ICC pronounces extra modifications forward of the T20 match’s inaugural version
The inaugural Girls’s Champions Trophy initially scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka will now happen in India in February subsequent yr, the Worldwide Cricket Council have confirmed.
Reigning T20 World Cup champions Australia, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka are the six groups that may compete in a round-robin league, with the highest two sides advancing to the ultimate on February 28.
The six groups certified for the T20 match based mostly on their positions within the ICC’s rankings on the July 6 deadline – the day after Australia beat England at Lord’s to raise the 2026 T20 World Cup.
The ICC stripped Sri Lanka of the occasion as a result of authorities interference within the board of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), which has an interim committee in place for an overhaul of the governance framework on the SLC.
“The primary-ever version of the ICC Girls’s Champions Trophy will happen from February 14 to twenty-eight in India subsequent yr,” the ICC mentioned in a press release.
“The occasion was initially scheduled to happen in Sri Lanka however has now been moved to India as Sri Lanka Cricket continues to make the requisite reforms outlined on the ICC’s Annual Convention in July.”
The matches will likely be held at the Cricket Membership of India in Mumbai and Vadodara’s Worldwide Cricket Stadium.
It is the second time the tournament originally planned for next June has been rescheduled, prompting Cricket Australia to maneuver its marquee ODI and T20 sequence towards New Zealand.
The White Ferns will as a substitute now make two separate journeys to Australia, taking part in three T20Is subsequent month after which returning for 3 ODIs in March.
