International Women's Championship got ICC approval

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.