India vs Pakistan confirmed at ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, T20 World Cup

Despite the caller subject escalations, the South Asian cricket giants volition clash astatine the 50-over and 20-over World Cups, albeit astatine neutral venues.

India and Pakistan volition conscionable successful the round-robin signifier of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 connected October 5, 5 months aft the astir aggravated military escalations betwixt the 2 nations, cricket’s governing assemblage has confirmed.

The cricket powerhouses volition besides look each different successful the radical signifier of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, with the marquee clash scheduled for June 14, according to the tournament’s docket announced by the ICC connected Wednesday.

India are hosting the 50-over World Cup 2025 from September 30 to November 2, but each of Pakistan’s fixtures – including immoderate appearances successful the semifinals and last – volition beryllium held successful Sri Lanka arsenic some countries agreed to an ICC-brokered woody successful December 2024 to look each different astatine neutral venues astatine aboriginal ICC events.

India and Pakistan were engaged successful a four-day struggle past month, their worst standoff since 1999, earlier a ceasefire was agreed connected May 10. More than 70 radical were killed successful missile, drone and artillery occurrence connected some sides, but determination are competing claims connected the casualties.

Following the escalations, respective Indian media outlets reported that the Board of Control for Cricket successful India (BCCI) has asked the ICC to debar allocating them the aforesaid radical arsenic Pakistan successful planetary tournaments.

However, BCCI vice president Rajeev Shukla confirmed that portion India does not “want to play with Pakistan successful bilateral bid due to the fact that of the government’s stand”, the state volition conscionable its occidental neighbour astatine ICC events “due to the ICC’s engagement”.

“The ICC is besides aware, immoderate is happening, they volition look into it,” Shukla was quoted arsenic saying by Indian media.

During the standoff, which led to fears of an all-out war, erstwhile and existent cricketers from some countries made societal media posts successful enactment of their respective equipped forces.

Given the gravity of the situation, the anticipation of some nations gathering connected a cricket tract was nether immoderate doubt, but the ICC confirmed the 50-over tournament’s docket connected Monday, with the India-Pakistan round-robin signifier lucifer scheduled successful Colombo, Sri Lanka, during the archetypal week of the tournament.

The remainder of Pakistan’s six fixtures volition besides beryllium played successful the Sri Lankan capital, with the R Premadasa Stadium the apt venue.

Should Pakistan suffice for the semifinals, they volition play the archetypal knockout lucifer connected October 29 successful Colombo. If they bash not qualify, the lucifer volition beryllium played connected the aforesaid day successful Guwahati.

The destiny of the last volition besides beryllium decided successful a akin manner, with Colombo bagging the hosting rights should Pakistan marque it, and Bengaluru hosting it successful lawsuit they bash not.

The eight-team Women’s Cricket World Cup volition statesman connected September 30 with hosts India taking connected Sri Lanka astatine Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Defending champions Australia, England, Bangladesh, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka are the different subordinate nations.

India and Pakistan conscionable lone successful planetary and determination cricket tournaments arsenic they bash not play bilateral cricket bid [File: Altaf Qadri/AP Photo]

India and Pakistan volition conscionable again successful June adjacent year, erstwhile they play their Group 1 lucifer of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup successful the United Kingdom.

The lucifer volition beryllium played astatine Edgbaston cricket crushed successful Birmingham astatine 13:30 GMT.

The tournament, which was past won by New Zealand successful 2024, volition beryllium held astatine 7 venues crossed England and Wales.

Hosts England volition play Sri Lanka astatine Edgbaston successful the tourney opener connected June 12 astatine 17:30 GMT.

Twelve teams, divided into 2 groups, volition participate.

Group 1 comprises Australia, India, Pakistan, South Africa and 2 qualifiers, which volition beryllium decided astatine the extremity of the qualifying rounds successful 2026.

Group 2 includes England, New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka and 2 qualifiers.

The semifinals are scheduled for June 30 and July 2 astatine the Oval cricket crushed successful London, portion Lord’s Cricket Ground volition big the last connected July 5.

The past gathering betwixt India and Pakistan came astatine the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 successful Dubai connected October 6, erstwhile India eased to a six-wicket triumph successful the group-stage encounter.