Australia created history, achieved the highest target in women’s ODIs thanks to Healy’s captaincy innings.
India vs Australia, Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 Match Highlights:
Australia defeated India by three wickets to regain the top spot. Batting first in a thrilling Women’s World Cup match played in Visakhapatnam on Sunday, India scored 330 runs in 48.5 overs, thanks to a massive 155-run partnership between Pratika Rawal and Smriti Mandhana. In reply, Australia won the match by scoring 331 runs for seven wickets in 49 overs.
Captain Alyssa Healy (142) scored a brilliant century to lead her team to a historic victory. Healy attacked the Indian bowlers from the start. She changed the course of the match by hitting a six and three fours in an over bowled by Kranti Gaud. Healy reached her half-century in just 35 balls, which is the fastest fifty in the current World Cup. She then completed her sixth century of her career in just 84 balls. She returned to the pavilion after scoring 142 runs in 107 balls with the help of 21 fours and three sixes.
Smriti Mandhana (80) and Pratibha Rawal (75) shared a 155-run partnership for the first wicket, providing a solid foundation for the team. Mandhana reached her half-century in 46 balls, becoming the fastest and youngest player to reach 5,000 runs in women’s ODIs during the same innings. Rawal also reached her fifty in 69 balls. Mandhana accelerated the momentum by hitting 18 runs in the first over of spinner Sophie Molineux. Together, they recorded their sixth 100-run partnership. Richa Ghosh (28) and Jemimah Rodrigues (33) added 54 runs for the fifth wicket to take India past 300.
India’s playing XI: Smriti Mandhana, Pratik Raval, Harleen Deol, Amanjot Kaur, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Sneh Rana, Kranti Goud, Renuka Singh.
Australia’s playing XI: Alyssa Healy (captain and wicketkeeper), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Money, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Georgia Wareham, Kim Garth, Alana King, Megan Schutt
