Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025

The 13^th edition of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup will begin on September 30. The matches will be played across five venues, four in India and one in Sri Lanka. India is hosting the Women’s World Cup for the fourth time, and the first since 2013. Australia are the defending champions, having won the last edition in 2022. They have won the tournament seven times, the most in the history of the competition. The first edition of the event was played in 1973.

Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Participating Teams

A total of 8 teams will participate in the 2025 edition. It will be the final edition with 8 participants, with the number set to increase from the next edition. India qualified as hosts, while Pakistan and Bangladesh had to get through via a qualifier. Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and England made it through via the ICC Women’s ODI championship.

Qualification	Team
Host	India
ICC Women’s ODI Championship 2022-2025	Australia
	South Africa
	Sri Lanka
	New Zealand
	England
ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 Qualifier	Pakistan
ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 Qualifier	Bangladesh

Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Venues & Stadiums

The Women’s World Cup 2025 will be played across 5 different venues. The matches will be played in 4 venues in India, with Guwahati, Vishakapatnam, Indore and Mumbai as venues. Pakistan will play their games at the neutral venue in Colombo, including the India vs Pakistan clash. While Bengaluru was supposed to host the opener and the final, the ICC and the BCCI have shifted the matches to DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai.

Stadium	Venue
DY Patil Stadium	Navi Mumbai
Assam Cricket Association Stadium	Guwahati
ACA – VDCA Cricket Stadium	Vishakapatnam
Holkar Stadium	Indore
R Premadasa Stadium	Colombo

Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Fixtures

Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Points Table

Top Scorers in Women’s Cricket World Cup

New Zealand legend Debbie Hockley is head and shoulders ahead when it comes to most runs in the Women’s World Cup. Former India captain Mithali Raj is second on the list, with 1321 runs in 38 matches. Among active players, Suzie Bates leads the charts with 117 runs at a stellar average of 56.

Player	Country	Mat	Runs	HS	Avg	100	50
Debbie Hockley	New Zealand	45	1501	100*	42.88	2	10
Mithali Raj	India	38	1321	109	47.17	2	11
Janette Brittin	England	36	1299	138*	43.3	4	3
Charlotte Edwards	England	30	1231	173*	53.52	4	7
Suzie Bates	New Zealand	27	1179	168	56.14	4	5
Belinda Clark	Australia	29	1151	229*	60.57	1	6
Karen Rolton	Australia	28	974	154*	74.92	3	6
Meg Lanning	Australia	22	948	152*	52.66	3	3
Harmanpreet Kaur	India	26	876	171*	51.52	3	4
Sarah Taylor	England	19	856	137*	61.14	3	4
Stephanie Taylor	West Indies	29	839	171	29.96	1	4

Most Wickets in Women’s Cricket World Cup History

India’s Jhulan Goswami is the most prolific bowler in Women’s World Cup history. The pacer has 43 wickets in 34 games, 4 more than Australia’s Lyn Fullston. Shabnim Ismail is the highest wicket-taker among active players, and could go top of the list this tournament.

Player	Country	Mat	Wkts	Best	Ave	SR
Jhulan Goswami	India	34	43	4/16	21.74	37.74
Lyn Fullston	Australia	20	39	5/27	11.94	32.17
Carole Hodges	England	24	37	4/3	14.86	37.91
Clare Taylor	England	26	36	4/13	13.94	39.80
Shabnim Ismail	South Africa	25	36	4/41	23.72	32.83
Anya Shrubsole	England	23	34	6/46	20.35	29.00
Megan Schutt	Australia	23	34	3/40	25.91	35.08
Cathryn Fitzpatrick	Australia	25	33	3/18	18.9	41.15
Sharon Tredrea	Australia	28	32	4/25	14.93	47.78
Marizanne Kapp	South Africa	22	32	5/45	22.87	30.09
Diana Edulji	India	22	31	4/12	14.51	43.00

Highest Individual Scores in WC Matches

The top 4 highest scores in World Cup history came across two editions: 1997 and 2017. Belinda Clark remains the only player to score a double century in Women’s World Cup history. Harmanpreet Kaur has India’s highest individual score, with her 171* against Australia in 2017.

