The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 is just around the corner, and the warm-up matches are set to begin on September 25 across four venues in Bengaluru and Colombo. A total of nine practice games will be played over four days, featuring all eight qualified teams.
The warm-up schedule, running from September 25 to 28, will see teams fine-tuning their strategies ahead of the main tournament, which starts on September 30 and concludes on November 2 in India. Each team will play at least two warm up matches, except Australia, who have only one fixture scheduled against England on September 27.
The matches will be held at
- BCCI Centre of Excellence 1 Ground, Bengaluru
- M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
- R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
The action begins on September 25 with a clash between 2017 finalists India and England in Bengaluru, while South Africa takes on New Zealand at the same time. Over in Colombo, Sri Lanka faces Pakistan, and Bangladesh meets Sri Lanka ‘A’.
On September 27, Australia’s sole warm-up game against England headlines the day, alongside India vs. New Zealand and Sri Lanka vs. Bangladesh. The final round of warm-ups on September 28 will feature South Africa against India ‘A’ and Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka ‘A’.