Women's ODI World Cup Full Schedule: India vs Pakistan on October 5 in Colombo, final on November 2
Women's ODI World Cup: The tournament starts with the India vs Sri Lanka match in Bengaluru. Pakistan will play all their matches in Colombo.
The second ICC tournament of the 2025 Women's ODI World Cup is set to begin on September 30, with home team India ready to take on Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. India's next match will be the blockbuster clash against Pakistan on October 5, although the game will be played at the neutral venue of R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, announced ICC while revealing the full schedule of the Women's ODI World Cup 2025.
Pakistan will play all their matches in Colombo. This is because of the pre-decided agreement on the hybrid model between the BCCI and the PCB in the wake of the controversy during the Champions Trophy earlier this year.
The Indian government did not allow the Rohit Sharma-led side to travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy, which was played in February-March. After months of back-and-forth, with ICC's backing, Pakistan agreed to host all India's matches in Dubai. However, in considering it, PCB proposed that the Pakistan team also not travel to India for the upcoming ICC events.
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Except for the tournament opener against India, Sri Lanka will also play all of their matches in Colombo.
The Women's World Cup will feature 28 matches and three knockout games, played across Bengaluru, Indore, Guwahati, Visakhapatnam, and Colombo. The first semifinal will be played on October 29 in either Guwahati or Colombo, depending on Pakistan's progression, while the second knockout game will be staged in Bengaluru on the following day. The final will be played on November 2 in either Bengaluru or Colombo.
The last 50-over women's showpiece was staged in India back in 2013.
Defending champions Australia will begin their campaign in Indore on October 1 against New Zealand, followed by a trip to Colombo for the match against Pakistan on October 8. Their face-off against England—a repeat of last edition's final—will be on October 22 in Indore.
ICC Women's 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
