ICC Plans To Expand The Women’s World Cup To Ten Teams In 2029

Hritik Gupta

7 months ago

ICC has declared a big enlargement for the Women’s ODI World Cup. The event of 2029 will now be featuring ten teams instead of the eight-team format followed traditionally. The decision is a result of the 2025 tournament being highly successful, attracting the world’s eyes and creating the highest demand for women’s cricket ever.

At the 2025 tournament, India made history by capturing their first-ever Women’s ODI World Cup crown. The Indian team performed superbly in the final and won against South Africa by fifty-two runs. The exciting match was held in Navi Mumbai on November second and it was a very important day for cricket in India.

The ten-team expansion indicates the increasing power and variety of women’s cricket globally. The change will open up the high-level competition to more countries. The decision is an indicator of ICC’s dedication to the sport and its promise to develop talents in different cricket-playing nations around the globe.

New records being set for on-screen audiences across the world- ICC

The expansion is not only about figures. The ICC is aiming to place the emerging nations on a larger platform, which will, in turn, lead to more countries investing in women’s cricket, enhancing competition, and possibly more countries female cricket. With the addition of two more teams, the supporters will be looking forward to more upsets, a wider range of skilled players, and more decided nations.

“The ICC board, keen to build on the success of the event, agreed to expand the next edition of the tournament to 10 teams (from 8 teams in 2025),” an ICC press release said.

“Nearly 300,000 fans watched the event in stadia, breaking the record for tournament attendance for any women’s cricket event. The tournament also witnessed viewership growth and new records being set for on-screen audiences across the world, with nearly 500 million viewers in India,” the statement added.

The ICC’s decision to expand the competition to 10 teams is really a great move. It will give more countries the opportunity to feel the excitement, pressure, and glory. Winning in 2025 brought India millions of fans, and now the ICC is opening the gates of dreaming big for the whole world.

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