ICC made a big announcement for 5 years, this tournament will be played for the first time

ICC Tournament: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the Futures Tour Program (FTP) from 2025 to 2029, in which new and exciting changes have been made for women's cricket. The biggest change in this cycle has been in the fourth edition of the ICC Women's Championship, in which the number of teams has now been increased to 11. Along with this, the Zimbabwe team has been included in the tournament for the first time, which is considered an important step towards further broadening the global representation in women's cricket.

Team competition and match structure

In the Women's Championship, each team will play with eight other teams in four home and four away series. There will be a total of 44 series in this entire championship, in which 132 ODIs will be played. There will be three ODI matches in each series, which will make the level of competition in women's cricket more competitive. Zimbabwe will host Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and South Africa during its participation in this championship for the first time, while also touring New Zealand, Sri Lanka, England and West Indies.

Organizing annual ICC women's tournament

Under FTP 2025-2029, an ICC women's tournament will be organized every year. It will start with the Women's Cricket World Cup in 2025. After this, the ICC Women's T20 World Cup will be played in 2026. The most important thing is that for the first time ICC Champions Trophy has also been included in women's cricket, which will be organized in 2027. After this, the Women's T20 World Cup will be organized in 2028. This step has been taken to create new history in women's cricket and provide an additional thrill to the audience.

Champions Trophy for the first time in women's cricket

The Champions Trophy has been organized in men's cricket for a long time, but it has been included for the first time in women's cricket. The venue for hosting the Champions Trophy has not been announced yet, but with this the Indian women's cricket team will have a great opportunity to end the drought of winning the ICC title for the first time in 2027.

Tri-series tournament launched

This cycle has also seen teams organizing tri-series in preparation for ICC tournaments. Ahead of the Women's T20 World Cup in 2026, England will play a T20I tri-series with India and New Zealand. Similarly, Ireland will host Pakistan and West Indies. In addition, Sri Lanka will host the tri-series in 2027 and West Indies in 2028, giving teams a chance to prepare well for big tournaments.

Conclusion

This FTP of the ICC emphasizes the development and global representation of women's cricket. This new format of women's cricket has made the game more competitive, which will give a new direction to women's cricket. The inclusion of the Champions Trophy and the addition of a new team like Zimbabwe are signs that the ICC's focus on expansion and diversity in women's cricket is increasing.