The much-anticipated Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 will kick off on September 30, with host nation India facing Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. One of the tournament’s most high-profile clashes — India vs Pakistan — is scheduled for October 5 at a neutral venue, the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Neutral Venue for Pakistan Matches Under Hybrid Model
India will also take on Bangladesh on October 26 in Bengaluru as part of the round-robin format. Meanwhile, defending champions Australia begin their title defense on October 1 in Indore against New Zealand. They will also face a key match against England, a rematch of the previous final, on October 22.
Due to ongoing political tensions and the BCCI-ECB hybrid agreement, Pakistan will play all their matches in Colombo. Their campaign begins on October 2 against Bangladesh, followed by fixtures against England (Oct 15), New Zealand (Oct 18), South Africa (Oct 21), and Sri Lanka (Oct 24).
England’s key matches include contests with South Africa (Oct 3, Bengaluru), Sri Lanka (Oct 11, Guwahati), and New Zealand (Oct 26, Guwahati).
𝑨 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅, “𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒎𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔.”
Other important fixtures:
- Oct 1: Australia vs New Zealand, Indore
- Oct 3: South Africa vs England, Bengaluru
- Oct 6: South Africa vs New Zealand, Indore
- Oct 22: England vs Australia, Indore
- Oct 25: South Africa vs Australia, Indore
- Oct 29: Semi-final 1, Guwahati/Colombo
- Oct 30: Semi-final 2, Bengaluru
- Nov 2: Final, Bengaluru/Colombo
Bangladesh, who begin against Pakistan, will also play three matches in Visakhapatnam and face Sri Lanka in Colombo on October 20. South Africa will play New Zealand (Oct 6) and Australia (Oct 25), both in Indore.
This is the first time since 2013 that India is hosting the Women’s ODI World Cup. The tournament format remains unchanged from 2022, with eight teams competing in a round-robin format. The top four teams will advance to the semifinals.
The 2025 edition will not feature West Indies, who were edged out by Bangladesh on net run rate during qualifiers held in Lahore. The eight qualified teams include India, Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
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