Women’s Cricket World Cup Begins with Sri Lanka Bowling First to India
India aims to end a 47-year wait for their first ICC Women's World Cup title with a strong squad led by Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana, holding a 31-3 ODI series lead over Sri Lanka.
- On September 30, India begin their ICC Women's World Cup 2025 campaign against Sri Lanka at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, with the toss at 2:30 PM IST and match at 3 PM IST, led by Harmanpreet Kaur.
- Aiming to end a 47-year wait, India enter the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 running from September 30 to November 2 with eight teams in a round-robin format and top four to semifinals.
- India's selected squad features Harmanpreet Kaur as captain and Smriti Mandhana, vice-captain averaging 66.28 this year with four ODI centuries, plus Renuka Singh and Jemimah Rodrigues.
- India's head-to-head dominance means their 31-3 lead over Sri Lanka and five home league games across Guwahati, Indore, Visakhapatnam, and Navi Mumbai could boost their top-four bid.
- Looking ahead, India meet Pakistan on October 5 at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, then South Africa on October 9 and Australia on October 12, with $13.88 million prize money underscoring stakes.
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Women’s Cricket World Cup begins with Sri Lanka bowling first to India
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From facing Pakistan to Australia, India's schedule for Women's ODI World Cup 2025
The Women's ODI World Cup 2025 is set to kick off from September 28 with co-hosts India and Sri Lanka facing each other in the opener at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. The tournament will be played across 34 days with 31 matches taking place between eight teams. Guwahati, Indore, Visakhapatnam and Navi Mumbai will be hosting the matches in India, with Colombo being the only venue playing host in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan venue will …
A watershed moment that will be about igniting countless dreams: Tendulkar on ICC Womens WC2025 hosted by India - The Tribune
The ICC Women's World Cup will start with a contest between India and Sri Lanka at Guwahati on Tuesday. Tendulkar believes the latest edition of the tournament brings with it a seminal moment for women's cricket in India, much similar to how the triumph of the 1983 Cricket World Cup shaped the legacy of the men's team.
IND-W vs SL-W: India gets Women’s World Cup campaign underway against Sri Lanka
Leading her country for the first time in an ODI World Cup, Harmanpreet Kaur will be determined to get India on a winning start, as the team is presented with probably its best chance to date to win a World Cup.
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