2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship

2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship

Dates	May 2025 – April 2029
Administrator(s)	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	One Day International
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin
Host(s)	Various

The 2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship will be the fourth edition of the ICC Women's Championship, a One Day International (ODI) cricket competition that will be contested by eleven teams, to determine qualification for the 2029 Women's Cricket World Cup.^[1][2] Each team will play a total of eight three-match series, with four of them played at home, and four played away.^[2][3]

In November 2024, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that they were expanding the Women's Championship from ten teams to eleven teams, therefore including Zimbabwe in future editions of the competition.^[4][5]

Teams

The following teams will participate in the Women's Championship:^[6][7]

•  Australia
•  Bangladesh
•  England
•  India
•  Ireland
•  New Zealand
•  Pakistan
•  South Africa
•  Sri Lanka
•  West Indies
•  Zimbabwe

Schedule

The ICC announced the following home and away schedule for each team:^[2]

Home \ Away
Australia				—			—	—	—	—	—
Bangladesh	—		—	—	—	—	—
England	—			—			—		—	—	—
India		Dec '25			—	—	—	—	—	—
Ireland	—	—	—					—	—		—
New Zealand	—	—	—		—		—			—
Pakistan	—			—	—			—	—	—
South Africa		—	—		—	—	Fab '26		—		—
Sri Lanka		—		—		—		—		—	—
West Indies		—	—		—	—		—			—
Zimbabwe	—	—	—	—		—	—

First match(es) will be played: May 2025. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Team	Scheduled matches		Not scheduled to play against
	Home	Away
Australia	Bangladesh,  England,  Ireland,  New Zealand	India,  South Africa,  Sri Lanka,  West Indies	Pakistan,  Zimbabwe
Bangladesh	South Africa,  Sri Lanka,  West Indies,  Zimbabwe	Australia,  England,  India,  Pakistan	Ireland,  New Zealand
England	Bangladesh,  Ireland,  New Zealand,  South Africa	Australia,  India,  Pakistan,  Sri Lanka	West Indies,  Zimbabwe
India	Australia,  Bangladesh,  England,  Zimbabwe	Ireland,  New Zealand,  South Africa,  West Indies	Pakistan,  Sri Lanka
Ireland	India,  New Zealand,  Pakistan,  West Indies	Australia,  England,  Sri Lanka,  Zimbabwe	Bangladesh,  South Africa
New Zealand	India,  South Africa,  Sri Lanka,  Zimbabwe	Australia,  England,  Ireland,  Pakistan	Bangladesh,  West Indies
Pakistan	Bangladesh,  England,  New Zealand,  Zimbabwe	Ireland,  South Africa,  Sri Lanka,  West Indies	Australia,  India
South Africa	Australia,  India,  Pakistan,  West Indies	Bangladesh,  England,  New Zealand,  Zimbabwe	Ireland,  Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka	Australia,  England,  Ireland,  Pakistan	Bangladesh,  New Zealand,  West Indies,  Zimbabwe	India,  South Africa
West Indies	Australia,  India,  Pakistan,  Sri Lanka	Bangladesh,  Ireland,  South Africa,  Zimbabwe	England,  New Zealand
Zimbabwe	Ireland,  South Africa,  Sri Lanka,  West Indies	Bangladesh,  India,  New Zealand,  Pakistan	Australia,  England

Points table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
2	Bangladesh	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
3	England	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
4	India	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
5	Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
6	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
7	Pakistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
8	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
9	Sri Lanka	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
10	West Indies	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
11	Zimbabwe	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played: May 2025. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Fixtures

2025–26

Main article: International cricket in 2025–26

India v Bangladesh

Main article: Bangladesh women's cricket team in India in 2025–26

December 2025

India

v

Bangladesh

December 2025

India

v

Bangladesh

December 2025

India

v

Bangladesh

South Africa v Pakistan

Main article: Pakistan women's cricket team in South Africa in 2025–26

22 February 2026 Scorecard

South Africa

v

Pakistan

Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein

25 February 2026 (D/N) Scorecard

South Africa

v

Pakistan

Centurion Park, Centurion

1 March 2026 Scorecard

South Africa

v

Pakistan

Kingsmead, Durban

References

1. "Zimbabwe to be included in ICC Women's ODI Championship". Female Cricket. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
2. "Blockbuster Women's Future Tours Programme (FTP) announced for 2025-29". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
3. "ICC announces Women's FTP for 2025-29: Zimbabwe added as eleventh member; each team to play four series home and away". Sportstar. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
4. "ICC Women's Championship expands to 11 teams with Zimbabwe's inclusion". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
5. "Women's FTP for 2025-29 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
6. "Zimbabwe debuts in ICC Women's Championship in FTP for 2025-29". India Today. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
7. "Zimbabwe make historic debut in ICC Women's Championship". The Chronicle. Retrieved 23 December 2024.

External links

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