Women’s World Cup victory, Smriti Mandhana’s record-breaking:Deepti Sharma achieves history, how Indian women’s cricket team fared in 2025

The year 2025 was etched in golden letters in the history of Indian women’s cricket. Under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur, the Indian women’s cricket team ended decades of waiting by winning the ICC Women’s World Cup title for the first time. In the final match, India defeated South Africa by 52 runs, avenging the disappointment of the 2005 and 2017 finals. India’s ODI performance in 2025 was also excellent. Team India played a total of 23 ODI matches, winning 15, losing 7, and 1 match being inconclusive. During this period, India’s win percentage was 65.22, which reflects the team’s consistency and strength. Historic Comeback After Three Consecutive Losses
Midway through the World Cup, the Indian team went through a difficult phase. After losing three consecutive matches against South Africa, Australia, and England, India was almost considered out of the tournament. But a 53-run victory against New Zealand changed the team’s fortunes. In the semi-final against Australia, India achieved a target of 339 runs, which was the biggest run chase ever in any World Cup knockout match, male or female. Smriti Mandhana’s Record-Breaking Year
The year 2025 proved to be the most memorable year of Smriti Mandhana’s career. She scored 1362 runs in 23 ODI matches. During this period, her average was 61.90 and her strike rate was 109.92. Mandhana scored 5 centuries and 5 half-centuries in the year. By scoring a century against Australia in just 50 balls, she also set the record for the fastest ODI century in Indian cricket.
In the World Cup, she scored 434 runs in 9 matches and was the second-highest run-scorer of the tournament. Deepti Sharma’s Historic Achievement
All-rounder Deepti Sharma was chosen as the Player of the Tournament for her outstanding performance. She scored 215 runs and took 22 wickets in the World Cup. Deepti became the first player in World Cup history to complete a double of 200+ runs and 20+ wickets in a single tournament. In the final match, she played a crucial innings of 58 runs under pressure and recorded excellent figures of 5/39 in bowling. Shafali Verma’s Strong Comeback
Young batter Shefali Verma also made a significant contribution in the final. She played a brilliant innings of 87 runs off 78 balls and also took 2 wickets in bowling. She was chosen as the Player of the Match for her all-round performance.