By Admin 
In the Women’s World Cup 2025, a high-scoring and exciting match was played between India and Australia at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium on Sunday, in which the Indian team lost by 3 wickets. Australia achieved the target of 331 given by the Indian team at the loss of 7 wickets. If we look at the history of the Women’s ODI World Cup, this match will be remembered for the maximum number of sixes.
Batting first, the Indian team had scored 330 runs. Pratika Rawal had hit 1 six in her innings of 75 runs. At the same time, Smriti Mandhana hit 3 sixes in her innings of 80 runs. Harleen Deol hit 1 six and Richa Ghosh hit 2 sixes. Overall, 7 sixes were hit by the Indian team.
For Australia, captain Alyssa Healy hit 3 sixes in her innings of 142 runs. Phoebe Lichfield, Elsie Perry, and Ashley Gardner hit 1 six each. 6 sixes were hit from Australia.
Overall, 13 sixes were hit in the match. This is the record for most sixes hit in a match in the history of Women’s ODI World Cup.
Australia made a world record in this match. Australia created a new history in women’s ODI cricket by achieving the target of 331 runs. This is the biggest chase in women’s ODI cricket. The previous record was in the name of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka had achieved the target of 302 against South Africa in 2024. In reply to 301, Sri Lanka had scored 305 runs.
This is the second consecutive defeat of the Indian team. In the last match, Harmanpreet and Company had to face defeat by 3 wickets against South Africa. After this defeat, the Indian team has moved to third place in the points table. The next match of the Indian team is against England, which has remained undefeated in the tournament so far.