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Women's ODI World Cup 2025: India and Sri Lanka to Host Eight-Team Tournament

๐ 2025 ICC Womenโs ODI World Cup โ Key Details
Dates: September 30 โ November 2, 2025
Host Country: India ๐ฎ๐ณ
Neutral Venue: Colombo, Sri Lanka ๐ฑ๐ฐ (for Pakistan matches)
๐๏ธ Venues in India
Bengaluru
Guwahati
Visakhapatnam
Indore
๐ Hybrid Model (India-Pakistan Matches)
All of Pakistanโs league matches are likely to be played in Colombo due to diplomatic tensions.
The hybrid hosting model mirrors the men's Champions Trophy 2025 arrangement:
India to play in Dubai (instead of Pakistan)
Pakistan to play in Colombo (instead of India)
๐๏ธ Key Matches
Opening Match (featuring India):
๐๏ธ Bengaluru โ September 30
First Semi-Final:
๐๏ธ Guwahati or Colombo (depends on Pakistanโs qualification) โ October 27
Second Semi-Final:
๐๏ธ Bengaluru โ October 30
Final:
๐๏ธ Bengaluru or Colombo (again depending on Pakistanโs progress) โ November 2
๐ 2025 ICC Womenโs ODI World Cup โ India
๐ Dates:
September 30 โ November 2, 2025
๐ Host Cities in India:
Bengaluru (Opening match, Semi-final 2, possible Final)
Guwahati (Possible Semi-final 1)
Visakhapatnam
Indore
โก๏ธ Colombo, Sri Lanka will host all Pakistan matches and potentially a semi-final or the final under the BCCI-PCB hybrid model.
โ Dropped Venue:
New Chandigarh was dropped due to internal BCCI feedback โ concerns over India playing a potential final at a venue with no history of hosting international matches.
๐ Tournament Format:
Same as 2022:
8 teams
Round-robin (each team plays every other once)
Top 4 advance to semi-finals
Total Matches: 31
โ
Qualified Teams:
Direct Qualifiers (6):
๐ฎ๐ณ India (hosts)
๐ฆ๐บ Australia
๐ด England
๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand
๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa
๐ฑ๐ฐ Sri Lanka
Through Qualifiers (2):
๐ต๐ฐ Pakistan
๐ง๐ฉ Bangladesh
(West Indies missed out on NRR)
๐ 2026 ICC Womenโs T20 World Cup โ England
๐ Dates:
June 12 โ July 5, 2026
๐๏ธ Venues:
Final: ๐๏ธ Lordโs, London โ July 5
Semi-finals: ๐๏ธ The Oval, London โ June 30 & July 2
Other venues:
Edgbaston (Opening match)
Manchester
Leeds
Southampton
Bristol
๐ Tournament Format:
12 teams (up from 10 in 2024)
33 matches in 24 days
โ
Qualified Teams:
๐ฌ๐ง England (hosts)
๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand (defending champions)
๐ฎ๐ณ India
๐ฆ๐บ Australia
๐ต๐ฐ Pakistan
๐ฑ๐ฐ Sri Lanka
๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa
๐ป๐จ West Indies
โ 4 spots to be decided via Global Qualifier in 2025