The ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 will be the tournament’s 13th edition, with India hosting it for the fourth time.
Over five weeks, 31 matches will take place across five venues in India and Sri Lanka, with each team aiming to reach the final on November 2. Below is a deeper look at the locations for what looks to be a memorable tournament.
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
The DY Patil Stadium is the most westerly ground that has been selected for the tournament and was opened in 2008.
With a capacity of 45,300, the stadium is the ninth biggest in India and is no stranger to hosting some of the biggest matches in cricket. The Navi Mumbai-based ground played host to the inaugural Indian Premier League final in 2008 and also staged the competition’s showpiece two years later.
Women’s international cricket was played there for the first time in 2022, when India took on Australia in a T20I, and the ground also hosted a women’s Test match the following year between India and England.
The ground is scheduled to host up to five matches at the 2025 edition of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup including one of the semi-finals and potentially the final.
Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati
The Assam Cricket Association Stadium is the largest ground being used at the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 with a capacity of 46,000.
Based in the northeastern state of Assam, the venue was opened in 2012 and has hosted men’s and women’s internationals, as well as the IPL. It became the 49th ground in India to host international cricket in 2017 when India’s men played Australia in a T20I, with India’s female counterparts playing there for the first time in a T20I two years later.
Eight international centuries have been scored on the ground, with Virat Kohli having scored two of those. The Assam Cricket Association Stadium will host up to five games at this year’s World Cup, including the competition’s opening match between India and Sri Lanka and a potential semi-final.
ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Vizag
Located on India’s east coast, ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium is the second home of IPL side Delhi Capitals and can hold up to 27,500 spectators.
The Visakhapatnam ground opened in 2003 and has a pitch that is known to assist spinners. The venue has hosted all three formats of cricket for India’s men’s team, beginning with an ODI back in 2005, in which MS Dhoni scored his first-ever ODI century.
Five years later, India’s women’s team followed suit when they also played an ODI at the ground for the first time, before playing their first T20I there in 2012. ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium will host five World Cup matches including India’s clash with defending champions Australia.
Holkar Stadium, Indore
The 30,000-capacity venue has previously hosted IPL matches for Kings XI Punjab and Kochi Tuskers Kerala. It was renamed in 2010 to its current name by owners Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association to honour the Holkar Dynasty.
India’s men hosted England in an ODI in 2006 – in what was the ground’s first international match – and to date has hosted three Test matches, eight ODIs and four T20Is.
The ground will host five matches at the 2025 edition of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup including India’s clash with England.
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium is the only ground outside of India to host matches at this year’s ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, with the Sri Lankan venue able to house up to 35,000 fans.
Having been opened in 1986, the ground has a wealth of experience hosting international tournaments, having helped stage the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cups in 1996 and 2011, the 2002 edition of the ICC Champions Trophy and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2012 – hosting the finals of the latter two competitions.
Colombo first played host to women’s international cricket back in 1999 when Sri Lanka played the Netherlands, and the venue is scheduled to host up to 13 matches at this year’s World Cup, potentially including the final.
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