ICC Announces Neutral Venue Agreement for Pakistan
In a significant development ahead of the Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that they will play their matches in Sri Lanka, not in the host nation India. This decision aligns with the ICC’s neutral venue policy, introduced after India declined to travel to Pakistan for the men’s Champions Trophy earlier this year.
Colombo to Host Pakistan’s Group Matches
According to the official ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 schedule, Colombo will serve as Pakistan’s base for their seven group stage games. Alongside Colombo, Indian cities including Bengaluru, Guwahati, Indore, and Visakhapatnam will host the remaining fixtures from September 30 to November 2.
If they reach the knockout stage, the first semi-final will be held in either Guwahati or Colombo on October 29. The second semi-final is set for Bengaluru on October 30, while the final will take place on November 2 in Bengaluru or Colombo, depending on their progress.
“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝑷𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈,” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝑪𝑪 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅. “𝑻𝒘𝒐 𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒎𝒊-𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍.”
Teams Participating in Women’s World Cup 2025
Eight teams will contest this year’s 50-over tournament: Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and Sri Lanka. Fans looking to buy Women’s World Cup 2025 tickets or book Colombo cricket match seats can visit the ICC official website.
As anticipation builds, watch the Women’s World Cup live, download the full schedule, and subscribe for ICC updates to stay informed about key fixtures, especially those involving the Pakistan women’s cricket team in Sri Lanka.
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