2025 Women’s Emerging Asia Cup in Sri Lanka postponed

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Adverse weather conditions and health conditions stated as reasons

The Women’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup, scheduled to commence from 6 June in Sri Lanka, has been postponed indefinitely due to adverse weather conditions and health conditions, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced on Monday.

The decision was taken by the ACC following a letter from the host board Sri Lanka Cricket’s President Shammi Silva. In the letter, Silva cited adverse weather conditions and concerns over the spread of Chikungunya in the region as the reason for requesting the postponement of the tournament.

“The ACC is committed to providing opportunities for young women cricketers to develop their skills and compete at the highest level,” Asian Cricket Council President Mohsin Naqvi said. “We understand the strategic significance of this tournament in shaping the future of women’s cricket in Asia, and we will work diligently to reschedule the event at the earliest possible date.”

The ACC will announce the new dates for the tournament in due course.

India and Sri Lanka to host ICC Women’s Cricket WC 2025

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has made key announcements regarding the venues and dates for its two upcoming global women’s events, which will be hosted by India and England within a span of some nine months this year and next.

The dates and venues for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 have been confirmed, along with the schedule for the opening matches and knockout rounds of both the Women’s Cricket World Cup and the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026.

The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, featuring eight teams in a round-robin format with 28 league matches, will be played from 30 September to 2 November at five venues: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru), ACA Stadium (Guwahati), Holkar Stadium (Indore), ACA-VDCA Stadium (Visakhapatnam) and R. Premadasa Stadium (Colombo, Sri Lanka).

The tournament kicks off with India playing in Bengaluru as the Women’s Cricket World Cup returns to the country after 12 years. The last ICC global women’s event hosted by India was the ICC Women’s T20 World in 2016 when it was held along with the men’s event.

The venues for the knockouts are dependent on Pakistan qualifying as two alternative venues have been identified for one semi-final and the final.

The final will be held either in Bengaluru or Colombo on 2 November, the first semi-final in either Guwahati or Colombo on 29 October and the second semi-final in Bengaluru on 30 October. Colombo will be the venue for the first semi-final and the final only if Pakistan qualify for those stages.

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