The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 will be the 12th edition of the Women’s Cricket World Cup and is to start from March and April 2022 in New Zealand. Earlier, it was scheduled for 06 February 2021 to 7 March 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic by one year. On 15th December 2020, the ICC confirmed that the tournament will take place from 04 March 2022 to 03 April 2022.
On 27 November 2021, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that the Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021 had been called off due to the new COVID variant and travel restrictions. As per the ICC’s playing conditions, the 3 remaining qualification slots were based on the team’s rankings, therefore Bangladesh (BAN), Pakistan (PAK), and the West Indies (WI) progressed to the Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022.
Women’s ODI World Cup 2022
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Dates | 04 March – 03 April 2022 |
| Cricket format | Women’s One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) | New Zealand |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 31 |
| Official website | https://www.icc-cricket.com/womens-world-cup/ |
Women’s ODI World Cup 2022 – Match Referees Announced
The upcoming Women’s ODI World Cup 2022 will start from 04th March in Tauranga, New Zealand. The match referees and the umpires have been confirmed by the ICC. The International Cricket Council has announced a debut umpiring stint for many women officials.
The opening match will be played with 2 umpires – former Shandre Fritz South Africa player who will be making her debut & Lauren Agenbad, the 1st woman from South Africa to officiate in a T20 international match.
2022 Women’s ODI World Cup – Match Referees for Group Stage
- Gary Baxter
- GS Lakshmi
- Shandre Fritz
Women’s ODI World Cup 2022 – Match Umpires for Group Stage
Lauren Agenbag, Claire Polosak, Suzanne Redfern, Alexander Wharf, Jacqueline Williams, Paul WilsonLangton Rusere. Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid, Kim Cotton, Ahmad Shah Pakteen, Ruchira Palliyaguruge, and Eloise Sheridan
Women’s ODI World Cup 2022 – Group Stage
On March 11, 2020, it was announced that in the Group Stage, 8 teams will participate in a single-league format with each side playing the other team. This format was last used in the year 2017 tournament. The top 4 sides following the conclusion of the league matches after then will progress to the semi-finals with the winners in the final.
Therefore, a total of 31 games will be played during the 29-day of the tournament. In 2020, December the International Cricket Council has announced the full match schedule, with all the fixures which were confirmed in the month of December 2021.
Group Stage
| Date | Teams | Venue |
| Friday, 4th March | New Zealand v West Indies | Bay Oval, Tauranga |
| Saturday, 5th March | Bangladesh v South Africa | University Oval, Dunedin |
| 5th March, Saturday | Australia v England | Seddon Park, Hamilton |
| Sunday, 6th March | India v Pakistan | Bay Oval, Tauranga |
| Monday, 7th March | New Zealand v Bangladesh | University Oval, Dunedin |
| Tuesday, 8th March | Australia v Pakistan | Bay Oval, Tauranga |
| Wednesday, 9th March | England v West Indies | University Oval, Dunedin |
| Thursday, 10th March | New Zealand v India | Seddon Park, Hamilton |
| Friday, 11th March | Pakistan v South Africa | Bay Oval, Tauranga |
| Saturday, 12th March | India v West Indies | Seddon Park, Hamilton |
| Sunday, 13th March | New Zealand v Australia | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| Monday, 14th March | England v South Africa | Bay Oval, Tauranga |
| 14th March, Monday | Bangladesh v Pakistan | Seddon Park, Hamilton |
| Tuesday, 15th March | Australia v West Indies | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| Wednesday, 16th March | England v India | Bay Oval, Tauranga |
| Thursday, 17th March | New Zealand v South Africa | Seddon Park, Hamilton |
| Friday, 18th March | Bangladesh v West Indies | Bay Oval, Tauranga |
| Saturday, 19th March | Australia v India | Eden Park, Auckland |
| Sunday, 20th Match | New Zealand v England | Eden Park, Auckland |
| Monday, 21st March | Pakistan v West Indies | Seddon Park, Hamilton |
| Tuesday, 22nd March | Australia v South Africa | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| 22nd March, Tuesday | India v Bangladesh | Seddon Park, Hamilton |
| Thursday, 24th March | South Africa v West Indies | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| 24th March, Thursday | England v Pakistan | Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
| Friday, 25th March | Australia v Bangladesh | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| Saturday, 26th March | New Zealand v Pakistan | Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
| Sunday, 27th March | England v Bangladesh | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| Sunday, 27th March | India v South Africa | Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
Knockout Stage
| Date | Teams | Venue |
| Wednesday, 30th March | TBA v TBA | Basin Reserve, Wellington |
| Thursday, 31st March | TBA v TBA | Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
| Sunday, 3rd April | TBA v TBA | Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
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