{
  "id": 5107494,
  "title": "India replace Sri Lanka as hosts of inaugural Women's Champions Trophy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/india-replace-sri-lanka-as-hosts-of-inaugural-womens-champions-trophy",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T14:53:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437602/india-replace-sri-lanka-as-hosts-of-inaugural-womens-champions-trophy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The International Cricket Council announced on Wednesday that the inaugural Women's Champions Trophy, originally planned for Sri Lanka, will now be hosted in India. The ICC stripped Sri Lanka of the event due to government interference in the governance of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), which currently operates under an interim committee. The inaugural edition of the tournament will take place from February 14 to 28, 2023, in India, according to the ICC's statement. The six participating teams - Australia, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sri Lanka - will engage in a round-robin league format, with the top two teams advancing to the final match on February 28. The matches will be hosted at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai and Vadodara's International Cricket Stadium.",
  "summary": "The inaugural Women’s Champions Trophy originally scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka will now take place in India in February next year, the International Cricket Council said on Wednesday. The ICC stripped Sri Lanka of the event due to government interference in the board of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), which has an interim committee in place for an overhaul of the governance framework at the SLC.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "ICC rankings shuffle after India’s Sri Lanka tour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/icc-rankings-shuffle-after-indias-sri-lanka-tour",
        "published": "2026-09-02T08:43:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}