ICC Releases Schedule for 13th Women's ODI World Cup 2025 Tournament
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule of the 13th ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 to be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka from 30 September to 2 November 2025.
India will play Sri Lanka in the opening match of the World Cup on September 30, 2025, in Bengaluru.
The defending champion, Australia, will take on its neighbour and the 2024 ICC Women's T20 Champions, New Zealand, in Indore on 1 October 2025.
Venues of the World Cup
The matches will be played at five venues in India: Bengaluru, Vizag, Indore, and Guwahati. Sri Lanka will host all the matches in Colombo.
Semifinals - Bengaluru and Colombo
Final—if Pakistan qualifies for the final, it will be held in Colombo; otherwise, it will be held in Bengaluru on 2nd November 2025.
Pakistan will play all its matches in Sri Lanka, following the formula devised by the ICC during the Champions Trophy.
Pakistan was the host of the 2025 Champions Trophy, but India refused to travel to Pakistan due to security concerns.
According to a formula brokered by the ICC, India played all its matches in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates(UAE).
Also, according to the ICC formula, Pakistan will play at a neutral venue in any ICC tournament hosted by India until 2027.
Participants of the World Cup
The World Cup will be played in a round-robin format, and each team will play against each other at the league stage.
The top four teams in the league stage will progress to the semi-final stage.
The eight participating teams are India, Sri Lanka, Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
About the ICC Women's ODI World Cup
The ICC Women's One-Day International (ODI) World Cup is presently played in a 50-over-per-side format.
The first World Cup was held in 1973, and the ICC did not organise it. The first two World Cups were played in a round-robin format, and the team that scored the most points was declared the winner.
Australia is the most successful team in World Cup history with seven titles.
|
Edition |
Year |
Host |
Winner |
Runners-Up |
Participating Teams |
|
1 |
1973 |
England |
England |
Australia |
7 |
|
2 |
1978 |
India |
Australia |
England |
4 |
|
3 |
1982 |
New Zealand |
Australia |
England |
5 |
|
4 |
1988 |
Australia |
Australia |
England |
5 |
|
5 |
1993 |
England |
England |
New Zealand |
8 |
|
6 |
1997 |
India |
Australia |
New Zealand |
11 |
|
7 |
2000 |
New Zealand |
New Zealand |
Australia |
8 |
|
8 |
2005 |
South Africa |
Australia |
India |
8 |
|
9 |
2009 |
Australia |
England |
New Zealand |
8 |
|
10 |
2013 |
India |
Australia |
West indies |
8 |
|
11 |
2017 |
England |
England |
India |
8 |
|
12 |
2022 |
New Zealand |
Australia |
England |
8 |
|
13 |
2025 |
India and Sri Lanka |
- |
- |
8 |
