ICC’s latest board meeting focuses on improving women’s cricket

In ICC’s latest meeting, which was held in Dubai, a lot of emphasis was put on the improvement of women’s cricket for the upcoming cycle. From including more associate nations to releasing the FTP, the apex cricketing body decided to make significant changes to its existent plans. In a report released by the ICC, it clearly explicates the strategy that they want to go forward with.

Shedding light on the move taken for improving women’s cricket, the report stated, “The ICC Board approved a series of women’s Associate Member (AM) T20 competitions to boost the competitiveness of AM teams in preparation for the expansion of ICC women’s events in the 2028-2031 cycle.”

It further stated, “The strategy includes the creation of two annual T20 International tournaments between 2025 and 2028 which would offer structured cricket with context to 24 teams in the pathway ahead of the 16-team ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2030, with further details to be announced in due course.”

Adding more to it, the report also said, “The (CEC) also confirmed the mechanism for ODI status for the five Associate Member women’s teams of the 16 for the 2025-2029 cycle. It will consist of a maximum of two AMs that qualify for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025 with the remaining slots determined by the ICC T20I team rankings at the time of the annual update.”