The final of the Women’s Cricket ODI World Cup 2025 will be held today between the Indian women’s cricket team and the South African women’s cricket team. This title clash will take place at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, where Harmanpreet Kaur and team defeated Australia in the semi-finals. Team India is playing the final for the third time, while South Africa is playing its first ODI World Cup final in history. One of the two teams will win their first title today and one of them will be disappointed. Here are 5 big things related to this World Cup.

How much money will the team that wins the Women’s World Cup get?

All the tickets for the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 final have been sold, this match will be held today (November 2) at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. This time the champion team will get much more money than the previous edition. ICC President Jay Shah had announced the prize money even before the start of the tournament. This is more than the men’s World Cup winning team.

The team that wins the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 will receive prize money of $4.48 million, which is approximately Rs 40 crore in Indian currency. Let us tell you that the Australian team that won the 2023 Men’s World Cup had received 4 million dollars. The team that loses today will get $2.24 million, i.e. around Rs 20 crore.

How much amount will BCCI give?

If Harmanpreet Kaur and team win their first World Cup by defeating South Africa today, then BCCI can also shower money on the team. According to reports, BCCI will give the same amount of reward to Team India for winning, as was given to the Indian team for winning the T20 World Cup.

Let us tell you that last year BCCI had announced a prize money of Rs 125 crore for Team India after winning the T20 World Cup. Now it is expected that BCCI will give the same amount of money to Harmanpreet Kaur and team and staff, if India becomes champion.

Smriti Mandhana can become top run scorer in World Cup 2025

In terms of scoring the most runs in this edition of the World Cup, Smriti Mandhana is at second place, South African captain Laura Wolvaardt is at the first place. Mandhana has scored 389 runs in 8 matches, which includes 1 century and 2 half-centuries. Wolvaert has scored 470 runs in 8 matches. Smriti Mandhana can come first in the list by playing a century innings today, although this will happen if Laura Wolvaardt is out on a low score.

Marijane Capp can achieve this position

South African fast bowler Marizanne Cap is close to taking 50 wickets in the Women’s World Cup. She took 5 wickets in the semi-finals, with which she became the bowler taking the highest wicket in World Cup history. She can become the first bowler in the world to take 50 wickets in the Women’s World Cup. They currently have 44 wickets, to do so they need to take 6 wickets today. The way his bowling was in the semi-finals, it is not impossible.

Such a final is taking place for the first time in history

This is the first time in the history of the Women’s ODI World Cup that neither Australia nor England are in the final. The Indian team had defeated Australia in the semi-finals and South Africa has reached the finals by defeating England.

Women’s World Cup Most Wicket Taker: The Women’s World Cup 2025 is reaching its final stage. South Africa team has reached the final after defeating England in the semi-finals. The second semi-final of the World Cup is going to be played between India and Australia today on 30th October. But during this World Cup, South African player Marizanne Cap has broken the record of veteran Indian player Jhulan Goswami. This South African player has become the highest wicket taker in Women’s World Cup history.

Players who took the most wickets in the World Cup

In the Women’s World Cup 2025, a record has been broken, which was in the name of veteran Indian player Jhulan Goswami. Jhulan Goswami has taken 43 wickets in the World Cup. She has retired from international cricket in September 2022. Now this record of Jhulan Goswami has been broken by South African player Marijane Kapp. This player has taken 44 wickets in the World Cup. With this, she has now become the bowler taking the most wickets in World Cup history.

Marizanne Kapp stands above all others at the Women’s World Cup RUN

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Took 5 wickets against England

In the first semi-final of the Women’s World Cup 2025, Marijanne Kapp took 5 wickets and broke the record of Jhulan Goswami. In this match, the South African team, batting first, scored 319 runs at the loss of 7 wickets and set a huge target of 320 runs for England. After this, Marizanne Cap showed amazing bowling and defeated England’s batsmen one after the other. Marijane Cap completed the five-wicket haul in this knock-out match. Due to this strong bowling, the England team was all out for 194 in 42.3 overs. With this, the South African team qualified for the final of the Women’s World Cup 2025.

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This is the first time in history that South Africa women’s cricket team has reached the final of the ODI World Cup. South Africa defeated England by 125 runs in the first semi-final of the Women’s World Cup 2025 played at the ACA Stadium. Batting first, South Africa scored 319 runs, the highest runs for the team were scored by captain Laura Wolvaardt (169). Chasing the target, England collapsed for 194 runs, Marijne Kapp’s bowling was lethal, she took 5 wickets for just 20 runs in her spell of 7 overs. Wolvaardt was chosen player of the match.

