India wins Women's World Cup Final 2025

India won their maiden Women’s World Cup title with a 52-run victory over South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday (November 2, 2025)

Put into bat, the hosts rode half-centuries from Shafali Verma (87) and Deepti Sharma (58) to post 298-7 even though 350 looked well within their reach at one stage.

India Innings

Smriti Mandhana c Sinalo Jafta b Chloe Tryon 45 Shafali Verma c Sune Luus b Ayabonga Khaka 87 Jemimah Rodrigues c Laura Wolvaardt b Ayabonga Khaka 24 Harmanpreet Kaur b Nonkululeko Mlaba 20 Deepti Sharma run out (Chloe Tryon/Sinalo Jafta) 58 Amanjot Kaur c and b Nadine de Klerk 12 Richa Ghosh c Annerie Dercksen b Ayabonga Khaka 34 Extras: (LB-2, W-12, NB-1) 15

Total: (For 7 wkts, 50 Overs) 298

Fall of Wickets: 1-104, 2-166, 3-171, 4-223, 5-245, 6-292, 7-298

South African bowling: Marizanne Kapp10-1-59-0, Ayabonga Khaka 9-0-58-3, Nonkululeko Mlaba 10-0-47-1, Nadine de Klerk 9-0-52-1, Sune Luus 5-0-34-0, Chloe Tryon 7-0-46-1.

BCCI announces ₹51 crore cash reward for ICC Women's World Cup-winning Team India

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia announced a cash prize of ₹51 crore for the ICC Women’s World Cup-winning Team India.

Team India finally put the heartbreaks of the 2005 and 2017 World Cup finals behind them as they beat South Africa to secure their maiden world title across ODI and T20I formats.

Deepti Sharma crowned 'Player of the Tournament', achieves historic first-time double across men's, women's World Cups

Deepti Sharma produced a sensational all-round performance to guide India to their first-ever Women’s World Cup title, defeating South Africa in the final in Navi Mumbai on Sunday. The all-rounder was named the Player of the Tournament after scoring a vital 215 runs and taking 22 wickets, playing a decisive role with both bat and ball.

Deepti’s innings in the final came at a crucial stage when India needed stability in the middle overs. Her composed 58 anchored the innings and helped the team post a competitive total before she turned the match on its head with the ball, dismantling South Africa’s batting lineup in the chase, as she finished with 5/39 in 9.3 overs.

With her incredible consistency throughout the tournament, Deepti became the first player in Women’s World Cup history to achieve the double of 200 runs and 20 wickets in a single edition across men’s and women’s World Cups. Across nine matches and seven innings, she scored 215 runs at an average of 30.71 and a strike rate of 90.71, including three half-centuries, with a highest score of 58. She was equally brilliant with the ball, finishing as the tournament’s highest wicket-taker with 22 wickets at an average of 24.11 and best bowling figures of 5/39.

Deepti also broke several records along the way. She now holds the record for the most wickets by an Indian in a single Women’s World Cup, surpassing Shubhangi Kulkarni’s 20 wickets in the 1981-82 edition and Neetu David’s 20 wickets in the 2005 World Cup. She also became the first Indian to claim a five-wicket haul in a Women’s World Cup final.