2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship
| Dates | December 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]
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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]
Points table
| Pos | Team | 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 | — |
Fixtures
2025–26
India v Bangladesh
South Africa v Pakistan
New Zealand v Zimbabwe
New Zealand v South Africa
2026
Pakistan v Zimbabwe
England v New Zealand
England v Ireland
References
- ^ "Zimbabwe to be included in ICC Women's ODI Championship". Female Cricket. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "Blockbuster Women's Future Tours Programme (FTP) announced for 2025-29". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ICC Women's Championship expands to 11 teams with Zimbabwe's inclusion". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "Women's FTP for 2025-29 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Zimbabwe debuts in ICC Women's Championship in FTP for 2025-29". India Today. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Zimbabwe make historic debut in ICC Women's Championship". The Chronicle. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
External links
- [ Series home at ESPNcricinfo]