ICC Women's WC: Navi Mumbai replaces Bengaluru as host; opener in Guwahati

The ICC on Friday announced that Navi Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium will replace Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium as the fourth Indian venue for the upcoming ICC Women's World Cup, set to begin on 30 September.

- Tridid Baparnash New Delhi, 22 August

According to the updated itinerary, the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Stadium in Guwahati will now host the tournament opener between joint hosts India and Sri Lanka.

Navi Mumbai will host two group fixtures involving India (against New Zealand on 23 October and against Bangladesh on 26 October), the Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh game (originally slotted for Colombo on 20 October), the second semi-final (30 October) and potentially the final, on 2 November, if Pakistan don't qualify.

Meanwhile, the Sri Lanka-England clash, earlier slated for Guwahati on October 11, has been shifted to Colombo, while the Bangladesh-New Zealand fixture on 10 October will now be played in Guwahati instead of Visakhapatnam.

Visakhapatnam, in turn, will host the England-New Zealand encounter on 26 October, the tournament's only day game, originally scheduled in Guwahati.