ICC has revealed the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 Group of the Match following an unforgettable version hosted throughout India. The competitors noticed intense rivalries, record-breaking performances, and India’s long-awaited title triumph. Regardless of the victory, Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur surprisingly missed out, with three of her teammates securing locations within the elite XI.
ICC pronounces Ladies’s World Cup 2025 Group of the Match
Main the choice is South African captain Laura Wolvaardt, who was named skipper of the aspect after dominating the run charts with 571 runs. Her sensible centuries in each the semi-final and last have been defining moments of South Africa’s marketing campaign, although they fell quick within the summit conflict in opposition to India.
From the Indian contingent, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Deepti Sharma made the reduce after distinctive performances that steered India to glory. Mandhana’s consistency on the prime was pivotal as she ended because the match’s second-highest run-scorer with 434 runs, together with 4 half-centuries. Rodrigues, in the meantime, earned her spot with a surprising 127* in opposition to Australia within the semi-final — an innings hailed as top-of-the-line within the historical past of girls’s cricket. Her complete of 292 runs at a mean of 58.40 underlined her affect in stress conditions.
Deepti, topped the Participant of the Match, was the spine of India’s marketing campaign. With 22 wickets and essential lower-order contributions, she showcased her all-round brilliance. Her efficiency within the last, the place she took 5 for 39 and scored a match-winning 58, symbolized her stature as probably the most invaluable gamers in world cricket.
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Star-studded line-up displays world steadiness
The Group of the Match contains a robust mixture of expertise from all main cricketing nations. Alongside the Indian trio, South Africa contributed three gamers — Wolvaardt, Marizanne Kapp, and Nadine de Klerk. Kapp’s all-round excellence as soon as once more stood out, whereas de Klerk’s middle-order consistency and key wickets have been very important to the Proteas’ success.
Australia’s illustration got here within the type of Ashleigh Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, and Alana King. Every made a notable impression with each bat and ball as Australia reached the semi-finals earlier than bowing out to India. Gardner’s power-hitting and off-spin, Sutherland’s adaptability, and King’s artful leg-spin strengthened Australia’s depth in expertise.
England’s duo of Sophie Ecclestone and Nat Sciver-Brunt additionally discovered their names within the combine. Ecclestone’s left-arm spin remained a continuing risk all through the competitors, whereas Sciver-Brunt, named because the twelfth participant, contributed with impactful all-round shows regardless of England’s early exit. Pakistan’s Sidra Nawaz accomplished the aspect because the wicketkeeper, incomes reward for her agility behind the stumps and composure below stress.
ICC Ladies’s ODI World Cup 2025: Group of the Match
Smriti Mandhana, Laura Wolvaardt (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Ashleigh Gardner, Deepti Sharma, Annabel Sutherland, Nadine de Klerk, Sidra Nawaz (wk), Alana King, Sophie Ecclestone
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This text was first printed at WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times firm.
