Who won India Women vs South Africa Women clash in Women's World Cup 2025 Final today? — Match result & turning points
India finally won the Women’s World Cup for the first time, defeating South Africa Women by 52 runs on Sunday, November 2, at the Dr. D. Y. Patil Sports
Academy in Navi Mumbai. Batting first, India posted a total of 298/7 in 50 overs, with Shafali Verma scoring 87 and Deepti Sharma contributing 58 runs. For South Africa, Ayabonga Khaka was the pick of the bowlers, finishing with figures of 3/58. In reply, South Africa Women were bowled out for 246 in 45.3 overs. Skipper Laura Wolvaardt scored a valiant 101 but could not take her team across the line. Deepti Sharma starred with the ball for India, taking 5/39 in her 9.3 overs.
Top batting performances of the match — Laura Wolvaardt
South African skipper Laura Wolvaardt delivered another brilliant performance in the final but could not guide her team to victory. She scored a magnificent 101 runs off 98 balls, including 11 fours and one six. Wolvaardt continued her exceptional form from the knockout stages, and in the summit clash, she once again showcased her class and determination on the biggest stage.
Best bowling spells — Deepti Sharma
Indian spinner Deepti Sharma once again displayed her brilliance in the final against South Africa. She delivered a match-winning spell, finishing with figures of 5/39, dismissing Laura Wolvaardt, Sinalo Jafta, Annerie Dercksen, Chloe Tryon, and Nadine de Klerk. With this performance, Deepti ended the Women’s World Cup 2025 with an impressive tally of 22 wickets, further cementing her status as one of the tournament’s standout performers.
Records Broken and Major Milestones Achieved
- Laura Wolvaardt became the second player, after Alyssa Healy in 2022, to score a hundred in both the semi-final and final of the same World Cup edition (Men’s or Women’s).
- She now holds the record for the most 50-plus scores in Women’s World Cup history with 14 in just 24 innings.
- Wolvaardt also set the record for the most runs in a single World Cup edition, scoring 571 runs in 2025.
- Deepti Sharma made history as the first player to achieve a double of 200 runs and 15 wickets in a Women’s World Cup edition.
- Harmanpreet Kaur registered the most runs in Women’s ODI World Cup knockouts with 331 runs in four innings.
- Smriti Mandhana surpassed Mithali Raj’s 409 runs from 2017 by scoring 434, marking the most runs by an Indian player in a single Women’s World Cup edition.
Who was the Player of the Match?
Indian opener Shafali Verma, who came in as an emergency replacement for Pratika Rawal, made a stunning impact in just her second innings of the World Cup. In the final, she scored a brilliant 87 runs off 78 balls, including seven fours and two sixes. Shafali also contributed with the ball, showing her all-round brilliance by taking two crucial wickets and finishing with figures of 2/36. Her outstanding performance earned her the distinction of becoming the youngest player ever to win the Player of the Match award in a World Cup final.
Who was the Player of the Tournament?
Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma was named the Player of the Tournament for her outstanding all-round performance in the Women’s World Cup 2025. She scored 215 runs in seven innings and emerged as the tournament’s leading wicket-taker with 22 wickets in nine matches at an impressive average of 20.40. Deepti’s consistent contributions with both bat and ball played a pivotal role in guiding India to their historic first World Cup title.
