India’s women's one-day international World Cup match against Pakistan will be held at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on October 5. Colombo had to be added as a neutral venue, according to the “hybrid model” that was accepted for the men’s Champions Trophy after India refused to travel to Pakistan for the ICC event.
India will play against Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in their first match on September 30. They will also play Bangladesh on October 26 at the same venue. India’s tie against Si Lanka is also the opening match of the ICC tournament. The team will lock horns with South Africa on October 9 and meet defending champions Australia on October 12. Both the matches will be played at Visakhapatnam. From there, India will move to Indore to face England on October 19 and then to Guwahati for the match with New Zealand on October 23.
Australia will play their first match against New Zealand on October 1 at Indore, while the high-profile match against England in a rematch of the previous edition’s final is scheduled to be played on October 22 in Indore. However, Pakistan will play all their matches in Colombo as per the hybrid model. The first semifinal is scheduled for October 29 either at Guwahati or Colombo, depending on Pakistan’s standing in the tournament.
The second semifinal will be held at Bengaluru on October 30, while the final will be held at Bengaluru or Colombo on November 2, based on Pakistan’s performance. In the first global event hosted by India since 2013, all the eight teams will play each other in a round-robin format, and the top four will make it to the semifinals.
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