England’s third wicket fell for 1 run

In the Women’s World Cup semi-finals, England had a target of 320 runs to win, chasing which the start was very bad. Marijne Kapp bowled England’s wicket-keeper batsman Amy Jones on the second ball of the first over. Marijne had also sent Heather Knight to the pavilion on the 5th ball of the first over. On the first ball of the very next over, Ayabanga Khaka dismissed Tammy Beaumont and took England’s third wicket. England had lost 3 wickets for 1 run, the top 3 batsmen could not even open their account.

Century partnership between Natalie and Capsie

After the fall of 3 wickets for 1 run, the century partnership between captain Natalie Siver and Alice Capsey kept England’s hopes of going to the final alive. Both of them made a partnership of 107 runs for the fourth wicket. Sune Luus broke this partnership and dismissed Capsy. Capsy scored 50 runs in 71 balls. After this, captain Natalie also returned to the pavilion, she scored 64 runs in 76 balls with the help of 1 six and 6 fours. He was dismissed by Marizanne Kapp.

Marijne Kapp’s ‘Five Wicket Hall’

Marijne Kapp took her 5th wicket of this match in the 31st over. He took 5 wickets for just 20 runs in his spell of 7 overs. Linsey Smith hit some good shots in the end, she was out after scoring 27 runs. This was the 10th wicket of England’s innings, which came in the 43rd over. England’s innings collapsed for 194 runs, South Africa entered the final by winning the semi-final by a huge margin of 125 runs.

Wolvaardt played a historic inning, South Africa scored 319 runs

For South Africa, captain Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Britts made a century partnership (116) for the first wicket. Sophie Ecclestone broke the pair in the 23rd over, when she bowled Britsch (45). In the same over, Sophie also bowled Annie Bosch, South Africa suffered one setback after another. His third wicket fell at the score of 119 in the form of Sune Loos.

After this, captain Laura along with Marijne Kapp made a partnership of 72 runs for the fourth wicket. Laura Wolvaardt played a historic inning of 169 runs before getting out. This is his 10th century in ODI and first century in the World Cup.

For England, Sophie Ecclestone took 4 wickets for 44 runs in a spell of 10 overs. Lauren took 2 wickets for 55 runs in 10 overs. One wicket was taken by captain Natalie Siver.

South Africa took revenge

South Africa has also taken revenge for the previous edition. In the last World Cup (2022), England defeated South Africa in the semi-finals. Laura Wolvaardt could not open her account in that semi-final, Marijne Kapp was also in that match, she scored 21 runs and took 2 wickets.

South Africa women’s cricket team captain Laura Wolvaardt played a memorable inning of 169 runs in the World Cup semi-final against England. In this match held at ACA Stadium, England won the toss and decided to bowl first. Wolvaardt made a century partnership (116) for the first wicket with Tazmin Brits, the captain did not stop even after Brits was out. She was out on the last ball of the 48th over.

Laura Wolvaardt scored the 10th century of her ODI career, this was her first century in the World Cup. Wolvaardt scored 169 runs in 143 balls in the semi-final against England. In this innings played with a strike of more than 118, he hit 4 sixes and 20 fours. That means he scored 104 runs (80 runs from fours and 24 runs from sixes) from boundaries.

Laura Wolvaardt equals Mithali Raj

It was only when Wolvaardt completed 50 runs that she equaled Mithali Raj in a big record. For the 13th time, Wolvaardt played an inning of more than 50 runs in the ODI World Cup. Earlier, Mithali Raj was the one to score the most number of innings of more than 50 runs in the ODI World Cup, she also did this 13 times.

The first South African batsman to do so

In this memorable inning of 169 runs, Laura Wolvaardt also completed 5000 runs of her ODI career. She is the first South African woman player to score 5000 runs in ODIs.

In the first semi-final of the Women’s World Cup 2025, South Africa, batting first, set a target of 319 runs for England to win. Chloe Tryon (33) and Marijne Kapp (42) also played good innings. Kapp also did wonders in bowling, he gave a great start to South Africa by taking 2 wickets in the very first over of the semi-final.

England’s wicket-keeper batsman Amy Jones was out on the second ball of the first over. After this, Heather Knight, who came at number three, also became the victim of Marijne Kapp, both the batsmen could not open the account. England lost its third wicket on the very first ball of the second over. England’s top 3 batsmen were out for just 1 run.