Just like in the first ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 qualifying match, players competed tenaciously against their rivals. Beyond this, they had to grapple with the intense heat waves. On 10 October 2025, Bangladesh’s opening match against New Zealand at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. The epic match underscored the growing concerns extreme weather poses to the sport of cricket. Brooke Halliday used the drinks break interval to cool down. She lamented the new reality that athletes will have to deal with as the planet continues to warm.
A recent report highlighted by England batter Maia Bouchier reveals alarming trends regarding the risks players face due to extreme conditions. Bouchier emphasized that both the physical and mental health of cricket players is increasingly jeopardized as the climate continues to shift. This report feeds into the wider discourse surrounding the effects of climate change on cricket. A recent edition of the BBC’s “Stumped” program took a great look at these key topics.
On October 25, 2025, this episode of “Stumped,” hosted by Alison Mitchell, Matt Clinch, and Charu Sharma, brought an exciting dialogue. For instance, they examined the broader impacts of climate change on the sport of cricket. From there, the hosts dug into all of the goings on from the Women’s World Cup. They addressed the timely topic of how cricket can respond to fight the effects of more extreme weather. The full episode is now streaming online via the BBC website and on the BBC Sounds app, clocking in at just over 43 minutes.
The discussion on “Stumped” focused on the impact of the devastation seen across other major cricketing venues. In Sri Lanka, for example, half the matches were lost to heavy rainfall related to a noticeably changing monsoon season. Such incidents highlight the urgent need for strategies to cope with unpredictable weather patterns that threaten not only match schedules but player safety.
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