ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 warm-up matches schedule announced

By Vikas Singh Derek

Vikas Singh Derek has a Master's in Journalism and has written more than 50,000 articles. He currently works as a cricket content writer at Khel Now.

Published at :July 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM

Modified at :July 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 warm-up matches schedule announced

All teams except Australia will feature in two ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 warm-up matches.

The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Tuesday, July 15, unveiled the schedule of warm-up matches for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025. The tournament is scheduled to be played in India and Sri Lanka from September to November.

Eight teams are part of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025. They are India Women, Sri Lanka Women, Australia Women, New Zealand Women, Bangladesh Women, Pakistan Women, England Women, and South Africa Women.

The tournament will commence on September 30 with the opening clash between hosts India women and Sri Lanka women. The final will take place on November 2. All eight teams will play warm-up matches ahead of the tournament.

The warm-up matches will be played from September 25 to 28. Four venues will host the warm-up games. They are the Centre of Excellence Ground, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, R. Premadasa Stadium, and Colombo Cricket Club Ground.

Apart from the eight participating teams, India ‘A’ and Sri Lanka ‘A’ will also be part of the warm-up matches. While India ‘A’ will play one warm-up match, Sri Lanka ‘A’ will play two. Among the participants of the tournament, all eight teams barring Australia will play two warm-up matches, while Australia will play only one.

Schedule for warm-up matches of ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025

Sept 25: India v England, BCCI Centre of Excellence 1 Ground, Bengaluru, 3 PM

Sept 25: South Africa v New Zealand, M. Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru, 3 PM

Sept 25: Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Colombo Cricket Club, Colombo, 3 PM

Sept 25: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka ‘A’, R.Premadasa, Colombo, 3 PM

Sept 27: Australia v England, BCCI Centre of Excellence 1 Ground, Bengaluru, 3 PM

Sept 27: India v New Zealand, M. Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru, 3 PM

Sept 27: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, Colombo Cricket Club, Colombo, 3 PM

Sept 28: South Africa v India ‘A’, BCCI Centre of Excellence 1 Ground, Bengaluru, 3 PM

Sept 28: Pakistan v Sri Lanka ‘A’, Colombo Cricket Club, Colombo, 3 PM

Meanwhile, Australia women will enter the tournament as defending champions having won the last edition in 2022, defeating England women by 71 runs in the final.

Who are the hosts of ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025?

India and Sri Lanka are the hosts of ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025.

When will ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 start?

The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 will start on September 30.

Who are the defending champions of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup?

Australia women are the defending champions of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup. They defeated England women in the final of last edition of the tournament in 2022.

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Vikas Singh Derek

Vikas Singh Derek is a core cricket-lover since childhood and has always followed the sport both in his personal and professional life. He started his school life by watching cricket at home with family. Later, he played cricket on the field at local clubs during college. After his Master's in Journalism from Mumbai, he followed his passion by covering cricket news across various digital media. Since 2015, he has been an aspiring sports journalist and cricket content writer with over 50K+ articles.