2025 Women’s World Cup: semi-final line-up confirmed – qualified teams, schedule | Cricket News

India secured their place in the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 after a decisive victory over New Zealand at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, joining Australia, England and South Africa in the final four teams. The Indian team, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, demonstrated their prowess with bat and ball to achieve the crucial victory against the White Ferns.The Indian team’s journey through the tournament has been marked by ups and downs. They started strong with back-to-back wins against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, before facing a tough time with three consecutive defeats against South Africa, Australia and England.

ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 semi-finalists

The victory against New Zealand took India to six points with three wins in the tournament. While New Zealand and Bangladesh have the potential to reach six points from their remaining matches, India’s qualification is assured based on the tournament’s main tiebreaker: number of wins.Defending champions Australia were the first team to book their place in the semi-finals after beating Bangladesh. They currently maintain their undefeated status in the tournament, leading the eight-team standings with 11 points from six matches.South Africa became the second team to qualify for the semi-finals, currently sitting on 10 points with one match remaining. Four-time tournament champions England became the third team to advance to the semi-finals after their narrow victory against India.The tournament semi-finals were scheduled at two venues. The first semi-final will take place on October 29 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. The second semi-final match will take place the next day at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.Women’s World Cup semi-finals:1st semi-final: TBC vs TBC on October 29 at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati2nd semi-final: TBC vs TBC on October 30 at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai