After a wait of 47 long years, India finally became World Champions in women’s cricket. The historic moment came as India defeated South Africa in the final to lift the 2025 ICC Women’s World Cup Trophy. It was a day of pride, emotion, and celebration for Indian cricket fans across the globe.
The final match, played at a packed stadium, saw India dominate both with bat and ball. Batting first, India posted a strong total of 256 runs, thanks to a brilliant performance by young opener Shafali Verma, who scored a match-winning half-century. At just 20 years old, she became the youngest player to score a half-century in a World Cup final. Her fearless batting gave India the early momentum they needed.
India Women (50 ovs maximum)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Smriti Mandhana
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c †Jafta b Tryon | 45 | 58 | 65 | 8 | 0 | 77.58 | ||
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Shafali Verma
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c Luus b Khaka | 87 | 78 | 101 | 7 | 2 | 111.53 | ||
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Jemimah Rodrigues
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c Wolvaardt b Khaka | 24 | 37 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 64.86 | ||
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Harmanpreet Kaur (c)
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b Mlaba | 20 | 29 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 68.96 | ||
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Deepti Sharma
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run out (Tryon/†Jafta) | 58 | 58 | 85 | 3 | 1 | 100.00 | ||
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Amanjot Kaur
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c & b de Klerk | 12 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 | ||
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Richa Ghosh †
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c Dercksen b Khaka | 34 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 141.66 | ||
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Radha Yadav
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not out | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 2, nb 1, w 12) | 15 | |||||||
| Total |
50 Ov (RR: 5.96)
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298/7 | |||||||
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Did not bat:
Shree Charani,
Kranti Gaud,
Renuka Singh
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Fall of wickets: 1-104 (Smriti Mandhana, 17.4 ov), 2-166 (Shafali Verma, 27.5 ov), 3-171 (Jemimah Rodrigues, 29.4 ov), 4-223 (Harmanpreet Kaur, 38.6 ov), 5-245 (Amanjot Kaur, 43.1 ov), 6-292 (Richa Ghosh, 48.6 ov), 7-298 (Deepti Sharma, 49.6 ov) • DRS
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| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Marizanne Kapp
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10 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 5.90 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
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Ayabonga Khaka
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9 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 6.44 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
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Nonkululeko Mlaba
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10 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 4.70 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
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Nadine de Klerk
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9 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 5.77 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
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Sune Luus
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5 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 6.80 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
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Chloe Tryon
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7 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 6.57 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa Women (T: 299 runs from 50 ovs)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Laura Wolvaardt (c)
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c AB Kaur b Sharma | 101 | 98 | 158 | 11 | 1 | 103.06 | ||
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Tazmin Brits
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run out (AB Kaur) | 23 | 35 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 65.71 | ||
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Anneke Bosch
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lbw b Shree Charani | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
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Sune Luus
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c & b Shafali Verma | 25 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 80.64 | ||
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Marizanne Kapp
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c †Ghosh b Shafali Verma | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 | ||
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Sinalo Jafta †
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c Yadav b Sharma | 16 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 55.17 | ||
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Annerie Dercksen
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b Sharma | 35 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 94.59 | ||
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Chloe Tryon
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lbw b Sharma | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 112.50 | ||
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Nadine de Klerk
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c H Kaur b Sharma | 18 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 94.73 | ||
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Ayabonga Khaka
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run out (Sharma/†Ghosh) | 1 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 14.28 | ||
