Women's Cricket World Cup: England to face South Africa in semi-finals as India play defending champions Australia
Watch the Women's Cricket World Cup semi-finals live on Sky Sports Cricket this week as England play South Africa on Wednesday and Australia meet India on Thursday (both games start at 9.30am UK with build-up from 9am); winners will advance to final in Navi Mumbai on Sunday November 2
Wednesday 29 October 2025 16:36, UK
The semi-final line-up for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup is complete.
England will face South Africa in Guwahati on Wednesday (9.30am UK time) before favourites and defending champions Australia take on host nation India in Navi Mumbai on Thursday (also 9.30am).
The final will then take place in Navi Mumbai on Sunday November 2 (9.30am), with all three knockout-stage games live in full on Sky Sports Cricket. You can also watch contract-free with NOW.
Australia won six of their seven group games - the other was a rain-off against Sri Lanka in Colombo - to head into the semi-finals unbeaten as they target an eighth 50-over World Cup title and second in as many editions after victory in New Zealand in 2022.
India's hopes of making the semis were in doubt after three straight losses to South Africa, Australia and England but they saw off New Zealand to claim fourth spot in the table.
England's eight-wicket victory over New Zealand in their final fixture of the league phase saw them leapfrog South Africa and finish second, which means they will advance to the final if their semi-final versus the Proteas is rained off.
England hammered South Africa by 10 wickets when the sides met in the group stage in Guwahati after skittling their opponents for 69.
Will there be a repeat on Wednesday or will South Africa get revenge?
On Thursday, India must do without opening batter Pratika Rawal against Australia after the 25-year-old twisted her ankle fielding in Sunday's game against Bangladesh in Navi Mumbai.
Rawal has amassed 308 runs in six innings at the World Cup, hitting 75 in the group-stage defeat to Australia and striking 122 against New Zealand.
Shafali Verma has replaced Pratika in the squad.
England's World Cup results and fixtures
All times UK and Ireland, all live on Sky Sports
- vs South Africa: Friday October 3 - Won by 10 wickets
- vs Bangladesh: Tuesday October 7 - Won by four wickets
- vs Sri Lanka: Saturday October 11 - Won by 89 runs
- vs Pakistan: Wednesday October 15 - Match abandoned
- vs India : Sunday October 19 - Won by four runs
- vs Australia: Wednesday October 22 - Lost by six wickets
- vs New Zealand: Sunday October 26 - Won by eight wickets
- Semi-final vs South Africa (Guwahati): Wed October 29 (9.30am)
Watch the Women's Cricket World Cup live on Sky Sports Cricket in full, up to and including the final on Sunday November 2. Stream cricket, football, golf and more contract-free with NOW.
