Full Schedule Table: Women’s Future Tours Program 2025-2029 (FTP 2025-2029) Announced

The ICC recently released the Future Tours Program (FTP), which includes the schedule and fixtures in terms of the International calendar for the next five years, from 2025 to 2029. The upcoming cycle will play a crucial role in finalizing a set of teams for the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup in the year 2029.

The set of teams participating in the tournament which is currently set to 10, will expand to 11 in the year 2029. As a result, a new team in the form of Zimbabwe is the new addition to the new FTP cycle. They are likely to make their Women’s ODI World Cup debut in 2029. Each side featuring in the new FTP cycle will play four home series and four away series throughout the next five-year period.

India will host England, Australia, Bangladesh, and Zimbabwe and travel to New Zealand, South Africa, West Indies, and Ireland. The FTP debutants Zimbabwe will host South Africa, West Indies, Sri Lanka, and Ireland and travel to India, New Zealand, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. Australia will host England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, and Ireland and travel to India, South Africa, West Indies and Sri Lanka.

New Zealand will host India, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Sri Lanka and travel to England, Australia, Pakistan and Ireland. South Africa will host India, Australia, Pakistan, and the West Indies and travel to England, New Zealand, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. England will host Bangladesh, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ireland and travel to India, Australia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

🇮🇳 India’s Schedule in the ICC Women’s Championship Cycle 👇

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A slight Shuffle in domestic Franchise Leagues.

The Women’s Premier League (WPL) [India] window for the upcoming 3rd edition of the tournament will remain the same (February-March 2025). However, from the 4th edition of the tournament in 2026, there will be a slight change as it will take place in January-February from 2026 onwards as per the new FTP. The Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) [Australia] will take place in November, and The Women’s Hundred [England] in August.

As per Cricket Australia’s press release,

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A Significant Increase in the number of Test Matches.

India will play a total of five Test matches (2 Vs Australia, 2 Vs England, and 1 Vs South Africa) in the span of the next five years. South Africa will also play 5 Test matches (2 Vs Australia, 1 Vs India, 1 Vs England, and 1 Vs West Indies), West Indies are playing three Test Matches (1 Vs Australia, 1 Vs England, and 1 Vs South Africa).

Australia will play a total of 8 Test matches (3 Vs England, 2 Vs India, 2 Vs South Africa, and 1 Vs West Indies) the most amongst all the nations involved in the upcoming FTP cycle. England is playing 6 Test matches (3 Vs Australia, 2 Vs India, and 1 Vs South Africa. West Indies are playing 3 Test matches (1 Vs Australia, 1 Vs England, and 1 Vs South Africa.

List of ICC Events in FTP 2025-2029.

The first ICC event in this FTP cycle is the Women’s ODI World Cup in 2025 which will be hosted by India in the month of October. It will be followed by the 10th edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2026 which will be hosted by England, in the month of June-July.

There will be an ICC Tournament every year between 2025 to 2029. 🏆

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The Inaugural edition of the ICC Women’s Champions Trophy will be hosted by Sri Lanka in June-July 2027. It will be followed by the 11th edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in September 2028.

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