Dubai, June 16 (Reporter) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday unveiled the complete schedule for the 2025 edition of the Women's Cricket World Cup. Hosts India will take on Sri Lanka in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 opener on September 30 in Bengaluru. Meanwhile, reigning champions Australia will open their title defence against Trans-Tasman rivals and defending T20 World Cup champions, New Zealand, in Indore on October 1. The schedule for the eight-team tournament was confirmed by the ICC on Monday, with the event to run in India and Sri Lanka from September 30 to November 2. A total of five cities across the two countries will host matches, with Bengaluru, Vizag, Indore, Guwahati and Colombo all scheduled for fixtures. One semi-final will be held in Bengaluru, with the other to be played in either Colombo or Guwahati. The Final is scheduled for 2 November in Bengaluru or Colombo. The eight-team tournament will be played with teams facing the rest of the competition in a single round-robin, with the top four sides progressing to the semi-finals. Teams will also contest in two warm-up matches each, starting on September 24. Hosts India will be facing the runners-up from the 2022 edition of the tournament, England, in Bengaluru on September 24, followed by a clash against South Africa three days later in Guwahati. The upcoming edition will be the 13th since the tournament’s inception in 1973. Defending champions Australia, who clinched their seventh title in 2022, went on to top ICC Women’s Championship Standings, with the top six teams of the competition qualifying automatically for the World Cup. England, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka also punched their ticket via the Women’s Championship alongside hosts India, with the final two spots decided by the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier earlier in the year. Pakistan and Bangladesh booked their passage by finishing in the top two at the Qualifier back in April. ICC Chairman, Jay Shah said, “The confirmation of the schedule only builds further excitement and anticipation for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025." “With the eight best teams in the women’s game descending on India, alongside incredible venues and what promises to be record-breaking crowds, we are all looking forward to an unforgettable tournament,” he added. ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 schedule: Tuesday 30 September: India v Sri Lanka – Bengaluru – 15h00 Wednesday 1 October: Australia v New Zealand – Indore – 15h00 Thursday 2 October: Bangladesh v Pakistan – Colombo – 15h00 Friday 3 October: England v South Africa – Bengaluru – 15h00 Saturday 4 October: Australia v Sri Lanka – Colombo – 15h00 Sunday 5 October: India v Pakistan – Colombo – 15h00 Monday 6 October: New Zealand v South Africa – Indore – 15h00 Tuesday 7 October: England v Bangladesh – Guwahati – 15h00 Wednesday 8 October: Australia v Pakistan – Colombo – 15h00 Thursday 9 October: India v South Africa – Vizag – 15h00 Friday 10 October: New Zealand v Bangladesh – Vizag – 15h00 Saturday 11 October: England v Sri Lanka – Guwahati – 15h00 Sunday 12 October: India v Australia – Vizag – 15h00 Monday 13 October: South Africa v Bangladesh – Vizag – 15h00 Tuesday 14 October: New Zealand v Sri Lanka – Colombo – 15h00 Wednesday 15 October: England v Pakistan – Colombo – 15h00 Thursday 16 October: Australia v Bangladesh – Vizag – 15h00 Friday 17 October: South Africa v Sri Lanka – Colombo – 15h00 Saturday 18 October: New Zealand v Pakistan – Colombo – 15h00 Sunday 19 October: India v England – Indore – 15h00 Monday 20 October: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh – Colombo – 15h00 Tuesday 21 October: South Africa v Pakistan – Colombo – 15h00 Wednesday 22 October: Australia v England – Indore – 15h00 Thursday 23 October: India v New Zealand – Guwahati – 15h00 Friday 24 October: Pakistan v Sri Lanka – Colombo – 15h00 Saturday 25 October: Australia v Sri Lanka – Indore – 15h00 Sunday 26 October: England v New Zealand – Guwahati – 11h00 Sunday 26 October: India v Bangladesh – Bengaluru – 15h00 Wednesday 29 October: Semi-final 1 – Guwahati/Colombo – 15h00 Thursday 30 October: Semi-final 2 – Bengaluru – 15h00 Sunday 2 November: Final – Colombo/Bengaluru – 15h00...////...