ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 Kicks Off Today; When does India face Pakistan? Details here

Colombo: The ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 is scheduled to begin from today 30 september. In the tournament a total of eight teams participating. India and Sri Lanka are co-hosting this World Cup tournament. The first match will be played today between India and Sri Lanka. The ODI World Cup is played in a round-robin format, so a match between India and Pakistan is certain. Round-Robin Format Tournament The Women's ODI World Cup 2025 will be played in a round-robin format. All eight teams will face each other once in the league stage. The top four teams in the standings will qualify for the knockout stage. The teams will then advance through the semi-finals to reach the final, which will be played on November 2nd. India vs Pakistan The Indian team will play its first match today, 30th September, against Sri Lanka. October 5th will be a special day for Team India, as it will also feature India and Pakistan. [caption id="attachment_160447" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] India vs Pakistan (Img: Internet)[/caption] India's Schedule The Indian team will face South Africa on October 9th, Australia on October 12th, and England on October 19th. They will face New Zealand on October 23rd, and India's final league stage match will be against Bangladesh on October 26th. Also Read This: Catches Win Matches: Know about top 5 fielders, who changed the game at Asia Cup 2025 September 30th - India vs. Sri Lanka October 5th - India vs. Pakistan October 9th - India vs. South Africa October 12th - India vs. Australia October 19th - India vs. England October 23rd - India vs. New Zealand October 26th - India vs. Bangladesh Women's ODI World Cup 2025 Venues DY Patil Stadium (Navi Mumbai) Assam Cricket Association Stadium (Guwahati) ACA-VDCA Stadium (Visakhapatnam) Holkar Stadium (Indore) R. Premadasa Stadium (Colombo) Squads of India and Pakistan India: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Pratik Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Uma Chhetri, Renuka Singh Thakur, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Shree Charani, Radha Yadav, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaur. Reserve players: Tejal Hasabnis, Prema Rawat, Priya Mishra, Minnu Mani, Sayali Satghare. Also Read This: ‘PM Modi bats on front foot’, says Skipper Suryakumar Yadav; Know full story Pakistan: Fatima Sana (captain), Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (vice-captain), Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Aiman Fatima, Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Pervez, Omaima Sohail, Rameen Shamim, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Shawal Zulfiqar, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz, Syeda Arub Shah. Reserves players: Gul Feroza, Naziha Alvi, Tooba Hasan, Umm-e-Hani, Waheeda Akhtar.