The Indian women’s cricket team’s Future Tours Program (FTP) for the 2025-2029 cycle has been released, outlining a busy and exciting schedule leading up to the 2029 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup. This period will be crucial for the team as they compete in various bilateral series, ICC events, and three T20I Tri-series.
The 2025-2029 FTP cycle marks the start of the fourth edition of the ICC Women’s Championship, which will culminate in the 2029 Cricket World Cup, now set to feature 11 teams. The schedule also includes several ICC events each year, with the first being the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup, followed by the Women’s T20 World Cup in 2026, the Women’s Champions Trophy in 2027, and another T20 World Cup in 2028.
As part of the ongoing ICC Women’s Championship, each team will face eight other sides, maintaining a balanced structure of four home and four away series. The Indian women’s cricket team’s FTP cycle begins in January 2025 and will run through to December 2028, ahead of the 2029 ODI World Cup.
Key Highlights of India’s 2025-2029 FTP
India’s schedule features five Test matches, 36 One-Day Internationals (ODIs), and 30 T20 Internationals (T20Is) in bilateral series alone, in addition to ICC events and three T20I Tri-series in 2026, 2027, and 2028.
Detailed Schedule Breakdown
2025
January 2025 – vs Ireland (Home) – 3 ODIs
July 2025 – vs England (Away) – 3 T20Is, 3 ODIs
September 2025 – vs Australia (Home) – 3 ODIs
September-October 2025 – ICC Women’s World Cup (Home)
December 2025 – vs Bangladesh (Home) – 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is
2026
February 2026 – vs Australia (Away) – 1 Test, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is
May 2026 – Tri-Series vs England and New Zealand (Away) – T20Is
July 2026 – vs England (Away) – 1 Test
October 2026 – vs Zimbabwe (Home) – 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is
December 2026 – vs South Africa (Home) – 1 Test, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is
2027
May-June 2027 – Tri-Series vs Australia and Sri Lanka (Away) – T20Is
July 2027 – vs Ireland (Away) – 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is
September 2027 – vs Sri Lanka (Home) – 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is
October 2027 – vs New Zealand (Away) – 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is
December 2027 – January 2028 – vs Australia (Home) – 1 Test, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is
2028
June 2028 – vs West Indies (Away)
July 2028 – Tri-Series vs Australia and West Indies (Away) – T20Is
December 2028 – vs England (Home) – 1 Test, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is
India’s women’s cricket team will have a packed and challenging calendar from 2025 to 2029, with key series against some of the top teams in the world, including Australia, England, and New Zealand. This extensive FTP offers the Indian women’s team multiple opportunities to build momentum as they aim for glory in the 2029 World Cup.