Bangladesh are ready for their second ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, as they have announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, which India and Sri Lanka (only Pakistan Women related matches) will host between September 30 and November 2, 2025.

Bangladesh Women qualified for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 after finishing as the runners-up in the Qualifiers, where the hosts Pakistan Women won the title, and West Indies Women finished in the third position with the same points but a lesser net run rate than the Tigresses. As only the top two teams could qualify for the upcoming Women's World Cup, the 2013 runners-up West Indies will miss the tournament. 

Bangladesh Women will start their journey in the upcoming CWC with the match against Pakistan Women at Colombo in Sri Lanka. Then the Tigresses will face England, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, Sri Lanka, and the hosts India, respectively.

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Nigar Sultana will continue her captaincy role for Bangladesh Women

Nigar Sultana will lead the Bangladesh Women cricket team in the upcoming ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025. Nishita Akter Nishi and Sumaiya Akter, who played the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025, have also been named in the World Cup squad, along with Rubya Haider, who is yet to make her Women's ODI debut.

Bangladesh Women participated in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022, where they finished in seventh position by recording two points with one win against Pakistan Women (by nine runs) and six other losses. Since that tournament, the Tigresses have drawn a home bilateral ODI series against India Women, and won two home bilateral ODI series against Pakistan Women and Ireland Women. 

Bangladesh Women's complete squad for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 

Nigar Sultana Joty (Captain), Nahida Akter, Farzana Haque, Rubya Haider Jhelik, Sharmin Akter Supta, Sobhana Mostary, Ritu Moni, Shorna Akter, Fahima Khatun, Rabeya Khan, Marufa Akter, Fariha Islam Trisna, Shanjida Akther Maghla, Nishita Akter Nishi, Sumaiya Akter

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025: Bangladesh Women's league stage schedule

October 2: Bangladesh vs Pakistan at Colombo

October 7: Bangladesh vs England at Guwahati

October 10: Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Guwahati

October 13: Bangladesh vs South Africa at Visakhapatnam

October 16: Australia vs Bangladesh at Visakhapatnam

October 20: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Navi Mumbai

October 26: India vs Bangladesh at Navi Mumbai

On Tuesday afternoon (August 19, 2025), BCCI announced the squad for the upcoming ICC Women's ODI World Cup, with Harmanpreet Kaur as the captain of the team. Kaur was a bit emotional while she was facing questions from the journalists present in BCCI's headquarters based in Mumbai.

The tournament will be commenced through a hybrid model in India and Sri Lanka as the host nations. Considering the recent performances and the venues, India will be one of the favorites to win the trophy. The World Cup is going to be very important for Kaur, as she said, "Personally, this World Cup is going to be very important for me."

Speculations around Kaur's cricket career, as she is now 36 and probably in her career's last phase. Sharing a portion of today's press conference, Star Sports wrote as a caption, "Last World Cup for skipper Harmanpreet?"

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A very special WC for the captain 

During her interaction with the media, the skipper said, "Personally, this World Cup is going to be very important for me. Every World Cup is important for me and for every player. It is a home tournament; that makes the World Cup more special for me. I've experienced batting at number 4. I will try to put my best effort into helping the team."

Last World Cup for skipper Harmanpreet? 🥺

Here’s what she had to say about the upcoming “special” tournament! 🗣

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— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) August 19, 2025

Harmanpreet Kaur is a modern-day cricketer. When India's women's cricket was in a transition phase, she guided the team to multiple glorious moments with a newly formed squad. Her 171-run innings is still considered a batting testimonial. The middle-order batter scored the mammoth innings to beat defending champions Australia in the 2017 ODI World Cup semi-final. So far, she has played 149 ODIs and scored 4069 at an average of 37.67. In T20Is, she collected 3654 runs in 182 games. 

Australian captain Alyssa Healy is working hard to produce her strong performances in the upcoming ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025. She also spoke about the hosts India Women's chances for the tournament.  

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 will run between September 30 and November 2, 2025. India will host all the matches of the tournament, except for the matches against Pakistan Women, who will play all their fixtures of the competition in Sri Lanka, including their match against India Women.  

The seven-time Women's ODI World Cup winners Australia Women will play in the upcoming 13th edition of the tournament as the defending champions, with Alyssa Healy leading the team. Since 1993, none of the teams has defended their Women's ODI World Cup title, while Australia Women have only recorded it previously by winning three successive editions (1978, 1982, and 1988). 

They are going to be really tough to beat: Alyssa Healy about India Women 

Without any doubt, the defending champions Australia Women will start the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 as the favourites. Talking about the challenges in the tournament, Aussie captain Alyssa Healy mentioned the names of two teams. The no.1 ranked Women's ODI team skipper feels that the second-ranked side England Women, and the third-ranked side India Women will be tough to beat in the forthcoming tournament. In fact, Healy feels that India Women will be the toughest to beat. 

