For the first time since 2013, India will host the Women’s ODI World Cup in 2025. Bangladesh and England will host the T20 World Cups in 2024 and 2026, respectively. Sri Lanka will host the first Women’s Champions Trophy in 2027, provided they qualify for the competition. The locations for the four major women’s international competitions, which are a part of the ICC’s Future Tours Programme (FTP), were approved by the organization on Tuesday in Birmingham, the last day of the organization’s annual conference.
An ICC working group made up of the former New Zealand fast bowler Martin Snedden, who is also chair of New Zealand Cricket, the former captain of India and current BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, Cricket West Indies president Ricky Skerritt, and the former captain of England Women, Clare Connor, who is also the acting ECB CEO, had originally shortlisted and recommended the venues. Three nations from the Indian subcontinent have been given global events, which is further evidence of the women’s game’s increasing stature and popularity. Broadcasters will want the events to be held in a time zone that is suitable for the Indian market.
The ICC’s decision to, for the first time, sell media rights for the global events for women and men separately demonstrates this. The first international women’s competition in the 2023–27 FTP will be the 2024 T20 World Cup in Bangladesh, which was authorised and will be made public later this week, according to an ICC media statement. Ten teams will compete in a total of 23 matches throughout the tournament, which is slated to take place between September and October. After hosting the 2014 men’s T20 World Cup, this will be Bangladesh’s first major international event in ten years.
For the first time since the T20 World Cup co-occurred with the men’s event in 2016, India will play host to the Women’s ODI World Cup in 2025. With eight teams competing and 31 total matches to be played, the 2025 season is anticipated to be identical to the 2022 edition.
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly remarked one day after the announcement,
“We were keen on hosting the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, and we are delighted we have earned the hosting rights for this premier match on the women’s calendar.”
The 2013 50-over women’s World Cup was held in India, and since then, the sport has seen a radical makeover. Women’s cricket is becoming more and more popular.
The ICC has decided to increase the number of teams competing in the T20 World Cup, with 12 teams scheduled to play 33 matches during the 2026 edition. England, one of the nations that have consistently supported women’s cricket, will host the tournament for the first time. In front of a sold-out crowd at Lord’s, Heather Knight’s England won the ODI World Cup in 2017, defeating India in the championship match. That game served as a turning moment for the women’s game in modern times, inspiring members and the ICC to push harder and show more support.
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