Guwahati to host four matches in ICC Women’s World Cup 2025
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday released the schedule for the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka from September 30 to November 2.
India will face Sri Lanka in the tournament opener in Bengaluru, while defending champions Australia begin their campaign against New Zealand in Indore on October 1.
The eight-team event will be played in a single round-robin format across five cities: Bengaluru, Vizag, Indore, Guwahati, and Colombo, with the top four teams progressing to the semi-finals. One semi-final will take place in Bengaluru, while the other will be held in either Colombo or Guwahati.
The final is scheduled for November 2 in either Bengaluru or Colombo.
Teams will also play two warm-up matches each. Hosts India will face England, the runners-up from the 2022 edition, in Bengaluru on 24 September, followed by a clash against South Africa in Guwahati on 27 September.
Australia, who won a record seventh title in 2022, topped the ICC Women’s Championship standings and qualified automatically, along with England, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka and hosts India. Pakistan and Bangladesh secured the final two spots via the qualifying tournament held in April.
The 2025 edition will be the 13th Women’s Cricket World Cup since its inception in 1973.
