ICC reveals dates, venues for 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially announced the dates and venues for the much-anticipated Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, set to take place later this year across India and Sri Lanka.

The 13th edition of the Women’s 50-over World Cup is set to take place from September 30 to November 2, with matches to be played across five venues in India and Sri Lanka.

The tournament will feature eight teams competing at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru), ACA Stadium (Guwahati), Holkar Stadium (Indore), ACA-VDCA Stadium (Visakhapatnam), and R. Premadasa Stadium (Colombo).

Meanwhile, Pakistan will play all their group-stage matches in Sri Lanka, following the ‘fusion formula’ agreed upon ahead of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025. Under this arrangement, India and Pakistan will not travel to each other’s countries for ICC events over the next three years, with their matches instead being held at neutral venues.

Kicking off the action will be a high-profile opener featuring hosts India in Bengaluru on September 30, marking the return of the Women’s World Cup to the country after 12 years.

The tournament will see eight of the top women's teams—India, Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan—compete for the prestigious title.

According to the schedule, the first semi-final is set to be played on October 29 in either Guwahati or Colombo. The second semi-final will follow on October 30 in Bengaluru. After a short break, the final will take place on Sunday, November 2, at either Bengaluru or Colombo, giving both finalists at least two days to recover and prepare for the title clash.

Australia will enter the tournament as defending champions, having beaten England in the final of the previous edition held in New Zealand in 2022. The Aussies remain the most successful team in the competition’s history, with a remarkable seven titles to their name.