The ICC moved the 2027 Women's Champions Trophy from June to February 14-28, creating a scheduling clash with New Zealand's Australia tour.
The eight-team Women's Champions Trophy, first unveiled in 2022, will now take place as a T20 event from February 14 to 28, 2027, according to the ICC’s official statement.
This adjustment means the tournament will partially overlap with New Zealand’s six-game white-ball tour of Australia, which begins on February 27 and concludes on March 7.
Cricket Australia has been informed of the schedule change and is currently evaluating possible responses.
The tournament format and participating teams remain unchanged from the original plans.
The ICC will trial an expanded version of the Women's Emerging Nations Trophy in 2026, increasing the field to ten teams with five Full Members and five Associate Members selected through rankings.
This marks an increase from last year’s eight-team competition, which Thailand won after competing as the top Associate sides.
The new structure aims to provide more opportunities for developing teams to gain higher-level experience against stronger opponents.
The ICC has confirmed the qualification pathway for the 2028 Women's T20 World Cup, hosted by Pakistan under a hybrid model where India’s matches will be played at neutral venues.
A total of twelve teams will qualify, with ten earning automatic spots: the top eight from this month’s event in England, the host nation, and the next highest-ranked teams in the women’s T20I rankings as of July 6, 2026.
The final two spots will be decided through regional qualifiers followed by a ten-team global qualifier to determine the last participants.
The ICC Board has suspended Cricket Canada from membership due to what it described as serious breaches of membership obligations.
This follows an earlier announcement in May that funding to Cricket Canada had been suspended over governance issues.
While specific breaches were not detailed, Cricket Canada has faced administrative turmoil over the past 18 months and has been involved in multiple corruption investigations.
Despite the suspension, the ICC emphasized that Canadian players and their development programs will remain unaffected.
To protect Canadian players from being disadvantaged by the governance problems at their national body, the ICC confirmed that Canadian representative teams will still be eligible to compete in ICC events during the suspension period.
A controlled funding mechanism will allow Cricket Canada to access ICC funds exclusively for approved national team programs, under strict oversight by ICC management.
The ICC will provide Cricket Canada with a list of reinstatement conditions to meet, and progress will be monitored by the ICC Normalisation Committee moving forward.
The ICC continues to engage with two Full Members that have recently experienced leadership changes and subsequent scrutiny over potential government interference.
In Bangladesh, representatives including Mohammed Moosajee from Cricket South Africa and Tavengwa Mukuhlani from Zimbabwe Cricket will meet with stakeholders to discuss matters including the BCB electoral process.
In Sri Lanka, the ICC’s deputy chair Imran Khwaja and the BCCI’s Devajit Saikia have already conducted visits to assess the situation.