MELBOURNE, June 2, 2025: The ICC has announced Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo will host along with Indian the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 being hosted by India from 30 September to 2 November 2025. The Indian cities hosting the matches are Bengaluru, Guwahati, Indore and Vishakapatnam.
The tournament has eight teams and Colombo has been chosen as a neutral venue. The ICC decided to have a neutral venue after during the last Champions Trophy refused to play in Pakistan.
ICC media release says, The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, featuring eight teams in a round-robin format with 28 league matches, will be played at five venues: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru), ACA Stadium (Guwahati), Holkar Stadium (Indore), ACA-VDCA Stadium (Visakhapatnam) and R. Premadasa Stadium (Colombo, Sri Lanka).
The tournament will start with India playing in Bengaluru as the Women’s Cricket World Cup returns to the country after 12 years. The last ICC global women’s event hosted by India was the ICC Women’s T20 World in 2016 when it was held along with the men’s event.
The venues for the knockouts are dependent on Pakistan qualifying as two alternative venues have been identified for one semifinal and the final.
“The final will be held either in Bengaluru or Colombo on 2 November, the first semifinal in either Guwahati or Colombo on 29 October and the second semi final in Bengaluru on 30 October, 2025. Colombo will be the venue for the first semifinal and the final only if Pakistan qualify for those stages,” says a ICC media release.
ANI adds:
Eight teams will compete for the tournament: India, Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
Australia, which will enter the event as the reigning champions, having defeated England in the final of the most recent Women’s World Cup in New Zealand in 2022, will be hopeful about defending its crown. Australia’s women’s team is the most successful team in tournament history, having been crowned champions for a record seven times.
