The 13th edition of the Women's 50-over World Cup (since the tournament’s inception in 1973) will run from September 30 until November 2, with venues across India and Sri Lanka to be used for the eight-team tournament. This will be the last time that the tournament is being played with eight teams. The World Cup will have 10 teams playing 48 matches from 2029 (up from eight teams, and 31 matches, till 2025).
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 qualified automatically for the World Cup. Thus England, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka also punched their ticket alongside hosts India, with the final two spots decided by the Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier, played earlier in the year. Pakistan and Bangladesh booked their place by finishing in the top two in the Qualifier.
Believe it or not but a Women’s Cricket World Cup was held even before the Men’s in 1973. England hosted four teams, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago and two other teams were formed named Young England and International XI to compete at the seven-team event.
