2025 Women's Cricket World Cup

The 2025 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup was the 13th edition of Women's Cricket World Cup. India hosted the World Cup for the fourth time, after the (/wiki/1978Women'sCricketWorldCup), (/wiki/1997Women'sCricketWorldCup) and (/wiki/2013Women'sCricketWorldCup) editions, with the tournament held from 30 September to 2 November 2025. This was the last time the tournament had eight teams. India became champions after defeating South Africa in the final, securing their maiden World Cup title. Australia were the defending champions, but were knocked out in the Semi-final by eventual champions India.

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Background

Neutral venue arrangements

On 19 December 2024, following an agreement between the BCCI and PCB, the ICC confirmed that matches between India and Pakistan at ICC events in 2024–2027 will be played at neutral venues. Similarly, in accordance with this agreement all of Pakistan's matches along with a few other matches were shifted to Sri Lanka.

Marketing

Before the commencement of the tournament, the ICC hosted a Trophy Tour, during which the trophy was taken to various locations across the four Indian host cities and in later to Colombo. The tour began on 11 August in Mumbai. ICC Chairman Jay Shah, along with former cricketers Mithali Raj and Yuvraj Singh, and Indian cricketers Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, and Jemimah Rodrigues, launched the Trophy Tour at a 50-day countdown event held in Mumbai.

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony was held in Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati ahead of the tournament opener between India and Sri Lanka on 30 September.

Indian singer Shreya Ghoshal performed the official World Cup anthem, "Bring it Home".

Qualification

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Highlighted are the countries that participated in the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup. Qualified as host Qualified via the 2020–2023 Women's Championship Qualified via the 2025 Qualifier Participated in the qualifier but failed to qualify

<table><thead><tr><th>Means of qualification</th><th>Date</th><th>Venue</th><th>Berths</th><th>Qualified</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Host nation</td><td>26 July 2022</td><td>—N/a</td><td>1</td><td> India</td></tr><tr><td>2022–2025 Women's Championship (Top 5 teams, excluding the host)</td><td>1 June 2022 – 24 January 2025</td><td>Home or away</td><td>5</td><td> Australia</td></tr><tr><td> England</td></tr><tr><td> New Zealand</td></tr><tr><td> South Africa</td></tr><tr><td> Sri Lanka</td></tr><tr><td>2025 Cricket World Cup Qualifier</td><td>9 – 19 April 2025</td><td>Pakistan</td><td>2</td><td> Bangladesh</td></tr><tr><td> Pakistan</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Total</td><td>8</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

The West Indies, semi-finalists at the preceding 2022 tournament, failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since (/wiki/2000Women'sCricketWorldCup) and the first time in the World Cup's history as an ICC-run tournament.

Venues

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It was originally planned that matches would be played at five different Indian venues, with the BCCI prioritising cities likely to enjoy favourable weather conditions and which were efficient in terms of transport and logistics.

After Pakistan's qualification, it was agreed that their matches would be played outside India at a neutral venue. In June 2025, the ICC announced the final venues in India and Sri Lanka. The cities of Guwahati, Indore, Visakhapatnam, and Colombo (Sri Lanka) were initially announced as venues. The following month, the ICC replaced Bengaluru with the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

One semi-final was played in Guwahati, while the other semi-final and the final were played in Navi Mumbai.

<table><thead><tr><th>Country</th><th>India</th><th>Sri Lanka</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>City</td><td>Navi Mumbai</td><td>Guwahati</td><td>Visakhapatnam</td><td>Indore</td><td>Colombo</td></tr><tr><td>Stadium</td><td>DY Patil Stadium</td><td>Assam Cricket Association Stadium</td><td>ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium</td><td>Holkar Stadium</td><td>R. Premadasa Stadium</td></tr><tr><td>Capacity</td><td>45,300</td><td>46,000</td><td>27,500</td><td>30,000</td><td>35,000</td></tr><tr><td>Matches</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>Navi MumbaiGuwahatiIndoreVisakhapatnamColombo</td></tr></tbody></table>

Match officials

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On 11 September 2025, the ICC appointed the officials for the tournament. This was the first time that whole panel was led by female officials.

Match referees

• Trudy Anderson • Shandre Fritz • G. S. Lakshmi • Michell Pereira

Squads

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Each team had to select a squad of 15 players. On 19 August, India became the first team to announce their squad. England announced their squad on 21 August 2025. Bangladesh announced their squad on 23 August. Pakistan announced their squad on 25 August. South Africa announced their squad on 3 September. Australia announced their squad on 5 September. New Zealand announced their squad on 10 September. Sri Lanka were the final team to announce their squad, doing so on 10 September.

