India, the hosts will play Sri Lanka on September 30 to start their Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 campaign in Bengaluru.
The full schedule has been revealed, and Colombo, a neutral location chosen to host Pakistan’s league matches, has been given 11 round-robin matches, including four against Sri Lanka. All of the games are scheduled to start at 3 PM IST and run day-night.
In addition to Pakistan (October 24), Sri Lanka will have the chance to “host” Australia (October 4), New Zealand (October 14), South Africa (October 17), and Bangladesh (October 20) in front of the domestic audience. The ICC had previously disclosed that Colombo is also a floating option for semifinal 1 (October 29) and the final (November 2), should Pakistan advance to the knockout stages.
On October 1, the defending champions Australia will play the defending T20 champions New Zealand at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on the second day of the competition.
India will play their league match against Pakistan on Sunday, October 5. The high-stakes match between India and Australia will take place in Vizag the following Sunday, October 12. On Sunday, October 26, India will play Bangladesh in the last round of their round-robin matches in Bengaluru. England, the runners-up in 2022, will play New Zealand in Guwahati on the final day of league-phase play.
In the round-robin stage, the top four teams advance to the semifinals, with first place facing fourth and second facing third.
Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 Full schedule:
- Tuesday 30 September: India v Sri Lanka – Bengaluru
- Wednesday 1 October: Australia v New Zealand – Indore
- Thursday 2 October: Bangladesh v Pakistan – Colombo
- Friday 3 October: England v South Africa – Bengaluru
- Saturday 4 October: Australia v Sri Lanka – Colombo
- Sunday 5 October: India v Pakistan – Colombo
- Monday 6 October: New Zealand v South Africa – Indore
- Tuesday 7 October: England v Bangladesh – Guwahati
- Wednesday 8 October: Australia v Pakistan – Colombo
- Thursday 9 October: India v South Africa – Vizag
- Friday 10 October: New Zealand v Bangladesh – Vizag
- Saturday 11 October: England v Sri Lanka – Guwahati
- Sunday 12 October: India v Australia – Vizag
- Monday 13 October: South Africa v Bangladesh – Vizag
- Tuesday 14 October: New Zealand v Sri Lanka – Colombo
- Wednesday 15 October: England v Pakistan – Colombo
- Thursday 16 October: Australia v Bangladesh – Vizag
- Friday 17 October: South Africa v Sri Lanka – Colombo
- Saturday 18 October: New Zealand v Pakistan – Colombo
- Sunday 19 October: India v England – Indore
- Monday 20 October: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh – Colombo
- Tuesday 21 October: South Africa v Pakistan – Colombo
- Wednesday 22 October: Australia v England – Indore
- Thursday 23 October: India v New Zealand – Guwahati
- Friday 24 October: Pakistan v Sri Lanka – Colombo
- Saturday 25 October: Australia v Sri Lanka – Indore
- Sunday 26 October: England v New Zealand – Guwahati
- Sunday 26 October: India v Bangladesh – Bengaluru
- Wednesday 29 October: Semi-final 1 – Guwahati/Colombo
- Thursday 30 October: Semi-final 2 – Bengaluru
- Sunday 2 November: Final – Colombo/Bengaluru
