The 2025–2029 ICC Women's Championship is the fourth edition of the ICC Women's Championship, a One Day International (ODI) cricket competition that is being contested by eleven teams, to determine qualification for the 2029 Women's Cricket World Cup.[1][2] Each team will play a total of eight three-match series, with four of them played at home, and four played away.[3][4]
| Dates | 20 February 2026 – April 2029 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format | Round-robin |
| Host | Various |
In November 2024, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that they were expanding the Women's Championship from ten teams to eleven teams, therefore including Zimbabwe in future editions of the competition.[5][6]
Teams
editSchedule
editThe ICC announced the following home and away schedule for each team:[9]
Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Zealand |
9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1.776 |
| 2 |  Pakistan |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.928 |
| 3 |  Sri Lanka |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.226 |
| 4 |  Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.556 |
| 5 |  South Africa |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.471 |
| 6 |  England |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −0.112 |
| 7 |  Bangladesh |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.406 |
| 8 |  West Indies |
6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.199 |
| 9 |  India |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 |  Ireland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 11 |  Zimbabwe |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.693 |
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo[10]
Fixtures
edit2025–26
editWest Indies v Sri Lanka
edit25 February 2026 Scorecard |
v |
West Indies won by 6 wickets National Cricket Stadium, St. George's Points: West Indies 2, Sri Lanka 0. |
South Africa v Pakistan
editNew Zealand v Zimbabwe
editWest Indies v Australia
edit2 April 2026 Scorecard |
v |
Australia won by 9 wickets Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre Points: Australia 2, West Indies 0 |
New Zealand v South Africa
edit2026
editBangladesh v Sri Lanka
editPakistan v Zimbabwe
editEngland v New Zealand
editIreland v West Indies
edit
England v Ireland
edit2026–27
edit2027
editPakistan v New Zealand
editStatistics
editMost runs
edit| Runs | Player | Mat | Inns | Ave | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 552 | Maddy Green |
9 | 8 | 92.00 | ||||||
| 447 | Sadaf Shamas |
6 | 6 | 74.50 | ||||||
| 411 | Amelia Kerr |
9 | 8 | 58.71 | ||||||
| 365 | Brooke Halliday |
9 | 8 | 73.00 | ||||||
| 294 | Annerie Dercksen |
5 | 5 | 58.80 | ||||||
| Last updated: 16 May 2026 | Source: ESPNcricinfo[11] | ||||||||||
Highest individual score
edit| Score | Batsman | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opposition | Ground | Match date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 179* | Amelia Kerr | 139 | 23 | 1 | South Africa | Wellington | 1 April 2026 | ||
| 157* | Brooke Halliday | 118 | 24 | 1 | Zimbabwe | Dunedin | 5 March 2026 | ||
| 141* | Maddy Green | 128 | 15 | 0 | South Africa | Wellington | 4 April 2026 | ||
| 106* | Gull Feroza | 128 | 16 | 0 | Zimbabwe | Karachi | 9 May 2026 | ||
| 105* | Stafanie Taylor | 129 | 10 | 1 | Australia | Basseterre | 27 March 2026 | ||
| Last updated: 10 May 2026 | Source: ESPNcricinfo[12] | |||||||||
Most wickets
edit| Wkts | Player | Mat | Inns | Ave | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Amelia Kerr |
9 | 8 | 13.91 | ||||||
| 14 | Rosemary Mair |
8 | 7 | 21.35 | ||||||
| 11 | Inoka Ranaweera |
6 | 6 | 20.09 | ||||||
| 10 | Hayley Matthews |
6 | 6 | 23.50 | ||||||
| Jess Kerr |
8 | 7 | 29.60 | |||||||
| Last updated: 16 May 2026 | Source: ESPNcricinfo[13] | ||||||||||
Best bowling figures in an innings
edit| BBI | Bowler | Overs | Mdns | Econ | Opposition | Ground | Match date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/34 | Amelia Kerr | 9.1 | 1 | 3.70 | Zimbabwe | Dunedin | 8 March 2026 | ||
| 6/56 | Ayabonga Khaka | 10.0 | 1 | 5.60 | New Zealand | Christchurch | 29 March 2026 | ||
| 5/19 | Alana King | 10 | 0 | 1.90 | West Indies | Basseterre | 2 April 2026 | ||
| 5/22 | Amelia Kerr | 3.1 | 0 | 6.94 | Zimbabwe | Dunedin | 11 March 2026 | ||
| 5/50 | Rosemary Mair | 9.1 | 0 | 5.45 | South Africa | Wellington | 4 April 2026 | ||
| Last updated: 4 April 2026 | Source: ESPNcricinfo[14] | |||||||||
References
edit- ↑ "Zimbabwe to be included in ICC Women's ODI Championship". Female Cricket. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ↑ "Blockbuster Women's Future Tours Programme (FTP) announced for 2025-29". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ↑ "All you need to know for ICC Women's Championship 2025-2029". International Cricket Council. 17 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ "ICC announces Women's FTP for 2025-29: Zimbabwe added as eleventh member; each team to play four series home and away". Sportstar. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ↑ "ICC Women's Championship expands to 11 teams with Zimbabwe's inclusion". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ↑ "Women's FTP for 2025-29 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe debuts in ICC Women's Championship in FTP for 2025-29". India Today. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe make historic debut in ICC Women's Championship". The Chronicle. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ↑ "Blockbuster Women's Future Tours Programme (FTP) announced for 2025-29". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ↑ "ICC Women's Championship 2025/26-2029". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ↑ "Most runs in ICC Women's Championship, 2025/26-2029". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "High scores For ICC Women's Championship, 2025/26-2029". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Most wickets For ICC Women's Championship, 2025/26-2029". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Best bowling figures in an innings For ICC Women's Championship, 2025/26-2029". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2026.