Prize money

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<table><thead><tr><th>Stage</th><th>Teams</th><th>Prize money (USD)</th><th>Total (USD)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Winner</td><td>1</td><td>6,580,000</td><td>6,580,000</td></tr><tr><td>Runner-up</td><td>1</td><td>3,240,000</td><td>3,240,000</td></tr><tr><td>Semi-finalists</td><td>2</td><td>1,120,000</td><td>2,240,000</td></tr><tr><td>5th & 6th place</td><td>2</td><td>700,000</td><td>1,400,000</td></tr><tr><td>7th & 8th place</td><td>2</td><td>280,000</td><td>560,000</td></tr><tr><td>Group stage wins</td><td>24 (est.)</td><td>34,314</td><td>823,536</td></tr><tr><td>Participation fee</td><td>8</td><td>250,000</td><td>2,000,000</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td></td><td></td><td>13,880,000</td></tr></tbody></table>

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced a prize fee of a total of $13.88 million. This marks a 297% increase in the total prize pool compared to the US$3.5 million announced for the 2022 edition in New Zealand, and even surpasses the total prize money of the 2023 Men's Cricket World Cup. The winner's purse of US$6.58 million also exceeds the US$4 million awarded in the men's 2023 edition, highlighting a landmark commitment to gender equity in cricket.

Warm-up matches

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Before the competition, teams were played in a series of warm-up matches between 25 and 28 September. These matches did not have either ODI or List A status.

League stage

Points table

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>L</th><th>NR</th><th>Pts</th><th>NRR</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Australia</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>13</td><td>2.102</td><td>Advanced to the knockout stage</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> England</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>11</td><td>1.233</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> South Africa</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>10</td><td>−0.379</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> India (H)</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>7</td><td>0.628</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> Sri Lanka (H)</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>−1.035</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> New Zealand</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>−0.876</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td> Bangladesh</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>−0.578</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td> Pakistan</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>−2.651</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Group matches</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Australia</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>9</td><td>11</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td> Bangladesh</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> England</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td> India (H)</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> New Zealand</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> Pakistan</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Sri Lanka (H)</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td> South Africa</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>10</td><td>10</td></tr></tbody></table>

• Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed. • Note: Click on the points or results to see the match summary.

Fixtures

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the schedule of the tournament on 16 June 2025. The revised schedule was announced on 22 August 2025.

Knockout stage

Bracket

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Semi-finals</th><th></th><th></th><th>Final</th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>4</td><td> India</td><td>341/5 (48.3 overs)</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td> Australia</td><td>338 (49.5 overs)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td> India</td><td>298/7 (50 overs)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> South Africa</td><td>246 (45.3 overs)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>2</td><td> England</td><td>194 (42.3 overs)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>3</td><td> South Africa</td><td>319/7 (50 overs)</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Statistics

Most runs

<table><thead><tr><th>Runs</th><th>Player</th><th>Mat</th><th>Inn</th><th>NO</th><th>Avg</th><th>HS</th><th>SR</th><th>100s</th><th>50s</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>571</td><td>Laura Wolvaardt</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>1</td><td>67.14</td><td>169</td><td>97.91</td><td>2</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>434</td><td>Smriti Mandhana</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>1</td><td>54.25</td><td>109</td><td>99.08</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>328</td><td>Ashleigh Gardner</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>82.00</td><td>142</td><td>130.15</td><td>2</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>308</td><td>Pratika Rawal</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>51.33</td><td>122</td><td>77.77</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>304</td><td>Phoebe Litchfield</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>50.66</td><td>119</td><td>112.59</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Source</td></tr></tbody></table>

Most wickets

<table><thead><tr><th>Wickets</th><th>Player</th><th>Mat</th><th>Inn</th><th>BBI</th><th>Avg</th><th>Econ</th><th>SR</th><th>4W</th><th>5W</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>22</td><td>Deepti Sharma</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>5/39</td><td>20.40</td><td>5.52</td><td>22.18</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Annabel Sutherland</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>5/40</td><td>15.82</td><td>4.45</td><td>21.29</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Sophie Ecclestone</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>4/17</td><td>14.25</td><td>4.05</td><td>21.06</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Shree Charani</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>3/41</td><td>27.64</td><td>4.96</td><td>33.42</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Alana King</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>7/18</td><td>17.38</td><td>4.03</td><td>25.84</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Nonkululeko Mlaba</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>4/40</td><td>22.69</td><td>4.83</td><td>28.15</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Source</td></tr></tbody></table>

Highest individual score

<table><thead><tr><th>Score</th><th>Player</th><th>4s</th><th>6s</th><th>SR</th><th>Against</th><th>Venue</th><th>Date</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>169 (143)</td><td>Laura Wolvaardt</td><td>20</td><td>4</td><td>118.18</td><td> England</td><td>Guwahati</td><td>29 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>142 (107)</td><td>Alyssa Healy</td><td>21</td><td>3</td><td>132.71</td><td> India</td><td>Visakhapatnam</td><td>12 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>127 (134)</td><td>Jemimah Rodrigues</td><td>14</td><td>0</td><td>94.78</td><td> Australia</td><td>Navi Mumbai</td><td>30 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>122 (134)</td><td>Pratika Rawal</td><td>13</td><td>2</td><td>91.04</td><td> New Zealand</td><td>23 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>119 (93)</td><td>Phoebe Litchfield</td><td>17</td><td>3</td><td>127.96</td><td> India</td><td>30 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Source</td></tr></tbody></table>

