Four stars who can power India to World Cup glory:Smriti Mandhana tops the run charts, Deepti Sharma leads with most wickets

India have reached the semi-finals of the Women’s ODI World Cup for the 5th time. The India Women’s team finished the round-robin in fourth place. Now, on October 30, the team will face 7-time champions Australia. Here are 4 players who can help India become the World Champions Player-1: Smriti Mandhana Smriti Mandhana, the highest run-scorer in the tournament, was in excellent form in 2025. She scored 1293 runs this year at an average of 64.65. This included 5 centuries and 5 fifties. Against Australia, she scored 2 centuries and 2 fifties in the last 4 matches this year. Now, in the semi-finals, India will once again face Australia and if Mandhana provides a good start, the team can hope to secure a spot in the final. What role does she play? This left-handed batter is responsible for opening the innings. Smriti has performed this role admirably. She scored more than 20 runs in all innings except the first match. Not only that, but she also made opening partnerships of more than 50 runs on 4 occasions. 2. Richa Ghosh Bengal’s 22-year-old batter Richa scored 175 runs in 6 matches. She batted at an average of 43.75 and a strike rate of 128.67. She remained not out twice. Richa played a half-century innings of 94 runs against South Africa in Vizag. Not only that, she also caught two batsmen behind the wicket. What role does she play? Wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh got the role of batting in the finisher position. Richa’s job is to rapidly increase India’s score by playing big shots in the last 10-15 overs. She has performed this role well throughout her career, but she didn’t get many opportunities to bat in the tournament. 3. Deepti Sharma The left-hand all-rounder from Agra contributed to the tournament with both bat and ball. 28-year-old Deepti batted in 5 out of 7 matches. She scored 133 runs with the help of 2 fifties. Not only that, she also took 15 wickets in bowling. She is at the top of the tournament’s leading wicket-takers along with Australia’s Annabel Sutherland. What role does she play? Deepti is responsible for middle-order batting and spin bowling. Deepti performed as expected on both fronts. She is scoring crucial runs in the middle order with Richa Ghosh. She also provides wickets to the team when needed. Shree Charani Shree Charani from Andhra Pradesh is India’s second most successful bowler in this tournament. She has taken 11 wickets in 7 matches. She concedes runs at an economy of just 4.91. In the group stage match against Australia, she took 3 wickets for just 41 runs. If she had received support from the other end, Team India could have won. What role does she play? She bowled brilliantly in the group stage against Australia. The Indian team was defending a target of 331 runs. In this match, Shri Charani had sent Australian captain Alyssa Healy, opener Phoebe Litchfield, and Annabel Sutherland back to the pavilion.