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Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 Host India And Colombo, Begins Sep 30- Nov 2
Updated - 3-JUN-2025 5:27 IST

The 13th ICC Women's Cricket World Cup will take place in India from September 30 to November 2, 2025, according to an official announcement by the International Cricket Council (ICC). India will host the famous competition for the fourth time; the previous three times were in 1978, 1997, and 2013.
Tournament Overview
In the 2025 Women's ODI World Cup, eight countries will compete in round-robin matches before moving on to knockout phases. There will be 31 games contested at five different locations in Sri Lanka and India.
Venues
The matches will be held at the following venues:
- M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- ACA Stadium, Guwahati
- Holkar Stadium, Indore
- ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam
- R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Pakistan will play their all matches in Colombo
Due to recent political tensions between India and Pakistan, all Pakistani matches will take place in Colombo. If Pakistan makes it to the knockout stages, the first semi-final and maybe the final will be held in Colombo. The second semi-final and the tournament opening will be staged in Bengaluru, which is also where the final is slated to take place.
Key Dates
Dates |
Matches |
Venues |
September 30, 2025 |
Opening Match |
Bengaluru |
October 29, 2025 |
1st Semi Final |
Guwahati/Colombo |
October 30, 2025 |
2nd Semi Final |
Bengaluru |
November 2, 2025 |
The Final |
Bengaluru/Colombo |
Participating Teams
The eight teams participating in the tournament are:
- India
- Australia
- England
- South Africa
- New Zealand
- Sri Lanka
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
Australia Was The Defending Champion, Left The Title 7th Time
Australia is the current champion going into the tournament, having won the 2022 Women's World Cup in New Zealand for the seventh time.
Fans around are looking for exciting clashes as the tournament gets closer, so make your dream11 Prediction, Take joy in games and outstanding performances that will add to the expanding history of women's cricket.