The 13th edition of the ICC ODI Womens Cricket World Cup 2025 will kick off in September this year. The host country of this tournament is India. However, Pakistan’s matches will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Keeping this mega women’s tournament in mind, the International Cricket Council (ICC) had announced the start time, dates and venues of the tournament this month. Now, the world cricket’s governing body has released the women cricket world cup schedule.
A total of 8 teams will participate in this year’s tournament. The top six teams in the 2022-25 ICC Women’s Championship points table have directly qualified for the World Cup. Along with hosts India, they include Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh and Pakistan were the last two teams to qualify for the World Cup in the qualifiers held in Pakistan.
As always, the Women’s ODI World Cup will be held in a round-robin league format. A total of 28 matches will be played in the first phase, where each team will get the opportunity to play 7 matches. At the end of the league phase, the top 4 teams in the table will directly advance to the semi-finals.
The World Cup matches will be held at four venues in India. These are Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Holkar Stadium in Indore, ACA Stadium in Guwahati and ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam. In addition, Pakistan’s matches will be held in Sri Lanka. Their matches will be held at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
The 2025 Women’s World Cup will open with the India-Sri Lanka match in Bengaluru on September 30. The group stage will continue till October 26. After that, the first semi-final will be held in Guwahati on October 29. However, if Pakistan can reach the semi-finals, the match will be held in Colombo. The second semi-final will be held in Bengaluru the next day on October 30. After that, the tournament will close with the final in Bengaluru or Colombo on November 2. You can Also Check The Womens Cricket Rankings
The full Women Cricket Wworld Cup Schedule of 2025: Womens Cricket World Cup Table:
Group stage
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (Bangladesh) |
| September 30 | India vs Sri Lanka | Bangalore | 3:30 PM |
| October 1 | Australia vs New Zealand | Indore | 3:30 PM |
| October 2 | Bangladesh vs Pakistan | Colombo | 3:30 PM |
| October 3 | England vs South Africa | Bangalore | 3:30 PM |
| October 4 | Australia vs Sri Lanka | Colombo | 3:30 PM |
| October 5 | India vs Pakistan | Colombo | 3:30 PM |
| October 6 | New Zealand vs South Africa | Indore | 3:30 PM |
| October 7 | England vs Bangladesh | Guwahati | 3:30 PM |
| October 8 | Australia vs Pakistan | Colombo | 3:30 PM |
| October 9 | India vs South Africa | Visakhapatnam | 3:30 PM |
| October 10 | New Zealand vs Bangladesh | Visakhapatnam | 3:30 PM |
| October 11 | England vs Sri Lanka | Guwahati | 3:30 PM |
| October 12 | India vs Australia | Visakhapatnam | 3:30 PM |
| October 13 | South Africa vs Bangladesh | Visakhapatnam | 3:30 PM |
| October 14 | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | Colombo | 3:30 PM |
| October 15 | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | Colombo | 3:30 PM |
| October 16 | Australia vs Bangladesh | Visakhapatnam | 3:30 PM |
| October 17 | South Africa vs Sri Lanka | Colombo | 3:30 PM |
| October 18 | New Zealand vs Pakistan | Colombo | 3:30 PM |
| October 19 | India vs England | Indore | 3:30 PM |
| October 20 | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh | Colombo | 3:30 PM |
| October 21 | South Africa vs Pakistan | Colombo | 3:30 PM |
| October 22 | Australia vs England | Indore | 3:30 PM |
| October 23 | India vs New Zealand | Guwahati | 3:30 PM |
| October 24 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | Colombo | 3:30 PM |
| October 25 | Australia vs Sri Lanka | Indore | 3:30 PM |
| October 26 | England vs New Zealand | Guwahati | 11:30 am |
| October 26 | India vs Bangladesh | Bangalore | 3:30 PM |
Semi-finals and finals
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (Bangladesh) |
| October 29 | Semi-final – 1 | Guwahati/ Colombo | 3:30 PM |
| October 30 | Semi-final – 2 | Bangalore | 3:30 PM |
| November 2 | Final | Colombo / Bangalore | 3:30 PM |
A strong female-led commentary panel has been created for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, featuring some of the biggest names and most experienced broadcasters in the game. Former World Cup winners Mel Jones, Issa Guha, Stacey-Anne King and Julia Price will lead the commentary team, joined by former captains Mithali Raj, Sana Mir and Anjum Chopra. Also on board are established commentators Katie Martin, Natasha Farrant and Cass Naidoo.
This does not end here, the list includes other stars such as former World Cup winners Aaron Finch, Carlos Brathwaite, Dinesh Karthik, famous voice actors Nasser Hussain, Ian Bishop, Mpumalelo Mbangwa, Russell Arnold and popular broadcasters Raunak Kapoor and Jatin Sapru.
Every match of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 will be broadcast live on ICC.TV, bringing fans closer to the tournament, which begins on September 30 at five venues in India and Sri Lanka and you can also buy womens cricket world cup tickets online.
The coverage will include a 30-minute pre-match programme, in-depth analysis during the innings break and an extensive post-match wrap-up, ensuring a world-class experience throughout the competition. Geostar, which owns the media rights, will use its state-of-the-art technology to broadcast the game to the entire world.
In addition to live match coverage, ICC.TV, in partnership with GeoStar, will create mobile-first coverage for select games. Hawk-Eye’s smart replay system will power the Decision Review System (DRS) throughout the tournament and will also provide Piero Graphics for tactical insights and technical analysis.
WTV will act as the scoring graphics provider, working in collaboration with Cricviz, who will provide cricket data and analytics. Quidditch Innovation Labs will provide player tracking services and Field 360°, a dynamic virtual field model that displays evolving fielding positions in real time.
