ICC Announcement for The Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 Warm-Up Matches: Teams, Schedule, Date, and Venue

ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 Warm-Up Match Schedule

The warm-up schedule, announced just weeks after the main tournament fixtures, has generated significant excitement. Team India, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, kick off their first warm-up match against England, the 2017 finalists. Their second match is scheduled against a formidable New Zealand, offering a chance to adapt to Chinnaswamy’s batting-friendly conditions before the tournament opener on September 30.

Notably, Pakistan’s matches are all in Colombo with co-host Sri Lanka, reflecting a mutual agreement between the BCCI and PCB to avoid travel to each other’s countries, a diplomatic solution, mirroring arrangements for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, looking at the current political situation between the two nations.

Australia’s single warm-up against England on September 27 is a focal point, given their dominance in women’s cricket, having won the last World Cup in 2022. The absence of a second warm-up for Australia shows their confidence, but it also gives other teams more time to adapt to the venue's conditions before entering the tournament. 

The inclusion of India ‘A’ and Sri Lanka ‘A’ is the new approach by the ICC’s commitment to promote women’s cricket, offering exposure to domestic cricket talent. India A team will have their Warm-ups against South Africa, while Sri Lanka A will face Bangladesh and Pakistan.  

Overview of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Tournament 

The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, running from September 30 to November 2, features eight teams in a round-robin format, with each playing seven matches. The top four teams advance to the semi-finals from October 29 to 30, with the final scheduled on November 2 in Bengaluru or Colombo.

India will play their opening match against co-host Sri Lanka, while 2022 World Cup Champion Australia face New Zealand first, try to defend their crown, and add one more title to their name. The tournament, hosted across multiple venues including Bengaluru, Guwahati, Indore, Visakhapatnam, and Colombo, promises 31 matches of high-octane cricket, building on the global growth of the women’s game.