ICC Women’s World Cup 2025: India to face England and New Zealand in Warm-Ups

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The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 is set to begin on September 30. But ahead of the main tournament, teams will play warm-up matches, and the schedule has now been released. A total of eight teams have qualified for the tournament.

Apart from the current world champions, Australia, all other seven teams will play two practice matches each. Australia, however, will feature in only one warm-up game. Four venues have been finalized for the warm-ups — the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground, the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, the R. Premadasa Stadium, and the Colombo Cricket Club Ground.

India will face England on September 25 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence 1 Ground in Bengaluru. On September 27, they will take on New Zealand at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, also in Bengaluru.

Interestingly, both India ‘A’ and Sri Lanka ‘A’ will also feature in the warm-up fixtures this time. India ‘A’ will play one match, while Sri Lanka ‘A’ will take part in two.

Here is the full schedule of the Warm-up games

25 September: India v England, BCCI Centre of Excellence 1 Ground, Bengaluru, 3 PM

25 September: South Africa v New Zealand, M. Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru, 3 PM

25 September: Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Colombo Cricket Club, Colombo, 3 PM

25 September: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka ‘A’, R. Premadasa, Colombo, 3 PM

27 September: Australia v England, BCCI Centre of Excellence 1 Ground, Bengaluru, 3 PM

27 September: India v New Zealand, M. Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru, 3 PM

27 September: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, Colombo Cricket Club, Colombo, 3 PM

28 September: South Africa v India ‘A’, BCCI Centre of Excellence 1 Ground, Bengaluru, 3 PM

28 September: Pakistan v Sri Lanka ‘A’, Colombo Cricket Club, Colombo, 3 PM

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