ICC unveils Women's FTP for 2025-29

DUBAI:

The ICC has unveiled the 2025-2029 Future Tours Programme, which outlines the fixtures for the fourth edition of the ICC Women's Championship.

This cycle, set to shape the lineup for the 2029 Women's Cricket World Cup, will expand to feature 11 teams – one more than the current 10. Notably, Zimbabwe will make their debut in the tournament, marking a significant step toward broader global representation in women's cricket. In the Women's Championship, each team will compete against eight other teams, maintaining the format of four home and four away series, as in the current edition. Across 44 series, a total of 132 ODIs will be played, with each series consisting of three matches.

In their maiden appearance at the tournament, Zimbabwe will host Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and South Africa and travel to New Zealand, Sri Lanka, England and West Indies.

The new FTP promises more international women's cricket across all formats, with more than 400 matches ensuring more competitive action for fans and an opportunity for players to shine on the international stage.

The upcoming FTP cycle will also feature an ICC Women's tournament every year, starting with the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in 2025, the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in 2026, the inaugural ICC Women's Champions Trophy in 2027 and the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in 2028.

In preparation for ICC events, members have mutually scheduled tri-series tournaments. Ahead of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in 2026, England will host India and New Zealand in a three-team T20I series, while Ireland will welcome Pakistan and the West Indies. Sri Lanka and the West Indies too will host tri-series in 2027 and 2028, respectively.

Members have also scheduled more Test matches, with Australia, England, India, South Africa and the West Indies committing to multi-format series that include ODIs and T20Is.