The rescheduled women's 2027 Champions Trophy has forced Australia to scrap a three-match home T20I series with Bangladesh in October with New Zealand set to play three T20Is against Australia in that window before returning to play three ODIs in Canberra and Melbourne in March.
The ICC's decision to move the inaugural Women's Champions Trophy, to be played in Sri Lanka in 2027, from June-July to a fortnight in February 2027 caused Cricket Australia to rethink it's women's summer home schedule.
Bangladesh were originally set to play three ODIs and three T20Is against Australia in Brisbane and Sydney from October 9 to October 22. The three ODIs have remained on the schedule but the T20 portion of the tour has been scrapped. New Zealand were scheduled to tour for three T20Is and three ODIs from February 21 to March 7. Australia will now host New Zealand in three T20Is in Sydney on October 18, 20, 22, which were the dates Bangladesh were going to play. New Zealand will then return for three ODIs on March 6 in Canberra and March 8 and 10 in Melbourne.
The March 8 fixture will be the first day-night international at the Junction Oval after lights were installed recently and will also fall on a public holiday in Melbourne, which is also International Women's Day. Those two matches will lead into the men's 150th Anniversary Test at the MCG between Australia and England on March 11-15. The women's ODIs have been pushed back from their original dates of March 1, 5 and 7 to allow the teams time to travel back from Sri Lanka. The latter two were originally to be played in Adelaide while the March 1 game was originally to be in Melbourne.
"After the recent notification by the ICC about the change to the Champions Trophy dates, we've produced a revised schedule that provides the best possible outcomes for the teams and fans," CA Head of Scheduling and Cricket Operations Peter Roach said.
"We're particularly excited that women's cricket will feature prominently in the lead up to the 150th Anniversary Test with the historic first international match under lights at Junction Oval.
"We are thankful to Bangladesh and NZ for their cooperation and understanding - particularly NZ for agreeing to travel to Australia twice."
With the WBBL now played in Australia between late October and early December, and the WPL in India occupying most of January and February each year, Australia's women now play most of their home internationals at either end of the home summer.
For @scorers - new schedule for Australia women home season (Bangladesh T20 series dropped, NZ tour split)
Australia Women's ODI Series v Bangladesh Friday, October 9: Allan Border Field (D/N) Sunday October 11: Allan Border Field (D/N) Wednesday, October 14: Allan Border Field (D/N)
Australia Women's T20 Series v New Zealand Sunday, October 18: North Sydney Oval Tuesday, October 20: North Sydney Oval Thursday, October 22: North Sydney Oval
Australia Women's ODI Series v New Zealand Saturday, March 6: Manuka Oval (D/N) Monday, March 8: Junction Oval (D/N) Wednesday, March 10: Junction Oval (10.05am)