Bengaluru’s famous M. Chinnaswamy Stadium has not been allowed to host any match of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025, let us tell you about this news in detail
Karnataka CM has not allowed Bengaluru’s famous M. Chinnaswamy Stadium to host any match of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025. The decision came a few weeks before the start of the tournament, due to which the ICC will have to transfer the matches to another venue.
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The decision has been taken on the basis of the report of the Justice John Michael D’Cunha Commission, which investigated the stampede during the celebration of Royal Challengers Bangalore’s IPL 2025 victory on June 4. In this incident, 11 people died and more than 50 people were injured outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
The commission declared the stadium unsafe for big events
According to the commission’s report, the design and structure of the stadium is not safe for big events. The main reasons cited for this were limited entry and exit gates, poor public transport system, lack of queue management, lack of emergency evacuation plan and very less parking space.
The M Chinnaswamy Stadium could be in danger of losing its #CWC25 matches after the KCSA missed the August 10 deadline to secure police approval to host games at the venue
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The report concluded that organizing big events here is not free from danger to public safety. After this decision, the ICC decided to hold four Women’s World Cup matches to be held in Bengaluru at other places.
These matches included important matches like India-Sri Lanka, England-South Africa and India-Bangladesh. If Pakistan did not reach the final, Chinnaswamy could also get the hosting of the final.
The Karnataka State Cricket Association had proposed to organize the match without spectators, but the government rejected it as well. Earlier, Maharaja Trophy T20 matches were also held in Mysore due to security reasons. KSCA officials say that the Chinnaswamy Stadium has successfully hosted more than 750 matches and around 15 IPL seasons so far.
They believe that the June 4 incident was a private celebration and had no direct connection with the cricket match. Since Chinnaswamy is the only international-level ground in Karnataka, Royal Challengers Bangalore may have to play their home matches in another city in IPL 2026.
