Cricket’s grandest stage for women returns this year, as the 13th edition of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 gears up to enthrall fans from 30th September to 2nd November 2025.
Hosted across iconic venues in India and Sri Lanka, the tournament promises high-octane contests, fierce rivalries, and the very best of women’s cricket. For the first time, Sri Lanka steps in as co-host to accommodate fixtures involving Pakistan, underlining the regional collaboration in celebrating the women’s game.
With Guwahati, Indore, Vizag, Navi Mumbai, and Colombo set as the centres of cricketing drama, here’s a venue-by-venue breakdown of the league fixtures leading up to the knockout stages.
Guwahati: A Fiery Opening and Subcontinent Rivalries
Guwahati will have the honour of kickstarting the tournament on 30th September, when the hosts India take on Sri Lanka in what promises to be a colourful opener. The venue continues to host blockbuster clashes, including a heavyweight duel between England and South Africa (3rd October) and an Anglo-Asian battle on 7th October as England meet Bangladesh. Guwahati wraps up its share of the matches with New Zealand Vs Bangladesh (10th October), providing fans with a fine mix of Asian flair and transcontinental grit.
Guwahati Fixtures:
30 Sep 2025: India vs Sri Lanka
3 Oct 2025: England vs South Africa
7 Oct 2025: England vs Bangladesh
10 Oct 2025: New Zealand vs Bangladesh
Indore: Where Fierce Rivalries Will Resonate
If Guwahati is the curtain-raiser, Indore becomes the stage for some of the fiercest rivalries. The city launches its campaign with Australia Vs New Zealand (1st October), a Trans-Tasman rivalry. Later, it adds heavyweight clashes such as New Zealand vs South Africa (6th October), before bringing India Vs England (19th October), a meeting with echoes from World Cup history. The venue will also host key late-stage fixtures like Australia vs England (22nd October) and Australia Vs South Africa (25th October), potentially decisive in shaping semifinal line-ups.
Indore Fixtures:
1 Oct 2025: Australia vs New Zealand
6 Oct 2025: New Zealand vs South Africa
19 Oct 2025: India vs England
22 Oct 2025: Australia vs England
25 Oct 2025: Australia vs South Africa
Vizag: India’s Home Fortress
Visakhapatnam has long been a lucky ground for Indian cricket, and it is only fitting that the Women in Blue play some of their biggest contests here. Fans will see India Vs South Africa (9th October), followed by a fiery face-off against defending champions Australia (12th October) that could define tournament momentum. Vizag also hosts South Africa Vs Bangladesh (13th October), Australia Vs Bangladesh (16th October), and closes its World Cup contribution with England Vs New Zealand (26th October), a clash of traditional giants.
Vizag Fixtures:
9 Oct 2025: India vs South Africa
12 Oct 2025: India vs Australia
13 Oct 2025: South Africa Vs Bangladesh
16 Oct 2025: Australia vs Bangladesh
26 Oct 2025: England Vs New Zealand
Navi Mumbai: Late-Stage Drama in the Western Hub
Navi Mumbai comes alive in the second half of the tournament and plays host to crucial late-stage battles, most of them do-or-die in nature. Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh (20th October) will set the tone before back-to-back fixtures involving India: the eagerly anticipated India Vs New Zealand (23rd October) and India Vs Bangladesh (26th October). These fixtures could very well decide India’s semi-final destiny on home soil.
Navi Mumbai Fixtures:
20 Oct 2025: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
23 Oct 2025: India vs New Zealand
26 Oct 2025: India vs Bangladesh
Colombo: The Subcontinental Epicentre
As Pakistan’s home away from home during this World Cup, Colombo is the theatre for some of the most-awaited encounters. The wheels turn on 2nd October with Bangladesh Vs Pakistan, followed by India Vs Pakistan (5th October), arguably the marquee clash of the league stages.
Colombo also stages contests like Australia Vs Sri Lanka (4th October), Australia Vs Pakistan (8th October), and England Vs Sri Lanka (11th October). Sri Lanka’s matches against New Zealand (14th October) and South Africa (17th October) will test the hosts against global heavyweights, while New Zealand Vs Pakistan (18th October) and Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka (24th October) further intensify proceedings.
Colombo Fixtures:
2 Oct 2025: Bangladesh Vs Pakistan
4 Oct 2025: Australia Vs Sri Lanka
5 Oct 2025: India Vs Pakistan
8 Oct 2025: Australia Vs Pakistan
11 Oct 2025: England Vs Sri Lanka
14 Oct 2025: New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka
15 Oct 2025: England Vs Pakistan
17 Oct 2025: South Africa Vs Sri Lanka
18 Oct 2025: New Zealand Vs Pakistan
21 Oct 2025: South Africa Vs Pakistan
24 Oct 2025: Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka
Knock-outs: The Road to Glory
29 Oct 2025: Semi-final 1 (Guwahati / Colombo)
30 Oct 2025: Semi-final 2 (Navi Mumbai)
2 Nov 2025: Final (Colombo / Navi Mumbai)
The structure ensures that both India and Sri Lanka, as hosts, could witness the drama unfold, while fans across the two nations prepare for a festival of women’s cricket.
The ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 is not just another cricket tournament: it is the embodiment of how far the women’s game has come. With blockbuster rivalries: India Vs Pakistan in Colombo, Australia Vs England in Indore, India Vs Australia in Vizag, and underdog battles: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka eager to prove their steel, this World Cup is set to write another golden chapter in women’s cricket.
The countdown has begun, and come 30th September, the world will once again watch women’s cricket take the center stage with unmatched passion.
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