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2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Fixtures - Defending champs Australia to start campaign against New Zealand

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 02 Nov 2025

Simon Lewis 02 Nov 2025

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Co-hosts India and Sri Lanka get the Cup underway in Guwahati.
Defending champions Australia to face New Zealand in their first match.
South Africa play their first game against England on 3 October in Guwahati
The 29 round robin games will be followed by two semi-finals and a final.
The 13th Women’s Cricket World Cup runs from 30 September – 2 November 2025?

Alyssa Healy is captain of Australia Women. (credit: Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images)

Defending champions Australia pushing for a record 8th title

The 13th ICC Women's Cricket World Cup is to be hosted jointly by Sri Lanka and India, the latter hosting the World Cup for the fourth time (1978, 1997 and 2013). It is Sri Lanka's first time as host of the World Cup. Australia are the defending champions and strong favourites to add to their record seventh title.

2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup fixtures

Date	Time	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Preview/Result
30 Sep	11:30am	India	Sri Lanka	Guwahati	India won by 59 runs (D/L)
1 Oct	11:30am	Australia	New Zealand	Indore	Australia won by 89 runs
2 Oct	11:30am	Bangladesh	Pakistan	Colombo	Bangladesh won by 4 wickets
3 Oct	11:30am	England	South Africa	Guwahati	England won by 10 wickets
4 Oct	11:30am	Sri Lanka	Australia	Colombo	Match abandoned (N/R)
5 Oct	11:30am	India	Pakistan	Colombo	India won by 88 runs
6 Oct	11:30am	New Zealand	South Africa	Indore	SA won by 6 wickets
7 Oct	11:30am	England	Bangladesh	Guwahati	England won by 4 wickets
8 Oct	11:30am	Australia	Pakistan	Colombo	Australia won by 107 runs
9 Oct	11:30am	India	South Africa	Visakhapatnam	SA won by 3 wickets
10 Oct	11:30am	New Zealand	Bangladesh	Guwahati	NZ won by 100 runs
11 Oct	11:30am	England	Sri Lanka	Colombo	England won by 89 runs
12 Oct	11:30am	India	Australia	Visakhapatnam	Aus won by 3 wickets
13 Oct	11:30am	South Africa	Bangladesh	Visakhapatnam	SA won by 3 wickets
14 Oct	11:30am	Sri Lanka	New Zealand	Colombo	Match abandoned (N/R)
15 Oct	11:30am	England	Pakistan	Colombo	Match abandoned (N/R)
16 Oct	11:30am	Australia	Bangladesh	Visakhapatnam	Aus won by 10 wickets
17 Oct	11:30am	Sri Lanka	South Africa	Colombo	SA won by 10 wickets
18 Oct	11:30am	New Zealand	Pakistan	Colombo	Match abandoned (N/R)
19 Oct	11:30am	India	England	Indore	England won by 4 runs
20 Oct	11:30am	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh	Navi Mumbai	Sri Lanka won by 7 runs
21 Oct	11:30am	South Africa	Pakistan	Colombo	SA won by 150 runs (DLS)
22 Oct	11:30am	Australia	England	Indore	Australia won by 6 wickets
23 Oct	11:30am	India	New Zealand	Navi Mumbai	India won by 53 runs (DLS)
24 Oct	11:30am	Sri Lanka	Pakistan	Colombo	Match abandoned (N/R)
25 Oct	11:30am	Australia	South Africa	Indore	Australia win by 7 wickets
26 Oct	7:30am	England	New Zealand	Visakhapatnam	England won by 8 wickets
26 Oct	11:30am	India	Bangladesh	Navi Mumbai	Match abandoned (N/R)
29 Oct	11:30am	England	South Africa	Guwahati	SA won by 125 runs
30 Oct	11:30am	India	Australia	Navi Mumbai	India won by 5 wickets
2 Nov	11:30am	South Africa	India	Navi Mumbai	Final: India own by 52 runs