Best bowling figures

<table><thead><tr><th>Figure</th><th>Player</th><th>Ov</th><th>M</th><th>Econ</th><th>Against</th><th>Venue</th><th>Date</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>7–18</td><td>Alana King</td><td>7.0</td><td>2</td><td>2.57</td><td> South Africa</td><td>Indore</td><td>25 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>5–20</td><td>Marizanne Kapp</td><td>7.0</td><td>3</td><td>2.85</td><td> England</td><td>Guwahati</td><td>29 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>5–39</td><td>Deepti Sharma</td><td>9.3</td><td>0</td><td>4.10</td><td> South Africa</td><td>Navi Mumbai</td><td>2 November 2025</td></tr><tr><td>5–40</td><td>Annabel Sutherland</td><td>9.5</td><td>0</td><td>4.06</td><td> India</td><td>Visakhapatnam</td><td>12 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>4–17</td><td>Sophie Ecclestone</td><td>10.0</td><td>3</td><td>1.70</td><td> Sri Lanka</td><td>Colombo</td><td>11 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Source</td></tr></tbody></table>

Highest team totals

<table><thead><tr><th>Score</th><th>Team</th><th>Against</th><th>Venue</th><th>Result</th><th>Date</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>341/5 (48.3 overs)</td><td> India</td><td> Australia</td><td>Navi Mumbai</td><td>Won</td><td>30 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>340/3 (49 overs)</td><td> New Zealand</td><td>Won</td><td>23 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>338 (49.5 overs)</td><td> Australia</td><td> India</td><td>Lost</td><td>30 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>331/7 (49 overs)</td><td>Visakhapatnam</td><td>Won</td><td>12 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>330 (48.5 overs)</td><td> India</td><td> Australia</td><td>Lost</td></tr><tr><td>Source</td></tr></tbody></table>

Team of the tournament

The ICC announced the team of the tournament on 4 November 2025, with Deepti Sharma being named as player of the tournament, and Laura Wolvaardt as captain of the team.

<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>Role</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Smriti Mandhana</td><td>Opening batter</td></tr><tr><td>Laura Wolvaardt</td><td>Opening batter/captain</td></tr><tr><td>Jemimah Rodrigues</td><td>Batter</td></tr><tr><td>Marizanne Kapp</td><td>All-rounder</td></tr><tr><td>Ashleigh Gardner</td><td>All-rounder</td></tr><tr><td>Deepti Sharma</td><td>All-rounder</td></tr><tr><td>Annabel Sutherland</td><td>All-rounder</td></tr><tr><td>Nadine de Klerk</td><td>All-rounder</td></tr><tr><td>Sidra Nawaz</td><td>Wicket-keeper batter</td></tr><tr><td>Alana King</td><td>Bowler</td></tr><tr><td>Sophie Ecclestone</td><td>Bowler</td></tr><tr><td>Nat Sciver-Brunt</td><td>Twelfth player</td></tr></tbody></table>

Broadcasting

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<table><thead><tr><th>Region</th><th>Country/Sub-region</th><th>Broadcasting licensee(s)</th><th>Broadcasting platform(s)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Africa</td><td>Middle East and North Africa</td><td>E&</td><td>CricLife Max, StarzPlay</td></tr><tr><td>Sub-Saharan Africa</td><td>SuperSport</td><td>SS Cricket, DStv</td></tr><tr><td>Americas</td><td>Canada</td><td>Willow</td><td>Willow TV, Cricbuzz</td></tr><tr><td>Caribbean Islands</td><td>ESPN</td><td>ESPN Caribbean, ESPN Play</td></tr><tr><td>United States</td><td>Willow</td><td>Willow TV, Cricbuzz</td></tr><tr><td>Asia</td><td>Bangladesh</td><td>TSM</td><td>Nagorik TV, T Sports, Toffee</td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>JioStar</td><td>Star Sports, JioHotstar</td></tr><tr><td>Pakistan</td><td>PTV</td><td>PTV Sports, Myco Tamasha</td></tr><tr><td>Ten Sports</td><td>Ten Sports</td></tr><tr><td>Sri Lanka</td><td>Maharaja TV</td><td>TV 1</td></tr><tr><td>JioStar</td><td>Star Sports</td></tr><tr><td>Singapore</td><td>StarHub</td><td>Hub Sports</td></tr><tr><td>Malaysia & Hong Kong</td><td>Astro SuperSport</td><td>Astro Cricket</td></tr><tr><td>Europe</td><td>Ireland</td><td>Sky Sports</td><td>Sky Sports Cricket</td></tr><tr><td>United Kingdom</td><td>Sky Sports</td><td>Sky Sports Cricket</td></tr><tr><td>Oceania</td><td>Australia</td><td>Amazon</td><td>Prime Video</td></tr><tr><td>New Zealand</td><td>Sky TV NZ</td><td>Sky Sport, Sky Go</td></tr><tr><td>Papua New Guinea</td><td>PNG Digicel</td><td>TVWan</td></tr></tbody></table>

Outside the listed regions, all matches will also be available for streaming worldwide via the official broadcast channel on ICC.tv