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Nonkululeko Mlaba
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not out | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
| Extras | (nb 2, w 12) | 14 | |||||||
| Total |
45.3 Ov (RR: 5.40)
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246 | |||||||
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Fall of wickets: 1-51 (Tazmin Brits, 9.3 ov), 2-62 (Anneke Bosch, 11.5 ov), 3-114 (Sune Luus, 20.2 ov), 4-123 (Marizanne Kapp, 22.1 ov), 5-148 (Sinalo Jafta, 29.3 ov), 6-209 (Annerie Dercksen, 39.3 ov), 7-220 (Laura Wolvaardt, 41.1 ov), 8-221 (Chloe Tryon, 41.4 ov), 9-246 (Ayabonga Khaka, 44.6 ov), 10-246 (Nadine de Klerk, 45.3 ov) • DRS
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| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Renuka Singh
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8 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3.50 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
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Kranti Gaud
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3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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Amanjot Kaur
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4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.50 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Deepti Sharma
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9.3 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 4.10 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
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Shree Charani
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9 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 5.33 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
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Radha Yadav
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5 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 9.00 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
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Shafali Verma
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7 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 5.14 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Flow
- India Women innings
- Wet Ground: India Women – 0/0
- Rain: India Women – 0/0
- Wet Ground: India Women – 0/0
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 10.0 (Mandatory – 64 runs, 0 wicket)
- India Women: 50 runs in 6.3 overs (39 balls), Extras 8
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (S Mandhana 21, Shafali Verma 22, Ex 8)
- Drinks: India Women – 92/0 in 16.0 overs (S Mandhana 35, Shafali Verma 47)
- India Women: 100 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 10
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 104 balls (S Mandhana 43, Shafali Verma 49, Ex 10)
- Shafali Verma: 50 off 49 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- India Women: 150 runs in 24.5 overs (149 balls), Extras 10
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 49 balls (Shafali Verma 30, JI Rodrigues 19, Ex 1)
- Drinks: India Women – 185/3 in 33.0 overs (H Kaur 6, DB Sharma 11)
- India Women: 200 runs in 34.6 overs (211 balls), Extras 13
- Over 36.1: Review by India Women (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – JM Williams, Batter – DB Sharma (Upheld)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls (H Kaur 16, DB Sharma 32, Ex 2)
- Over 42.6: Review by South Africa Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – JM Williams, Batter – DB Sharma (Struck down)
- India Women: 250 runs in 43.3 overs (262 balls), Extras 15
- DB Sharma: 50 off 53 balls (2 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Over 47.6: Review by India Women (Batting), Decision Challenged – NoBall, Umpire – E Sheridan, Batter – RM Ghosh (Struck down)
- Innings Break: India Women – 298/7 in 50.0 overs (RP Yadav 3)
- South Africa Women innings
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 10.0 (Mandatory – 52 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 2.3: Review by India Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – E Sheridan, Batter – T Brits (Struck down)
- South Africa Women: 50 runs in 8.4 overs (52 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls (L Wolvaardt 24, T Brits 22, Ex 4)
- Drinks: South Africa Women – 78/2 in 15.0 overs (L Wolvaardt 43, S Luus 8)
- L Wolvaardt: 50 off 45 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- South Africa Women: 100 runs in 17.6 overs (108 balls), Extras 5
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (L Wolvaardt 25, S Luus 25, Ex 1)
- Over 21.4: Review by India Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – JM Williams, Batter – L Wolvaardt (Struck down)
- South Africa Women: 150 runs in 29.5 overs (179 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: South Africa Women – 173/5 in 32.0 overs (L Wolvaardt 80, A Dercksen 18)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls (L Wolvaardt 16, A Dercksen 33, Ex 1)
- South Africa Women: 200 runs in 38.5 overs (234 balls), Extras 7
- L Wolvaardt: 100 off 96 balls (11 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Over 41.4: Review by South Africa Women (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – JM Williams, Batter – CL Tryon (Struck down – Umpires Call)
- Attendance: 39,555
Match Details
| Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai | |
| Toss | South Africa Women, elected to field first |
| Series |
ICC Women’s World Cup
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| Season | 2025/26 |
| Player Of The Match |
 Shafali Verma |
| Player Of The Series |
Deepti Sharma |
| Series result | India Women won the 2025/26 ICC Women’s World Cup |
| Match number | WODI no. 1520 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 15.00 start, First Session 15.00-18.10, Interval 18.10-18.40, Second Session 18.40-22.10 |
| Match days | 2 November 2025 – daynight (50-over match) |
| Umpires |
 Eloise SheridanDRS  Jacqueline WilliamsDRS |
| TV Umpire |
 Sue Redfern |
| Reserve Umpire |
 Nimali Perera |
| Match Referee |
Michell Pereira |
