Women's ODI World Cup 2025 schedule released: India-Pakistan match on October 5 in Colombo

The high-profile match between India and Pakistan in the Women's ODI World Cup will be played on October 5 at the neutral venue R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

India is going to host the Women's World Cup for the first time after 12 years, which will start on 30 September 2025. India is hosting the Women's World Cup for the first time since 2013.

28 league matches will be played in the tournament

In this tournament, 28 league matches and three knockout matches will be played at five venues Bengaluru, Indore, Guwahati, Visakhapatnam and Colombo.

At the same time, the first semi-final will be held on October 29 in Guwahati or Colombo (depending on Pakistan's arrival) and the second semi-final will be held in Bengaluru on October 30. The final will be played on November 2 in Bengaluru or Colombo.

 

India will start the campaign against Sri Lanka

India will start its campaign against Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. While the match against Bangladesh will be played in Bengaluru on October 26.

All matches of Pakistan in Sri Lanka on hybrid model

All matches of Pakistan will be played in Sri Lanka on hybrid model. According to the hybrid agreement between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the Pakistan team will play all its matches at the neutral venue Colombo. These include matches against Bangladesh (October 2), England (October 15), New Zealand (October 18), South Africa (October 21) and Sri Lanka (October 24).

Defending champion Australia will play its first match in Indore

Defending champion Australia will start its campaign against New Zealand at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on October 1. After this, it will take on Pakistan in Colombo on October 8. At the same time, Australia and England will face each other in Indore on October 22.

The format of the 2025 tournament will be the same as in 2022: eight teams playing each other in a round-robin format with the top four teams advancing to the semi-finals. Apart from hosts India, Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka qualified directly. The last two spots were taken by Pakistan and Bangladesh in the qualifiers held in Lahore earlier this year. West Indies are not a part of the tournament, having lost to Bangladesh in the qualifiers on the basis of net run-rate.

Women's ODI World Cup 2025 schedule:

Date	Match	Time (IST)	Venue
September 30, Tue	India vs Sri Lanka	3:00 PM	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
October 1, Wed	Australia vs New Zealand	3:00 PM	Holkar Stadium, Indore
October 2, Thu	Bangladesh vs Pakistan	3:00 PM	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
October 3, Fri	England vs South Africa	3:00 PM	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
October 4, Sat	Australia vs Sri Lanka	3:00 PM	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
October 5, Sun	India vs Pakistan	3:00 PM	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
October 6, Mon	New Zealand vs South Africa	3:00 PM	Holkar Stadium, Indore
October 7, Tue	England vs Bangladesh	3:00 PM	Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati
October 8, Wed	Australia vs Pakistan	3:00 PM	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
October 9, Thu	India vs South Africa	3:00 PM	ACA–VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam
October 10, Fri	New Zealand vs Bangladesh	3:00 PM	ACA–VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam
October 11, Sat	England vs Sri Lanka	3:00 PM	Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati
October 12, Sun	India vs Australia	3:00 PM	ACA–VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam
October 13, Mon	South Africa vs Bangladesh	3:00 PM	ACA–VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam
October 14, Tue	New Zealand vs Sri Lanka	3:00 PM	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
October 15, Wed	England vs Pakistan	3:00 PM	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
October 16, Thu	Australia vs Bangladesh	3:00 PM	ACA–VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam
October 17, Fri	South Africa vs Sri Lanka	3:00 PM	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
October 18, Sat	New Zealand vs Pakistan	3:00 PM	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
October 19, Sun	India vs England	3:00 PM	Holkar Stadium, Indore
October 20, Mon	Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh	3:00 PM	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
October 21, Tue	South Africa vs Pakistan	3:00 PM	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
October 22, Wed	Australia vs England	3:00 PM	Holkar Stadium, Indore
October 23, Thu	India vs New Zealand	3:00 PM	Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati
October 24, Fri	Pakistan vs Sri Lanka	3:00 PM	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
October 25, Sat	Australia vs Sri Lanka	3:00 PM	Holkar Stadium, Indore
October 26, Sun	England vs New Zealand	3:00 PM	Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati
October 26, Sun	India vs Bangladesh	3:00 PM	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
October 29, Wed	Semifinal 1	3:00 PM	Guwahati or Colombo
October 30, Thu	Semifinal 2	3:00 PM	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
November 2, Sun	Final	3:00 PM	Bengaluru or Colombo