Player	Country	Runs	Balls	SR	Opposition	Ground	Year
Belinda Clark (AUS-W)	Australia	229*	155	147.74	Denmark	Mumbai	1997
Chamari Athapaththu (SL-W)	Sri Lanka	178*	143	124.47	Australia	Bristol	2017
Charlotte Edwards (ENG-W)	England	173*	155	111.61	Ireland	Pune	1997
Harmanpreet Kaur (IND-W)	India	171*	115	148.69	Australia	Derby	2017
Stephanie Taylor (WI-W)	West Indies	171	137	124.81	Sri Lanka	Mumbai	2013
Alyssa Healy (AUS-W)	Australia	170	138	123.18	England	Christchurch	2022
Suzie Bates (NZ-W)	New Zealand	168	105	160	Pakistan	Sydney	2009
Karen Rolton (AUS-W)	Australia	154*	118	130.5	Sri Lanka	Christchurch	2000
Meg Lanning (AUS-W)	Australia	152*	135	112.59	Sri Lanka	Bristol	2017
Nat Sciver-Brunt (ENG-W)	England	148*	121	122.31	Australia	Christchurch	2022

Best Bowling Figures in WC Matches

New Zealand legend Jackie Lord has the record for the best figures, standing for 43 years. Anya Shrubsole is the only player to feature twice in the top 10. Current world No.1 Sophie Ecclestone is 3rd on the list, following her 6/36 in the last edition against South Africa.

Player	Country	Best	Opponent	Venue	Year
Jackie Lord	New Zealand	6/10	India	Auckland	1982
Glenys Page	New Zealand	6/20	Trinidad & Tobago	St Albans	1973
Sophie Ecclestone	England	6/36	South Africa	Christchurch	2022
Anya Shrubsole	England	6/46	India	Lord’s	2017
Jennifer Turner	New Zealand	5/5	Netherlands	Lindfield	1993
Tina Macpherson	Australia	5/14	Young England	Bournemouth	1973
Laura Marsh	England	5/15	Pakistan	North Sydney	2009
Rajeshwari Gayakwad	India	5/15	New Zealand	Derby	2017
Anya Shrubsole	England	5/17	South Africa	Cuttack	2013
Ekta Bisht	India	5/18	Pakistan	Derby	2017

India Women’s Cricket World Cup Records & Stats

India have won 34 of their 63 games in Women’s World Cup history. They are yet to win the title and have reached the final twice – in 2005 and 2017. India were knocked out of the group stage in the last edition and will hope to end their barren run in ICC events.

Category	Record / Value
Matches Played	63 (till 2022 World Cup)
Wins	34
Losses	27
Ties	1
No Results / Draws	1
Win Percentage	54%
Finals Appearances	2 (2005, 2017 – runners-up both times)
Semi-final Appearances	4 (1997, 2005, 2017, 2022)
Highest Team Total	317/8 vs West Indies, Hamilton (2022)
Lowest Team Total	37 all out vs New Zealand, Auckland (1982)
Highest Individual Score	171* – Harmanpreet Kaur vs Australia, Derby (2017 semi-final)
Best Bowling Figures	6/10 – Neetu David vs West Indies, Pune (2004)

Top Players to Watch in Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025

Smriti Mandhana (India)

India’s vice-captain Smriti Mandhana is a run machine at the top of the order. The elegant left-hander has had a fine run of form, breaking records at ease. The 24-year-old is the fastest to 4000 ODI runs, and became the first Indian to smash 10 centuries in the format. She will be key to India’s chances at the tournament.

Alyssa Healy (Australia)

Alyssa Healy has just returned from injury and will be central to Australia’s plans. Healy is an explosive top-order batter, averaging above 50 in Women’s World Cup games. In the lead-up to the tournament, the keeper has slammed 91 and 137 for Australia A in August.

Nat Sciver-Brunt (England)

Nat Sciver-Brunt was the top run-scorer in WPL 2025 with 523 runs at an average of 65.37. She also picked up 12 wickets, highlighting her all-round prowess. It will be her first major tournament as England captain, succeeding Heather Knight.

Amelia Kerr (New Zealand)

Amelia Kerr, like Nat Sciver-Brunt, is an all-round powerhouse central to New Zealand’s balance. She has the highest individual score in Women’s ODIs and was the joint leading wicket taker in WPL 2025.

Shabnim Ismail (South Africa)

South Africa’s old warhorse will head to another World Cup campaign as their spearhead. Ismail has 36 wickets in World Cup history, and 8 more will propel her to the top of the charts.