2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship
| Dates | 20 February 2026 – April 2029 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format | Round-robin |
| Host | Various |
The 2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship is the fourth edition of the ICC Women's Championship, a One Day International (ODI) cricket competition that is being 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]
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 | New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.032 |
| 2 | South Africa
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.468 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.036 |
| 4 | West Indies
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.036 |
| 5 | Pakistan
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.468 |
| 6 | Australia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | Bangladesh
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | England
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 9 | India
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 | Ireland
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 11 | Zimbabwe
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.032 |
Fixtures
2025–26
West Indies v Sri Lanka
25 February 2026
Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 6 wickets
National Cricket Stadium, St. George's Points: West Indies 2, Sri Lanka 0. |
South Africa v Pakistan
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New Zealand v Zimbabwe
West Indies v Australia
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.
- ^ "ICC Women's Championship 2025/26-2029". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2026.