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The 13th edition of the ICC Women’s 50-over World Cup will run from September 30 until November 2 with five venues across India and Sri Lanka to be used for the eight-team tournament. India and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are the hosts of the tournament however since Pakistan women cricket team have qualified for the event it will now be hosted in a ‘hybrid’ format like the ICC men’s Champions Trophy 2025 edition. According to a deal worked out between BCCI ICC and the Pakistan Cricket Board India and Pakistan will not play in their neighbouring countries after Team India had refused to travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy.  The venues announced by the ICC are M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru) ACA Stadium (Guwahati) Holkar Stadium (Indore) ACA-VDCA Stadium (Visakhapatnam) and R. Premdasa Stadium (Colombo).   2025 ICC Womens Cricket World Cup schedule ! Read more ➡ https://t.co/myj2Gfamkv pic.twitter.com/zl3IYWC2e6 — ICC (@ICC) June 2 2025 It is now expected that all of Pakistan’s matches will now take place in Colombo so that their women’s team don’t have to travel to India. The event will commence with a blockbuster clash featuring India in Bengaluru on September 30 as the Women’s Cricket World Cup returns to the country after 12 years. The first semi-final will take place in either Guwahati or Colombo on October 29 with the second semi-final to be played the following day on October 30 in Bengaluru. The first semifinal will only take place in Colombo if Pakistan women cricket team qualify for the last four stage and the same will be the case if they reach the final. The two finalists will then have at least two days to prepare for the title decider with the final of the 2025 Women’s World Cup to be held in either Bengaluru or Colombo on Sunday November 2. The ICC men’s Champions Trophy 2025 was hosted by Pakistan but all of Team India’s matches were held in Dubai – including one semifinal and the final which Rohit Sharma’s side won. The eight teams that will feature in the Women’s World Cup are India Australia England South Africa New Zealand Sri Lanka Bangladesh and Pakistan. Australia will enter the event as the reigning champions having defeated England in the final of the most recent Womens World Cup in New Zealand in 2022. They are also the most successful team in tournament history having been crowned champions on seven occasions. Meanwhile Edgbaston in Birmingham has been announced as the host for the opening match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 with England women kicking off the tournament on 12 June. Fans can register their interest now to be the first to get their hands on tickets when an exclusive pre-sale window opens on 12 June 2025. Tickets for the opening game will start at £15 for adults and £5 for juniors. Beyond Birmingham the tournament will continue its nationwide journey before heading to London where The Oval is set to host both semi-final clashes while the final will take place at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground on 5 July 2026. Both semi-finals will light up London at The Oval on 30 June and 2 July 2026 with tickets from £20 for adults and £10 for juniors while final tickets start at £30 and £15. Over the course of 24 days a total of 33 matches will be played across seven top-tier venues including Old Trafford Cricket Ground (Manchester) Headingley (Leeds) The Hampshire Bowl (Southampton) and Bristol County Ground. The expanded competition will see 12 teams descend on England and Wales to compete for the prestigious trophy that is currently held by New Zealand. Eight countries are already sure of their place with the final four participants to be decided through a Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier next year.