IND vs SA WWC FInal India defeated South Africa by 52 runs, Indian women won the World Cup for the first time It became the fourth team to do so.

 IND W vs SA W World Cup 2025 Final: India has won the ODI World Cup title. Batting first, India scored 298 runs and in reply, South Africa were bowled out for 246.

India wins the World Cup

The Indian women's team has created history. Team India defeated South Africa by 52 runs in the final of the Women's ODI World Cup 2025. Batting first, India scored 298 runs for seven wickets in 50 overs. In reply, South Africa was bowled out for 246 runs. Deepti Sharma turned the match around by taking five wickets. South African captain El Wolvaardt's 101-run innings went in vain. This is India's first ODI World Cup title in the 52-year history of the Women's ODI World Cup. The first Women's ODI World Cup was played in 1973. In addition to Deepti, Shafali Verma also performed brilliantly. She scored 87 runs with the bat and took two wickets. She was named Player of the Match.

India scored 298 runs

India scored 298 runs for the loss of seven wickets after 50 overs and set a target of 299 runs for South Africa. India will need to defend 298 runs to win the title. Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma scored half-centuries for India.

At one point, it seemed that the Indian team would reach 350, but a collapse in the middle order and slow batting prevented that from happening, and the Indian team only managed to reach close to 300. This is the second-highest score in a Women's ODI World Cup final and India's highest score in a World Cup final. Australia holds the record for the highest total in a Women's World Cup final, having scored 356 for five in the 2022 World Cup final. However, South Africa will have to chase a record. Never before has such a large score been chased in a Women's World Cup final. South Africa's highest chase in a Women's ODI World Cup is 275 runs, which they achieved against India in 2022.

 From India's side, Deepti Sharma scored 58 runs and Shefali scored 87 runs. Apart from this, Smriti Mandhana scored 45 runs. Richa Ghosh played a stormy inning of 34 runs in 24 balls. Jemima Rodrigues was out after scoring 24 runs and captain Harmanpreet Kaur was out after scoring 20 runs. Whereas, Amanjot Kaur scored 12 runs. From South Africa's side, Ayabonga Khaka took three wickets. Whereas, Malaba, De Klerk and Chloe Tryon got one wicket each.

Slow start to South Africa's innings

Chasing a target of 299, South Africa got off to a good start. Brits was run out for 23. Bosch returned to the pavilion without scoring. Luus was dismissed for 25 off 31 balls. Shefali dismissed her. Marizanne Kapp managed only four runs off 5 balls. Deepti dismissed Jafta, who scored 16 runs. Dirksen was dismissed for 35 off 37 balls. Captain Laura Wolvaardt was out for 101 off 98 balls. Amanjot Kaur took a brilliant catch. Tryon could only score nine runs off 8 balls. Deepti dismissed de Klerk to make India the champions. Deepti Sharma took five wickets in the final.

Submitting to bat first, India got off to a good start with Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandhana. They shared a 104-run partnership for the first wicket. Smriti scored 45 runs in 58 balls. Shefali Verma missed the chance to score a century. Shefali scored 87 runs in 78 balls. Shefali hit seven fours and two sixes during her best innings in ODI. Jemima, who scored a century in the last match, could score only 24 runs in 37 balls. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur was clean bowled after scoring 20 runs in 29 balls. Amanjot scored 12 runs in 14 balls. Richa Ghosh scored 34 runs. Deepti Sharma was run out on the score of 58. For South Africa, Ayabonga Khaka took three wickets, while Nonkululeko Mlaba, Nadine de Klerk and Chole Troyen took one wicket each.