India to Host 2025 ICC Women's ODI World Cup across Five Cities

By: WE Staff | Wednesday, 26 March 2025

• India to host first-ever 2025 ICC Women's ODI World Cup
• 8 qualified teams to compete for the ultimate title
• 5 distinctive Indian cities to host the 2025 ICC Women's ODI World Cup

India is set to host the 2025 ICC Women's ODI World Cup, marking its first hosting since 2013. The event, which will take place from September 29 to October 26, 2025, will feature eight teams competing in 31 matches. Six teams have already qualified, with the remaining two spots determined through the Women's World Cup Qualifiers in April 2025.

The six qualified teams to take part in the prestigious 50-over tournament are India, Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sri Lanka. The matches will be held in five Indian cities: Mullanpur, Visakhapatnam, Thiruvananthapuram, Raipur, and Indore. The finals are scheduled at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Stadium in Mullanpur, near Chandigarh. India's historic ODI World Cup campaign will be their first without the legendary retired cricketers Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami.

2025 ICC Women's ODI World Cup Venue:

Mullanpur (Final): Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Stadium

Visakhapatnam: CA-VDCA Stadium

Thiruvananthapuram: Greenfield International Stadium

Raipur: Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium

Indore: Holkar Stadium

Along with the six qualified teams, two more teams will join the tournament after the Women's World Cup Qualifier to be held on April 9, 2025, in Pakistan. The teams competing for the ultimate spot are Bangladesh, West Indies, Pakistan, Ireland, Scotland, and Thailand.

The tournament features a round-robin stage where teams compete against each other, with the top four teams progressing to the knockout stage for the finals.