2025 Women's Cricket World Cup
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{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2025 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup
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| administrator = International Cricket Council
| cricket format = Women's One Day International
| tournament format = Round-robin and Knockout Stage
| host = India{{efn|name=fn1|An yet undeclared 'neutral' venue will host the 2025 tournament matches only for Pakistan.}}
| fromdate = 29 September
| todate = 26 October 2025
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| participants = 8
| matches = 31
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| previous_year = 2022
| previous_tournament = 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup
| next_year = 2029
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{{2025 Women's Cricket World Cup sidebar}}
The 2025 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup will be the 13th edition of Women's Cricket World Cup. It is scheduled to be hosted in India,{{Cite web |title=Hosts for ICC Women’s global events until 2027 announced |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2691035 |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=www.icc-cricket.com |language=en}} their fourth tournament after the 1978, 1997, and 2013 editions. This will be the last time that the tournament will have eight teams.{{Cite web |title=ICC announces expansion of the women's game |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2057513 |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=www.icc-cricket.com |language=en}} Australia are the defending champions, having won their seventh title in 2022.
Background
= Neutral venue arrangements =
On 19 December 2024, following an agreement between BCCI and PCB, the ICC in an update issued on India and Pakistan hosted matches at ICC events, established that the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 (hosted by India) will be played across India and a neutral venue. The ICC board confirmed that India and Pakistan matches hosted by either country at ICC Events during the 2024–2027 rights cycle will be played at a neutral venue.{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-12-19 |title=Update issued on India and Pakistan hosted matches at ICC events |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/champions-trophy-2025/news/update-issued-on-india-and-pakistan-hosted-matches-at-icc-events |access-date=19 December 2024 |website=ICC}}
Qualification
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|+ List of teams qualified for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup ! Means of qualification !! Date !! Venue !! Berths !! Qualified | ||||
| Host nation | {{nobr|26 July 2022}} | {{n/a}} | {{center|1}} | {{crw|IND}} |
| rowspan="5" | {{nobr|2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship}} (Top 5 teams, excluding the host) | rowspan="5" | 1 June 2022 – 24 January 2025 | rowspan="5" | Various | rowspan="5" | {{center|5}} | {{crw|AUS}} | ||||
| {{crw|ENG}} | ||||
| {{nobr|{{crw|NZ}}}} | ||||
| {{crw|RSA}} | ||||
| {{crw|SL}} | ||||
| rowspan="2" | 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
| rowspan="2" | 9 – 19 April 2025 | rowspan="2" | Pakistan | rowspan="2" | {{center|2}} | {{crw|BAN}} | ||||
| {{crw|PAK}} | ||||
| colspan="2" | | Total | 8 |
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Venues
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{{location map~ |India |lat=30.7993 |long=76.7423 |mark=Blue pog.svg |label_size=100 |label=Mullanpur |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=21.2514 |long=81.6296 |mark=Blue pog.svg |label_size=100 |label=Raipur |position=top}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=8.524139 |long=76.936638 |mark=Blue pog.svg |label_size=100 |label=Thiruvananthapuram |position=right}}
{{location map~ |India|lat=17.7041 |long=83.2977|mark=Blue pog.svg |label_size=100 |label=Visakhapatnam |position=right}}
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The tournament will take place in five different venues across India. The final is scheduled to be held at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur.{{Cite web |title=Mullanpur to host the final of Women's World Cup 2025 |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/women-s-world-cup-2025-final-in-mullanpur-vishakhapatnam-thiruvananthapuram-indore-raipur-to-host-1478181 |access-date=26 March 2025 |date=25 March 2025 }} Four other cities that will host the matches are Vishakhapatnam, Thiruvananthapuram, Raipur and Indore.{{Cite news |title=India set to host Women's ODI World Cup in September: Check likely dates, venues and other details|work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/india-set-to-host-womens-odi-world-cup-in-september-check-likely-dates-venues-and-other-details/articleshow/119493805.cms?from=mdr |access-date=26 March 2025 |date=25 March 2025 }}
With the Women's World Cup coinciding with the men's domestic fixtures, The BCCI selected five venues for the tournament, prioritizing favorable weather conditions and efficient logistical arrangements.{{Cite news |title=Women’s World Cup 2025 to begin from September; Indore, Thiruvananthapuram, Vizag among tentative venues|work=Sportstar|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/womens-cricket/womens-cricket-world-cup-2025-in-india-september-october-venues-shortlisted-news/article69361321.ece |access-date=26 March 2025 |date=22 March 2025 }} Moreover, after Pakistan's qualification for the World Cup, their matches will be played outside India on a neutral venue.{{Cite web |title=Sana's all-round heroics take Pakistan to ODI World Cup |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/wwc-qualifiers-fatima-sanas-all-round-heroics-take-pakistan-to-odi-world-cup-1481729 |access-date=17 April 2025 |date=18 April 2025 }}
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!Location !Stadium !Capacity !No. of matches |
| Indore
|30,000 | TBD |
| Mullanpur
|Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium |38,000 | TBD |
| Raipur
|Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium |65,000 | TBD |
| Thiruvananthapuram
|Greenfield International Stadium |50,000 | TBD |
| Visakhapatnam
|27,500 | TBD |
Group stage
=Points table=
{{2025 Women's Cricket World Cup points table}}
Knockout stage
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= Semi-finals =
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= Final =
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| date = 26 October 2025
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Notes
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References
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Category:Women's Cricket World Cup
Category:2025 in women's cricket
{{2025 Women's Cricket World Cup}}
{{World championships in 2025}}
{{Women's Cricket World Cup}}
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