{{Short description|Women's cricket tournament}} {{for|the men's equivalent|ICC Champions Trophy}} {{Infobox cricket tournament main | name = ICC Women's Champions Trophy | image = | imagesize = | caption = | administrator = [[International Cricket Council]] | cricket format = [[Women's Twenty20 International]] | tournament format = [[Round robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single elimination tournament|Knockout Stage]] | first = [[2027 ICC Women's Champions Trophy|2027]] Sri Lanka | last = | next = | participants = 6 | champions = | most successful = | most runs = | most wickets = | website = }} {{International cricket competitions sidebar}}

The '''ICC Women's Champions Trophy''' is an upcoming quadrennial international [[cricket]] tournament organised by the [[International Cricket Council]]. The first edition of the tournament will take place in 2027 in [[Sri Lanka]], with matches being played in the [[Women's Twenty20 International|T20I]] format.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/icc-announces-new-tournament-called-womens-t20-champions-cup-to-be-played-in-2027-and-2031-2386069|title=ICC Announces New Tournament Called Women's T20 Champions Cup, To Be Played In 2027 and 2031 &#124; Cricket News|website=NDTVSports.com}}</ref>

==History== The ICC Women's Champions Trophy was announced on 8 March 2021, on [[International Women's Day]] in the events list for the ICC 2024/31 cycle.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2057513|title=ICC announces expansion of the women's game|website=www.icc-cricket.com}}</ref> The competition will include six teams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://emergingcricket.com/news/16-up-icc-announces-expansion-of-womens-world-cups-in-new-2024-31-structure/|title=16 UP: ICC announces expansion of Women's World Cups in new 2024-31 structure|first=Tim|last=Cutler|date=March 8, 2021|website=Emerging Cricket}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> On 26 July 2022, Sri Lanka was announced as the first hosts of this tournament, as long as they qualify.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2691035|title=Hosts for ICC Women's global events until 2027 announced|website=www.icc-cricket.com}}</ref>

== Background == On 13 November 2024, The ICC launched a new [[ICC Champions Trophy#Revival and rebranding (2025 onwards)|visual identity]] for the Champions Trophy with the release of a launch video.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/videos/a-new-era-for-the-champions-trophy |title=A new era for the Champions Trophy |last= |language= |access-date=13 November 2024 |via=ICC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-11-13 |title=ICC launch a refreshed visual identity for the men's and women's Champions Trophy |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/icc-launch-a-refreshed-visual-identity-for-the-men-s-and-women-s-champions-trophy |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=ICC |language=}}</ref>

==Format== The tournament will consists of 16 games in which six teams will play each other in a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format, with the top two teams advancing to the final. <!-- == Results == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;" |- !rowspan=2 width=5%|Year !rowspan=2 width=14%|Host nation(s) !rowspan=2 width=14%|Final venue !colspan=4|Final |- !width=20%|Winners !width=24%|Result !width=20%|Runners-up !'''Teams''' |-bgcolor=#D0E6FF |[[2027 ICC Women's Champions Trophy|2027]] |{{flag|Sri Lanka}} | colspan="4" |''To be confirmed'' |6 |}

== Tournament summary == === Debutant teams === Teams appearing for the first time, in alphabetical order per year.

{| class="wikitable" width=100% sortable" style="text-align:" |- ! Year ! Debutants ! Total |- |[[2027 ICC Women's Champions Trophy|2027]] || {{crw|SRI}}, {{flagicon image|Flag.svg}} ''TBD,'' {{flagicon image|Flag.svg}} ''TBD,'' {{flagicon image|Flag.svg}} ''TBD,'' {{flagicon image|Flag.svg}} ''TBD,'' {{flagicon image|Flag.svg}} ''TBD''|| '''{{center|6}}''' |- ! Total || || 6 |} -->

==See also== {{portal|Cricket|Sports|World}} * [[ICC Women's Championship]] * [[ICC Women's Cricket World Cup]] * [[ICC Women's T20 World Cup]] * [[ICC Champions Trophy]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links==

{{International women's cricket}} {{International cricket}}

[[Category:International Cricket Council events|Twenty20]] [[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2021]] [[Category:World championships in cricket]] [[Category:Women's Twenty20 cricket international competitions]]