Zimbabwe set to be included in ICC Women's ODI Championship from 2026

The following release of the ICC Women's Title is set to extend from 10 to 11 groups, with Zimbabwe Women's set to join the other Full Part sides in the 2026-29 version. The ICC affirmed to the significant part sheets recently that the ICC long term Women's ODI contest, which fills in as an immediate capability pathway for the ICC Women's Reality Cup, would again extend, following the expansion of Ireland and Bangladesh for the continuous 2022-25 cycle. The Women's Title was first presented in 2014 as a 8-group rivalry, highlighting Australia, Britain, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies for the initial two cycles, which filled in as qualifying pathways for the 2017 and 2022 Women's Reality Cups. The initial two versions of the opposition, the two of which were won by Australia, saw the eight sides challenge a progression of 3-match ODI series playing every one of their rivals either at home or away throughout 2.5 years (however the installations among Pakistan and India didn't proceed) the main three finishers in addition to the World Cup has qualifying straightforwardly for the World Cup. The 2022-25 cycle saw the opposition extend to ten groups, with Ireland and Bangladesh advanced as the ninth and tenth positioned sides. The ongoing version sees the sides challenge eight series either home or away, with the main five finishers in addition to has India set to fit the bill for the 2025 World Cup, while the excess four sides will go head to head against the following best-positioned groups on the women's ODI positioning table (presently Thailand and Scotland) at the 2025 women's Reality Cup Qualifier to fight for the leftover two capability spots. The arranged consideration of Zimbabwe for the approaching cycle would imply that the ICC's all's Full Individuals except for Afghanistan, who don't handle a ladies' group, will highlight in the following release of the association.