Australia has defeated South Africa by 7 wickets. The Australian team has been unbeaten in the league stage of the Women’s World Cup 2025. Both the teams have already qualified for the semi-finals, but the Kangaroo team has taken steps towards the eighth World Cup title by registering a huge victory. The South African team, which batted first, was reduced to just 97 runs, in reply Australia achieved the target in just 101 balls. Alana King alone took 7 wickets. Australia finished on the top of the points table.

In this World Cup, England had all out South Africa for 69 runs. This is the second time when the South African team could not even score 100 runs in the 2025 World Cup. Apart from captain Laura Woolworth (31), Sinalo Jafata (29 runs) and Nadine de Klerk (14 runs), the remaining 8 South African batsmen could not even reach double figures. As a result, South Africa was all out for only 97 runs.

18 runs and 7 wickets

Elena King in particular wreaked havoc on the South African team. He bowled 7 overs, in which he bowled two maiden overs and gave only 18 runs. His leg spin bowling created such a trap that four South African batsmen were clean bowled against him. He was also chosen player of the match. On the basis of this performance, Elena King has come third in terms of taking most wickets in the current World Cup, she currently has 13 wickets. Annabel Sutherland (15) and Deepti Sharma (14) are ahead of her in this list.

Australia won the match in just 101 balls

The Australian team, which came to chase the small target of 98 runs, lost 2 wickets at the score of only 11. The Kangaroo team was also in danger of being all out for some time, but Georgia Wall’s 38 runs and Beth Mooney’s 42 runs contributed a lot in Australia’s victory. Australia achieved this target in just 101 balls (16.5 overs).

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South Africa has defeated India by 3 wickets. In this hair-raising match, Nadine de Klerk’s inning of 84 runs snatched the victory from Team India. Playing first in this match, the Indian team had scored 251 runs, in response to which the South African team won the match by 3 wickets with 7 balls remaining. All-rounder Nadine de Klerk single-handedly defeated the Indian bowlers. This is India’s first defeat in the World Cup 2025.

Indian batting was a flop in this match played in Visakhapatnam. Team India’s 6 wickets had fallen for just 102 runs. From there, Richa Ghosh made the biggest contribution in taking the team’s score beyond 250 by playing an inning of 94 runs. Sneh Rana also scored 33 runs.

India lost the won match

Chasing the target of 252 runs, half of the South African team had returned to the pavilion by the score of 51. For a long time, captain Laura Woolworth held one end, who played an inning of 70 runs. It seemed as if Team India would register an easy victory. When Woolworth’s wicket fell, South Africa’s score was 142/6. Here too Team India’s victory looked easy.

Meanwhile, Nadine de Klerk and Chloe Tryon made a partnership of 59 runs to take South Africa closer to victory. Meanwhile, when Tryon was out after scoring 49 runs, South Africa still needed 41 runs to win. But the clerk was still firmly on the crease. Nadine de Klerk single-handedly overpowered Team India. He played an unbeaten inning of 84 runs in 54 balls. In this innings he hit 8 fours and 5 sixes.

The Indian team had earlier defeated Sri Lanka and Pakistan, but now South Africa has become the first team to defeat it in the World Cup 2025.

Former captain Mithali Raj believes that if India takes the rhythm in his favor by taking advantage of important occasions during the big matches in the upcoming women’s ODIs, then it can end the drought of the long -running title.

The host India will land as a strong contender to win the tournament with Australia and England in the next month’s World Cup. The Indian team led by Harmanpreet Kaur is looking for its first world title as it has missed the final of 50 -over format twice.

Mithali said to ‘ICC Digital’, “I think (India) needs to take advantage of those small occasions during big matches.” He said, “This is the balance that is between the claimant teams.” She tries to use those opportunities more and more in her favor and India needs to take advantage of those opportunities.

Mithali, who won India to the World Cup final in the year 2005 and 2017, believes that winning the title will have a revolutionary impact on women’s cricket in the country.

He said, “I think it will be a big deal. I mean this is such a thing that all the players, whatever bat, whoever wants to represent the country, would like to win the World Cup because India has not done so yet.

Mithali said, “Yes, we have reached close twice but have not been able to win the cup yet. Winning the World Cup on the home ground would be very good because it is a completely different platform. ”

In India’s recent limited overs tour of England, young Kranti Gaur and Mr. Charani made their mark, and the team won both T20 international and ODI series.

Mithali is particularly affected by the 22 -year -old fast bowler revolution. He said, “I was greatly influenced by Kranti Gaur’s talent in England.” Mithali said, “She has played WPL (Women’s Premier League) but does not have that much experience.”

The former Indian captain said, “But as a fast bowler she tries constantly and tries to take wickets, she is impressive and she (in England) has taken six wickets, so I would like to see her playing in the domestic World Cup.”

The Women’s World Cup is starting from 30 September in which India will start its campaign against co -host Sri Lanka.