Mumbai: Team India created history on Sunday as they defeated South Africa in the final of ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 to lift their maiden ICC title at Navi Mumbai’s Dr DY Patil Stadium.
India were featuring in their third World Cup final, while South Africa were in their first.
So far, in 13 editions of the ICC Women’s World Cup, Australia have won seven times, England four times, and New Zealand and India have lifted the trophy once .
Following India’s historic triumph in the ICC Women’s ODI Cricket World Cup 2025, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a Rs 51 crore cash reward for the Women in Blue.
The historic win at the DY Patil Stadium over South Africa ended decades of near misses, including heartbreaking losses in the 2005 and 2017 finals, making the Indian Women’s team the champion of the world for the first time ever.
Brief Score:
India 298/7 (50 overs) — Shafali Verma 87, Deepti Sharma 58, Smriti Mandhana 45, Ayabonga Khaka 3/58.
South Africa 246 all out (45.3 overs) — Laura Wolvaardt 101, Annerie Dercksen 35, Deepti Sharma 5/39, Shafali Verma 2/36.
