The last time the BCCI hosted the ICC Women’s 50-over World Cup in India was in 2013 when Australia emerged as champions.
The last time the BCCI hosted the ICC Women’s 50-over World Cup in India was in 2013 when Australia emerged as champions.
India will host the Women’s 50-over World Cup in 2025 as the BCCI prepares to bid for the mega event. If India wins the bid, the premier ICC event will return to the country after more than a decade.
The last time a women’s 50-over World Cup was held in India was in 2013 when Australia emerged champions after defeating West Indies by 114 runs in the final in Mumbai.
The ICC’s annual conference is taking place in Birmingham and it is learned that bids for the next round of the four major women’s ICC events will be accepted during the meeting.
India favorite to host 2025 edition
India will be the favorite to host the 2025 edition of the global ODI event. “Bids are being accepted for four women’s competitions. Among them are the 2024 and 2026 ICC T20 World Cups and the 2025 editions of the ODI World Cup,” a member of the ICC board said on condition of anonymity.
The last major mega women’s global cricket competition held in India was the 2016 World T20, but this was mainly because the ICC used to organize both men’s and women’s events simultaneously.
However, the system has changed with the rapid rise in popularity of the women’s game and the ICC has segregated the events to receive fair prices for the women’s game with separate broadcast deals and exclusive coverage.
However, the 50-over Women’s World Cup has been a stand-alone event since its inception in 1973, two years before the introduction of the men’s mega event in England in 1975.
India hosted it thrice
India has hosted the event three times – in 1978, 1997 and 2013. Those in the know of things in the ICC felt that it was a prudent call by the BCCI if they are bidding for the 2025 ODI event.
The source added, “Since BCCI is excited about starting the women’s IPL from next season, I think they would not want to organize any other marquee T20 women’s event immediately. Hence the decision to bid for the 2025 World Cup is logical. Seems like.”
In the 2025 Women’s World Cup, the ICC Women’s Championship (IWC) from 2022-2025, the hosts and the top five nations will get direct entry into the tournament.
The remaining two teams will be identified through a global qualifier consisting of six teams. Of the six teams in the qualifiers, four will be from the IWC (ranked after the top five teams) and the other two will be selected according to the ICC Women’s ODI Team Rankings.