International Women's Championship got ICC approval

Updated : 30-Jan-2014

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board on Wednesday approved the introduction of an International Women’s Championship which will determine qualification for the next ICC Women’s World Cup.

 The bi-lateral competition will involve the top eight ranked women’s teams, these teams are 

• Australia, 
• West Indies, 
• England, 
• New Zealand, 
• Sri Lanka, 
• South Africa, 
• India 
• Pakistan 

Each team will play the others in a series of matches between mid-2014 and the end of 2016, with the top teams qualifying automatically for the ICC Women’s World Cup in 2017.