The Women's ODI World Cup 2025 is going to be held in India this year, whose final match will be played at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on the outskirts of Chandigarh. More than Rs 230 crore has been spent at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Stadium. 38000 spectators can sit in this stadium. This stadium has excellent drainage system. According to the report, the tournament will be held between September 29 to October 26. 8 teams will participate in this tournament and the matches will be played in five different cities. According to the report, the matches of this tournament will be held in Visakhapatnam, Thiruvananthapuram, Raipur and Indore besides Mullanpur (Chandigarh).

Which cities have not hosted women matches before?

Mullanpur, Thiruvananthapuram and Raipur have not yet hosted any women's international matches. A 1997 World Cup match was played at Nehru Stadium in Indore, but this time there will be matches at Holkar Stadium. Visakhapatnam's ACA-VDCA Stadium has so far hosted 6 women T20I and 5 women ODIs.

Which teams will play in the World Cup?

So far 6 teams have qualified for the Women's ODI World Cup.

Australia is the current champion, besides England, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka and India have qualified for this tournament. The remaining 2 teams will be decided after the qualifier tournament to be held in Lahore from 9 April. If Pakistan qualifies, its matches can be played in the hybrid model (UAE or Sri Lanka), as the Mains Champions Trophy 2025 has already been reached between BCCI and PCB.

Why is this World Cup special for India's team?

This will be India's first ODI World Cup after the retirement of Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami. Talking about the tournament format, 8 teams will participate in it and a total of 31 matches will be played.

The 2025 World Cup format will be similar to the 2022 version. Round-Robin League (each team will play 7 matches). Top-4 teams will reach the semi-finals.

The 2025 World Cup format will be similar to the 2022 version. Round-Robin League (each team will play 7 matches). Top-4 teams will reach the semi-finals.