teams will play a round robin league with the top two teams advancing to the final on February 28.

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All matches will be played in two venues, Brabourne Stadium and Vadodara International Cricket stadium. Brabourne Stadium has not hosted an International match since December 2022 when India played Australia in a women’s T20I match.

Srilanka cricket is now managed by a government appointed committee working on reforms to change its rules and management system. According to ICC rules a cricket board cannot have a politically appointed interim administration running its affairs.

2024 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was moved from Srilanka to South Africa due to concerns over government interference. The ICC said Srilanka cricket is continuing to make the required reforms agreed upon at the ICC Annual conference in July.

“The ICC Women’s Champions Trophy 2027 marks an exciting 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, it’s players and it’s fans around the world,” ICC chairman Jay Shah said.