A view of the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The stadium will host the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup matches that have been initially scheduled to be performed in Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
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Navi Mumbai has changed Bengaluru as a venue to host the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup, to be performed in India and Sri Lanka from September 30.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced on Friday (August 22, 2025) that every one the matches that have been to be staged on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, together with provisionally the ultimate, will now be performed on the Dr. D.Y. Patil Stadium.
The venue change was necessitated as a result of Chinnaswamy Stadium failing to get clearance from the native authorities in the aftermath of the stampede outdoors the stadium throughout the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s celebration on June 4.
“Navi Mumbai has emerged as a genuine home for women’s cricket in recent years. The support it has received during international fixtures and the Women’s Premier League has been remarkable, creating an atmosphere that elevates the players and inspires fans. I am certain that the same energy will define the big matches of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup as it returns to India after 12 years,” ICC chairman Jay Shah stated in a press release on Friday (August 22, 2025).
“While unforeseen circumstances required us to adjust the schedule and replace a venue, we are pleased to now have a line-up of five world-class venues that will showcase the very best of the women’s game. The stage is set, and I am confident this tournament will capture imaginations and inspire a new generation of fans.”
With the Karnataka State Cricket Association formally informing the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) — the event host — final week about its incapability to host, Thiruvananthapuram was thought-about as the primary option to stage the video games.
However, logistical challenges — with Thiruvananthapuram airport not having direct flight connectivity to any of the opposite 4 event venues — meant it dropped out of the race regardless of the Kerala Cricket Association’s willingness to host the matches at a brief discover.
The non-public stadium on the outskirts of Mumbai then emerged because the pure selection. Considering that the monsoon recedes from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region early October, Navi Mumbai will host its first sport on October 20.
With Bengaluru out of rivalry, the BCCI is known to have pushed for Guwahati — the hometown of its secretary — to stage the ultimate. The negotiations resulted in Guwahati being awarded the opening sport (earlier in Bengaluru) and a semifinal, supplied Pakistan fails to qualify for the semifinal.
If Pakistan qualifies, it should play its semifinal in Colombo, its base for the whole event. Navi Mumbai is assured of internet hosting the ultimate.
Published – August 22, 2025 03:27 pm IST