The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 will begin with the host country India playing against with Sri Lanka at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on September 30.
The tournament will follow a hybrid format with this means Pakistan’s matches will be played in Colombo, while other games will happen in India.
In the semifinals, the team that finishes first in the group stage will play against the fourth-placed team, and the second-placed team will face the third-placed team.
During a disagreement over the Champions Trophy and India’s refusal to travel to Pakistan, all sides agreed on a hybrid hosting model. Under this, India was played its matches in Dubai, while the rest of the tournament was held in Lahore and Karachi as per planned.
The ICC said that during the 2024–2027 cycle, any India vs Pakistan matches at ICC events would be held at neutral venues.
Due to political tensions, India and Pakistan have not played bilateral series since 2008. India last visited Pakistan 16 years ago, but Pakistan did come to India for the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
In the 2025 Women’s World Cup, the top four teams from the round-robin stage will move to the semifinals — with 1st place playing 4th, and 2nd playing 3rd.
Here is a look at the full list of matches India will play in the tournament:
Tuesday, September 30—India vs Sri Lanka—Bengaluru—3pm
Sunday, October 5—India vs Pakistan—Colombo—3pm
Thursday, October 9—India vs South Africa—Vizag—3pm
Sunday, October 19—India vs England—Indore—3pm
Thursday, October 23—India vs New Zealand—Guwahati—3pm
Sunday, October 26—India vs Bangladesh—Bengaluru—3pm
Women’s ODI World Cup knockouts
Wednesday, October 29—Semifinal 1—Guwahati/Colombo—3pm
Thursday, October 30—Semifinal 2—Bengaluru—3pm
Sunday, 2 November—Final—Colombo/Bengaluru—3pm
Fan Sentiment on X: Loud and Loyal
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Fan Buzz Highlights:
“Smriti Mandhana is about to own this World Cup!”
“Time for revenge. We want that trophy this time!”
“This is our golden generation — no more runner-up stories!”
“Harmanpreet’s leadership + young guns = World Cup WIN.”
Fans are sharing AI-edited posters, heartfelt messages, match predictions, and clips of India’s epic wins from past tournaments and especially the 2017 final and 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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