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ICC unveils revised schedule for Women’s World Cup 2025
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced a revised schedule for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, dropping Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium as a host venue.
According to a statement issued by the sport’s governing body, the Bengaluru stadium, where 11 cricket fans died during celebrations in June, would no longer host Women’s World Cup matches, including the opening game.
Navi Mumbai has been named as its replacement, the ICC added.
The DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai will now host up to five fixtures, including three league matches, one semifinal and potentially the tournament final.
Bengaluru was initially one of five host cities but has been replaced in the updated plan. The overall tournament schedule remains unchanged, with matches to be played from September 30 to November 2 across five venues.
Apart from Navi Mumbai, the confirmed host stadiums include ACA Stadium (Guwahati), Holkar Stadium (Indore), ACA-VDCA Stadium (Visakhapatnam), and R. Premadasa Stadium (Colombo, Sri Lanka).
As per the ICC, the first semifinal will be held on October 29 in either Guwahati or Colombo, while the second semifinal is scheduled for October 30 in Navi Mumbai. The final, set for November 2, will be staged either in Navi Mumbai or Colombo.
The Women’s World Cup 2025 will feature eight teams, who will face each other once in the round-robin format. The top four sides will advance to the semi-finals. Matches will be played in Bengaluru, Vizag, Indore, Guwahati, and Colombo.
One semi-final will be held in Bengaluru, while the other is scheduled for either Colombo or Guwahati. The final will take place on 2 November, with Bengaluru and Colombo shortlisted as potential venues.
Teams will also play two warm-up matches each, beginning on 24 September. India is set to take on 2022 runners-up England in a warm-up clash in Bengaluru, followed by a fixture against South Africa on 27 September in Guwahati.
The 2025 edition marks the 13th instalment of the Women’s Cricket World Cup, which was first held in 1973. Australia, who secured their seventh title in 2022, qualified automatically by topping the ICC Women’s Championship standings.
Joining them through direct qualification were England, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and hosts India.
The final two spots were claimed by Pakistan and Bangladesh, who finished in the top two of the Women’s World Cup Qualifier held in April.
Revised ICC women world Cup 2025 schedule:
- Tuesday, 30 Sept: India vs Sri Lanka, Guwahati
- Wednesday, 1 Oct: Australia vs New Zealand, Indore
- Thursday, 2 Oct: Bangladesh vs Pakistan, Colombo
- Friday, 3 Oct: England vs South Africa, Guwahati
- Saturday, 4 Oct: Australia vs Sri Lanka, Colombo
- Sunday, 5 Oct: India vs Pakistan, Colombo
- Monday, 6 Oct: New Zealand vs South Africa, Indore
- Tuesday, 7 Oct: England vs Bangladesh, Guwahati
- Wednesday, 8 Oct: Australia vs Pakistan, Colombo
- Thursday, 9 Oct: India vs South Africa, Visakhapatnam
- Friday, 10 Oct: New Zealand vs Bangladesh, Guwahati
- Saturday, 11 Oct: England vs Sri Lanka, Colombo
- Sunday, 12 Oct: India vs Australia, Visakhapatnam
- Monday, 13 Oct: South Africa vs Bangladesh, Visakhapatnam
- Tuesday, 14 Oct: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, Colombo
- Wednesday, 15 Oct: England vs Pakistan, Colombo
- Thursday, 16 Oct: Australia vs Bangladesh, Visakhapatnam
- Friday, 17 Oct: South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Colombo
- Saturday, 18 Oct: New Zealand vs Pakistan, Colombo
- Sunday, 19 Oct: India vs England, Indore
- Monday, 20 Oct: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, Navi Mumbai
- Tuesday, 21 Oct: South Africa vs Pakistan, Colombo
- Wednesday, 22 Oct: Australia vs England, Indore
- Thursday, 23 Oct: India vs New Zealand, Navi Mumbai
- Friday, 24 Oct: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Colombo
- Saturday, 25 Oct: Australia vs South Africa, Indore
- Sunday, 26 Oct: England vs New Zealand, Visakhapatnam (11h00)
- Sunday, 26 Oct: India vs Bangladesh, Navi Mumbai
- Wednesday, 29 Oct: Semifinal 1, Guwahati/Colombo
- Thursday, 30 Oct: Semifinal 2, Navi Mumbai
- Sunday, 2 Nov: Final, Navi Mumbai
The Copa Libertadores trophy won by Flamengo on Saturday was damaged during the team’s title celebrations.
Flamengo beat Palmeiras 1-0 in the final in Lima, Peru, to become the first Brazilian club to lift the prestigious cup four times.
Flamengo players and staff had a victory parade on the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Sunday afternoon, with an estimated 500,000 people joining in the celebrations.
Players and staff took turns to lift the cup during the parade and images showed that the top part of the trophy, which consists of a figurine of a footballer ready to kick a ball, was wrapped in what appeared to be masking tape.
– Flamengo lift Copa Libertadores, but Brazil’s players look exhausted
The figurine had earlier been broken.
Flamengo will be hoping to wrap up the Brazilian league title on Wednesday when they take on Ceara in front of their own fans in Rio’s Maracana stadium.
They are five points clear of Palmeiras at the top of the standings with two games remaining.
Former England cricketer Moeen Ali has announced his return to the Pakistan Super League (PSL), saying he was excited to be part of the league’s “new era”.
After the 10th edition of the PSL earlier this year, the league is set for an expansion to eight teams, with the addition of two new franchises.
Meanwhile, Moeen, who has previously featured in the marquee league when he represented former champions Multan Sultans in the 2020 and 2021 editions, expressed his eagerness to rejoin the league.
Moeen stated that the PSL, since its advent in 2016, has “earned a reputation for top-level T20 cricket”, featuring close competition and talented players.
“I’m really excited to be joining HBL PSL in its New Era. The league has earned a reputation for top-level T20 cricket, with high-quality competition and world-class talent across every team,” Moeen wrote on Instagram.
The 38-year-old, who represented England in 68 Tests, 138 ODIs and 92 T20Is during his illustrious career, was also a part of the Three Lions squad that made its historic tour of Pakistan in 2022 to play a three-match Test series. Besides that, Moeen has made several visits to the country.
Reflecting on his previous experiences in Pakistan, Moeen said that he enjoyed playing in the country and specifically praised the enthusiastic crowd, which he said pushes players to give their best on the field.
“Playing in Pakistan is always incredible; quality of cricket is outstanding and the passion and intensity from the crowd push you to bring your best,” he continued.
“I’m looking forward to being part of it all and creating some great memories along the way. Ready for another special experience Insha’Allah!”
His announcement comes just days after former South African captain Faf du Plessis pulled out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to play in the upcoming PSL season.
In a post on Instagram on November 29, the renowned cricketer said that he would not put his name in the IPL auction this year.
“It’s a big decision, and one that comes with a lot of gratitude when I look back,” he wrote in his post.
The receiver has been plagued by injuries, but Sunday night against the Broncos, he gave Washington something to talk about other than a seventh straight loss.
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