The Big Picture
The 2025 Indoor Cricket World Cup is already underway from Colombo, with a packed schedule ahead over the next eight days.
Here is what you can look forward to on Day 1 of the competition, as well all the key links for watching the action and following the tournament:
Open Men
Teams: Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Development, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, England, UAE, India, USA
Fixtures – Day 1, 27 September 2025:
Court
Match
SRL Local Time
1
SRL vs AUS
8:30am
3
NZL vs ENG
8:30am
4
SGP vs IND
8:30am
3
USA vs SRL DEV
10:15am
4
UAE vs RSA
10:15am
4
SRL DEV vs RSA
3:30pm
3
AUS vs UAE
5:15pm
4
IND vs USA
5:15pm
1
SRL vs NZL
7:00pm
3
SGP vs ENG
7:00pm
Open Women
Teams: Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, England, UAE, India, Singapore
Fixtures – Day 1, 27 September 2025:
Court
Match
SRL Local Time
1
UAE vs IND
10:15am
1
SRL vs NZL
12:00pm
3
ENG vs AUS
12:00pm
4
RSA vs SGP
12:00pm
1
UAE vs RSA
8:45pm
3
SRL vs AUS
8:45pm
Under-22 Men
Teams: Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Development, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, England, UAE, India
Fixtures – Day 1, 27 September 2025:
Court
Match
SRL Local Time
4
UAE vs IND
1:45pm
1
ENG vs AUS
3:30pm
3
RSA vs SRL DEV
3:30pm
1
SRL vs NZL
5:15pm
Under-22 Women
*Teams: Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand, England, UAE
Fixtures – Day 1, 27 September 2025:
Court
Match
SRL Local Time
1
SRL vs AUS
1:45pm
3
UAE vs NZL
1:45pm
4
SRL vs UAE
7:00pm
4
NZL vs ENG
8:45pm
*India had previously entered a side, but have now pulled out of the competition. The division will now be only five sides, with the double round-robin format remaining.
Streaming
All matches will be live streamed via YouTube on the U-Pro Indoor Cricket Channel:
There are live stream courts showing the following of each match from each session throughout the day:
Court
Location
Streaming
1
U-Pro Colombo
Broadcast
3
Austasia
Fixed Camera
4
Austasia
Fixed Camera
Court 1 at U-Pro Colombo will provide a full broadcast with commentary. Courts 3 and 4 at the Austasia Sports and Leisure Centre Complex will have a fixed camera stream operating. All courts are equipped with full on-screen graphics through Scored.
Live Scoring
All live scoring is available via our website, either on the Main Page or through the World Cup Series Page:
Indoor Cricket News – Main Page
Indoor Cricket News – World Cup Series Page
Fixtures, Results, Standings and Statistics
All tournament information will be available via the World Cup Series Page:
Indoor Cricket News – World Cup Series Page
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