The 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship is the third edition of the ICC Women's Championship, a One Day International (ODI) cricket competition that is being contested by ten teams, to determine qualification for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup.[1] The top five teams, along with the hosts India,[2] will qualify directly for the World Cup.[3] The bottom four teams of this tournament and the top two teams from the ICC ODI rankings will progress to a Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament.[4] Each team will play a total of eight three-match series, with four of them played at home, and four played away.[5]
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) | Various |
Australia are the two-time defending champions,[6] having won the 2014–2016 ICC Women's Championship and the 2017–2020 ICC Women's Championship.[7] England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies also competed in the first two editions of the Women's Championship.
In September 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that they were exploring the option to expand the Women's Championship from eight teams to ten teams, therefore including Bangladesh and Ireland in future editions of the competition.[8][9] It was originally decided that the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier would be used to determine the new teams, but when the tournament was called off midway through due to the discovery of a new variant of COVID-19 in Southern Africa,[10] Bangladesh and Ireland joined the ICC Women's Championship for this cycle,[11] based on their ODI rankings.[12]
In March 2022, Cricket Ireland was the first cricket board to confirm fixtures for the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship,[13] when they announced Ireland's home series against South Africa for June 2022.[14] Later in March 2022, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed three series,[15] with two of those at home, against Sri Lanka and Ireland, and a tour to Australia.[16] Pakistan's home series against Sri Lanka was the first series of the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship.[17]
Teams
editThe following teams were part of the Women's Championship:[18]
Schedule
editThe ICC announced the following home and away schedule for each team:[19]
Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Australia (Q)
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18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 2.002 | Advance to the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup[a] |
| 2 |  England (Q)
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21 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 1.506 | |
| 3 |  India (Q)
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15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0.860 | |
| 4 |  South Africa (Q)
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21 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0.350 | |
| 5 |  Sri Lanka
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24 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 22 | −0.107 | |
| 6 |  New Zealand
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21 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0.306 | |
| 7 |  Pakistan (A)
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24 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 17 | −0.613 | Advance to the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier |
| 8 |  West Indies
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18 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 14 | −1.121 | |
| 9 |  Bangladesh
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18 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 13 | −1.178 | |
| 10 |  Ireland
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18 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 8 | −2.001 |
(A) Advances to a further round; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
- ^ India qualify automatically as hosts.
Fixtures
edit2022
editPakistan v Sri Lanka
editIreland v South Africa
editSri Lanka v India
editEngland v India
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editWest Indies v New Zealand
edit19 September 2022
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New Zealand won by 5 runs (DLS Method)
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Points: West Indies 0, New Zealand 2 |
22 September 2022
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New Zealand won by 2 wickets
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Points: West Indies 0, New Zealand 2 |
25 September 2022
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West Indies won by 4 wickets
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Points: West Indies 0, New Zealand 2 |
Pakistan v Ireland
editWest Indies v England
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New Zealand v Bangladesh
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Australia v Pakistan
edit2023
editSri Lanka v Bangladesh
edit4 May 2023
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Sri Lanka won by 58 runs
Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo Points: Sri Lanka 2, Bangladesh 0 |
West Indies v Ireland
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Sri Lanka v New Zealand
edit27 June 2023
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Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (DLS method)
Galle International Stadium, Galle Points: Sri Lanka 2, New Zealand 0 |
3 July 2023
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Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (DLS method)
Galle International Stadium, Galle Points: Sri Lanka 2, New Zealand 0 |
England v Australia
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Bangladesh v India
edit16 July 2023
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Bangladesh won by 40 runs (DLS method)
Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka Points: Bangladesh 2, India 0 |
Ireland v Australia
editPakistan v South Africa
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England v Sri Lanka
edit2023–24
editSouth Africa v New Zealand
editAustralia v West Indies
editBangladesh v Pakistan
edit4 November 2023
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Pakistan won by 5 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Points: Bangladesh 0, Pakistan 2 |
7 November 2023
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Match tied (Bangladesh won the Super Over)
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Points: Bangladesh 2, Pakistan 0 |
10 November 2023
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Bangladesh won by 7 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Points: Bangladesh 2, Pakistan 0 |
New Zealand v Pakistan
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South Africa v Bangladesh
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Australia v South Africa
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South Africa won by 84 runs (DLS method)
North Sydney Oval, Sydney Points: Australia 0, South Africa 2 |
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Bangladesh v Australia
edit21 March 2024
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Australia won by 118 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Points: Bangladesh 0, Australia 2 |
24 March 2024
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Australia won by 6 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Points: Bangladesh 0, Australia 2 |
27 March 2024
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Australia won by 8 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Points: Bangladesh 0, Australia 2 |
New Zealand v England
editSouth Africa v Sri Lanka
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2024
editPakistan v West Indies
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England v Pakistan
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Sri Lanka v West Indies
editIndia v South Africa
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Ireland v Sri Lanka
editIreland v England
edit2024–25
editIndia v New Zealand
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Bangladesh v Ireland
editSouth Africa v England
editAustralia v India
editNew Zealand v Australia
editIndia v West Indies
editIndia v Ireland
editWest Indies v Bangladesh
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