Healy told reporters, "I wouldn't write England off just yet, I think they will find a groove under Lottie (Charlotte Edwards). But I think the way that India are playing, at home in those conditions, they are going to be really tough to beat.” 

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India Women finished as runners-up twice

England Women have won the Women's ODI World Cup four times, the second successful team in the competition's history after Australia Women, and India Women have the best results of finishing as the runners-up twice (2005 and 2017). Recently, India Women won the T20I and ODI series against the hosts England Women, which shows the toughness of the Women in Blues.  

The ICC has released warm-up fixtures for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 in India from September 30 - November 2. A total of nine warm-up matches will take place in Bengaluru and Colombo, with four venues respectively, from 25-28 September, which will allow teams to prepare their combinations before the tournament.

All eight qualified nations will feature in the warm-up round, with each side playing two matches, except for defending champions Australia, who are scheduled to play just one. Additionally, India ‘A’ and Sri Lanka ‘A’ will participate in select fixtures, offering local talent a valuable chance to compete against the world’s best.

In Bengaluru, a total of five matches will be played at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground and the historic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The other four matches will be played in Colombo at the R. Premadasa Stadium and the Colombo Cricket Club Ground.

The warm-up phase begins with a highly anticipated match between India and England on 25 September, a repeat of the 2017 World Cup final. South Africa and New Zealand will meet at the same time in Bengaluru, while the other matches in Colombo will see Sri Lanka play Pakistan and Bangladesh take on Sri Lanka 'A'.

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Australia’s sole appearance in the warm-up round comes on September 27 when they meet England. On the same day, India takes on New Zealand, and Sri Lanka faces Bangladesh. The last round of matches will take place on 28 September with South Africa playing India ‘A’ in Bengaluru, and Pakistan playing Sri Lanka ‘A’ in Colombo. These matches will be important to see which players are in form and how they are adapting to the playing conditions, prior to the main event commencing.

ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 – Warm-Up Schedule

The schedule for the Women's ODI World Cup 2025 is out! On Monday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the fixtures of the high-profile event that is slated to be held across the months of September, October, and November. The ICC Women's ODI World Cup will feature a total of 31 games (including the finals). The tournament will be hosted jointly by India and Sri Lanka, with the latter serving as a neutral venue for Pakistan. 

As many as eight teams will feature in this mega tournament, and a total of six locations across India and Sri Lanka will be hosting the matches. India and Sri Lanka will play the tournament opener on September 30 in Bengaluru. Furthermore, the highly anticipated India vs Pakistan cricket match is set to take place on October 5 in Colombo. However, the venue for the final is still undecided and could either be held in Colombo or Bengaluru, depending on Pakistan's qualification chances. Pakistan is expected to play all their games in Colombo, Sri Lanka. 

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Fixtures for ICC Women's World Cup 2025

The moment we’ve been waiting for! 🏆

The Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 fixtures are OUT! 🗓🔥@ICC pic.twitter.com/qiAjB9arxI

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 16, 2025

The Indian Women's cricket team will have the home advantage on their side and will look to trump the defending champions, Australia, to clinch their maiden ICC title. The home side will be led by a resilient Harmanpreet Kaur, who has been a thorn in Australia's side for quite a while now. India would want to start their campaign on a winning note against Sri Lanka and will look to brace themselves against tougher opponents like South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia, against whom they have been found wanting more often than not in the past ICC events. 

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule for the Women's Cricket World Cup. The tournament will start on September 30, and the final will be played on November 2. India and Sri Lanka will host the tournament together. The first match will take place at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The final of the Women's World Cup is also set to be held at Chinnaswamy Stadium. However, if Pakistan reaches the final, the match will be played in Colombo instead.

In this way, the Women's World Cup is coming back to India after 12 years. The last time India hosted a Women's T20 World Cup was in 2016. A total of 8 teams will take part in this tournament. These include hosts India, along with Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

Australia will play as the defending champion. They won the Women's World Cup 2022 by beating England in the final held in New Zealand. Australia is also the most successful team in the tournament's history, winning the title seven times.

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The matches of the Women's World Cup 2025 will be held at five venues. These are the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, ACA Stadium in Guwahati, Holkar Stadium in Indore, ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam, and R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The tournament will last for one month and will include 8 teams. The knockout round will be held on October 29 in either Guwahati or Colombo. The second semi-final will be played in Bengaluru on October 30.

Pakistan will play its matches in Colombo

In India, the matches will be held at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, ACA Stadium in Guwahati, Holkar Stadium in Indore, and ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam. However, the Pakistan team will not travel to India. Pakistan will play all its matches in Colombo. India will play its first match in Bengaluru on September 30. The tournament will follow a round-robin format with 28 league matches, followed by 2 semi-finals and a final.

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If Pakistan reaches the semi-finals or the final, those matches will be held in Colombo. That’s why the first semi-final will be in either Guwahati or Colombo on October 29. The second semi-final will be in Bengaluru on October 30. The final will take place on November 2, either in Bengaluru or Colombo, depending on Pakistan’s progress.