West Indies will take on Bangladesh on April 17 in Lahore. Photo: ICC West Indies will take on Bangladesh on April 17 in Lahore. Photo: ICC

The last two berths for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 will be up for grabs in the six-team qualifying tournament which will take place in Lahorevamojogar, Pakistan from April 9 to 19. The 15 games in the round-robin tournament will be played at two Lahore venues: Gaddafi Stadium and Lahore City Cricket Association Stadium (LCCA). (More Cricket News)

The top two teams from the event will confirm their passage for the forthcoming ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in India, to be played in October and November 2025.

As the schedule for the qualifier was launched, the International Cricket Council's chief executive officer Geoff Allardice said he was looking forward to a very competitive tournament. “The six teams are just one step away from the Women’s Cricket World Cup and I am sure they would be all geared up for the competition," he said.

“On behalf of the ICC, I would like to wish all the participating teams the very best of luck and hope to see some competitive cricket in Lahore as a build-up to the World Cup in India,” Allardice added.

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025: Teams

This is the sixth edition of the qualifier, and the six participating sides include four full members - hosts Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh and Ireland. These four teams could not seal a direct spot for the Cricket World Cup through the ICC Women's Championship, having finished between the seventh and 10th places in the standings.

The other two sides in the tournament are Scotland and Thailand. They are here by virtue of being the next two best-ranked sides in the ICC Women's ODI Team Rankings as on October 28, 2024.

In addition to hosts India, Australia, New Zealand, England, South Africa and Sri Lanka and have already qualified for the World Cup on the basis of finishing in the top six of the 10-team ICC Women’s Championship 2023-25.

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025: Schedule

The tournament opens with a double-header on April 9, with hosts Pakistan taking on Ireland, while West Indies face Scotland. The following day,9x999 Bangladesh and Thailand will lock horns.

Some key clashes in the qualifier will be the Pakistan vs West Indies match-up on 14 April, the European face-off between Ireland and Scotland on 18 April, and the Pakistan vs Bangladesh encounter on 19 April.

Below is the full schedule of the matches:

April 9, Wednesday: Pakistan vs Ireland at Gaddafi Stadium (10am IST); West Indies vs Scotland at LCCA (10am IST)

April 10, Thursday: Thailand vs Bangladesh at LCCA (10am)

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April 11, Friday: Pakistan vs Scotland at LCCA (10am); Ireland vs West Indies at Gaddafi Stadium (10am)

April 13, Sunday: Scotland vs Thailand at LCCA (10am); Bangladesh vs Ireland at Gaddafi Stadium (2:30pm)

April 14, Monday: Pakistan vs West Indies at Gaddafi Stadium (2:30pm)

April 15, Tuesday: Thailand vs Ireland at LCCA (10am); Scotland vs Bangladesh at Gaddafi Stadium (2:30pm)

April 17, Thursday: Bangladesh vs West Indies at LCCA (10am); Pakistan vs Thailand at Gaddafi Stadium (2:30pm)

April 18, Friday: Ireland vs Scotland at Gaddafi Stadium (2:30pm)

April 19, Saturday: Pakistan vs Bangladesh at LCCA (10am); West Indies vs Thailand at Gaddafi Stadium (2:30pm)

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025: Live Streaming Details

No information is available yet on whether and where the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025 will be telecast and/or live streamed. We will update this space as and when there is a development.vamojogar