Navi Mumbai to host key matches in Women’s World Cup 2025

Navi Mumbai replaces Bengaluru as a venue for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025. DY Patil Stadium will host major fixtures including a semifinal and possibly the final, with unchanged dates

Hyderabad: A revised schedule for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 was announced on Friday, with Navi Mumbai replacing Bengaluru as one of the five venues for the eight-team tournament.

The DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai will host up to five fixtures, comprising three league matches, a semifinal, and potentially the final. This change was necessitated by the unavailability of Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

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The tournament dates remain the same – 30 September to 2 November – as do the other venues: ACA Stadium (Guwahati), Holkar Stadium (Indore), ACA-VDCA Stadium (Visakhapatnam), and R Premadasa Stadium (Colombo, Sri Lanka).

ICC Chairman Mr Jay Shah expressed satisfaction at the announcement of the new venue, which he felt was ideal for women’s cricket.

Mr Jay Shah said: “Navi Mumbai has emerged as a genuine home for women’s cricket in recent years. The support it has received during international fixtures and the Women’s Premier League has been remarkable, creating an atmosphere that elevates the players and inspires fans. I am certain that the same energy will define the big matches of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup as it returns to India after 12 years.”

The final of the tournament will be held either in Colombo or Navi Mumbai on 2 November. The first semifinal will take place in Guwahati or Colombo on 29 October and the second semifinal in Navi Mumbai on 30 October.

Tournament fixtures(matches start at 15h00 local time unless specified otherwise):

Tuesday, 30 Sept: India vs Sri Lanka, Guwahati
Wednesday, 1 Oct: Australia vs New Zealand, Indore
Thursday, 2 Oct: Bangladesh vs Pakistan, Colombo
Friday, 3 Oct: England vs South Africa, Guwahati
Saturday, 4 Oct: Australia vs Sri Lanka, Colombo
Sunday, 5 Oct: India vs Pakistan, Colombo
Monday, 6 Oct: New Zealand vs South Africa, Indore
Tuesday, 7 Oct: England vs Bangladesh, Guwahati
Wednesday, 8 Oct: Australia vs Pakistan, Colombo
Thursday, 9 Oct: India vs South Africa, Visakhapatnam
Friday, 10 Oct: New Zealand vs Bangladesh, Guwahati
Saturday, 11 Oct: England vs Sri Lanka, Colombo
Sunday, 12 Oct: India vs Australia, Visakhapatnam
Monday, 13 Oct: South Africa vs Bangladesh, Visakhapatnam
Tuesday, 14 Oct: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, Colombo
Wednesday, 15 Oct: England vs Pakistan, Colombo
Thursday, 16 Oct: Australia vs Bangladesh, Visakhapatnam
Friday, 17 Oct: South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Colombo
Saturday, 18 Oct: New Zealand vs Pakistan, Colombo
Sunday, 19 Oct: India vs England, Indore
Monday, 20 Oct: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, Navi Mumbai
Tuesday, 21 Oct: South Africa vs Pakistan, Colombo
Wednesday, 22 Oct: Australia vs England, Indore
Thursday, 23 Oct: India vs New Zealand, Navi Mumbai
Friday, 24 Oct: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Colombo
Saturday, 25 Oct: Australia vs South Africa, Indore
Sunday, 26 Oct: England vs New Zealand, Visakhapatnam (11h00)
Sunday, 26 Oct: India vs Bangladesh, Navi Mumbai
Wednesday, 29 Oct: Semifinal 1, Guwahati/Colombo
Thursday, 30 Oct: Semifinal 2, Navi Mumbai
Sunday, 2 Nov: Final, Navi Mumbai

Warm-up matches
Thursday, 25 Sept

Bengaluru: New Zealand vs India ‘A’, BCCI Centre of Excellence 2 ground, 09h30
Bengaluru: India vs England, BCCI Centre of Excellence 1 ground, 15h00
Colombo: Bangladesh vs South Africa, Colombo Cricket Club, 15h00
Colombo: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, R Premadasa Stadium, 15h00

Saturday, 27 Sept

Bengaluru: India vs New Zealand, BCCI Centre of Excellence 1 ground, 15h00
Colombo: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, R Premadasa Stadium, 15h00

Sunday, 28 Sept

Bengaluru: England vs Australia, BCCI Centre of Excellence ground 1, 15h00
Colombo: South Africa vs Pakistan, Colombo Cricket Club, 15h00