"Keen to build on the success" of the recently concluded Women's World Cup , the ICC has agreed to expand the next edition of the tournament (2029) to ten teams. The ICC had announced the expansion of the women's game on International Women's Day back in 2021, and a recent release reaffirmed the board's "commitment to the growth of women's cricket" after the success of the 2025 edition.

Since 2000, only eight teams have featured in the main tournament of the Women's ODI World Cup. As compared to the 31 matches in the recent World Cup, the 2029 edition will have 10 teams playing 48 games.

The Women's T20 World Cup next year will also be expanded to 12 teams, up from the 10 that featured last year in the UAE.

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