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ICC Moves Women’s ODI World Cup Matches From Bengaluru to Navi Mumbai, Opener to Guwahati

The late venue switch follows an inquiry that deemed Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium unsafe for large gatherings.

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Indian team players Jemimah Rodrigues (R), Smriti Mandhana (2R) and Harmanpreet Kaur (C) pose with the trophy alongside former player Yuvraj Singh (L)
An aerial view of Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium. (PTI)
Fans massed outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4

Overview

  • The tournament window of September 30 to November 2 is unchanged, with matches now set across Guwahati, Indore, Visakhapatnam, Navi Mumbai and Colombo.
  • DY Patil Stadium will host three group games, the October 30 second semi-final, and could stage the November 2 final.
  • The India–Sri Lanka curtain-raiser has been relocated to Guwahati on September 30.
  • Under the hybrid model, Pakistan will play exclusively in Colombo, which will host their semi-final or the final if they qualify.
  • The change stems from the June 4 stampede that killed 11 outside Chinnaswamy and from KSCA’s failure to secure police clearances by ICC deadlines.