ICC women's world cup 2025 winner is India

India won the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, becoming the new world champions after defeating South Africa in the final held at the DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. This marks India’s first-ever Women's ODI World Cup title, a historic milestone for women’s cricket in the country.

Key Highlights of the Final

India set a formidable target of 299 runs for South Africa in the final.The Indian bowling attack, led by Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma, played a crucial role in reducing South Africa’s lineup and maintaining control throughout the chase.

The victory ended India's long wait for a women’s World Cup trophy, following previous runner-up finishes in 2005 and 2017.

Importance of the Win

India's triumph is set to inspire a new generation of women cricketers and significantly boost the sport’s popularity across the country.This win is a landmark achievement, cementing India’s place among the world’s elite in women’s cricket.

The 2025 win is now a defining moment in Indian sports and women’s cricket history.

ICC U19 world cup 2024: India beat South Africa by 2 wickets and enter the finals

ICC U19 world cup 2024: Venue: Willowmoore Park, Benoni 

South Africa U19 Innings: 244 for 7 wickets in 50 Overs

Lhuan-dre Pretorius - 76 (102)

Richard Seletswane - 64 (100)

India U19 Innings: 248 for 8 wickets 48.5 Overs

Uday Saharan - 81 (124)

Sachin Dhas - 96 (95)

Result:  India U19 won by 2 wickets

India won by 337 runs

India vs South Africa: 4th Test Match, Feroz shah kotla stadium, New Delhi

India Ist Innings:  334 for all out

• Ajinkya Rahane - 127
• Ravichandran Ashwin - 56

South Africa I Innings: 121 for all out

• AB de Villiers - 42

India IInd Innings: 267 for 5 wickets

• Ajinkya Rahane - 100 not out
• Virat Kohli - 88

South Africa II Innings: 143 for all out

• AB de Villiers - 43

India beat South Africa by 337 runs

Man of the Match won by Ajinkya Rahane

India won by 124 runs in the 3rd Test Match

India vs South Africa: Third Test Match, Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

India I Innings: 215 for all out
India II Innings: 173 for all out

South Africa I Innings: 79 for all out
South Africa II Innings; 185 for all out

India beat South Africa by 124 runs

Man of the match award won by Ravichandran Ashwin

Second Test Match drawn

Second Test called off due to rain

South Africa: First Innings: 214 for all out

• AB de villiers - 85

India: First Innings: 80 for no loss

• Shikar Dhawan - 45 not out
• M Vijay - 28 not out

Result: Match Drawn

India won the first test by 108 runs

First Test Match: India vs South Africa, Mohali

India:
Ist Innings: 201 for all out - Murali Vijay - 75
2nd Innings: 200 for all out - Cheteshwar Pujara - 77


South Africa:
Ist Innings: 184 for all out - AB de Villiers - 63
2nd Innings: 109 for all out - Stiyaan van Zyl - 36


India beat South Africa by 108 runs
Man of the match won by Ravindra Jadeja

South Africa won by 214 runs

India vs South Africa: 5th One Day
South Africa: 438 for 4 wickets in 50 Overs
Faf du plessis - 133
AB de villiers - 119
Q de Kock - 109

India: 224 for all out in 36 Overs
A Rahane - 87
S Dhawan - 60

South Africa beat India by 214 runs and won the One Day Series
Man of the match won by Q de Kock

India won by 35 runs in 4th One Day

India vs South Africa: 4th ODI, Chennai

India: 299 for 8 in 50 Overs

Virat Kohli - 138 (140)
Suresh Raina - 53 (52)

South Africa: 264 for 9 in 50 Overs

AB de Villiers - 112 (107)
Q de Kock - 43 (35)

India beat South Africa by 35 runs
Man of the Match won by Virat Kohli

India vs South Africa One Day Series Schedule

• First One Day - Oct, 11 2015, Kanpur
• Second One Day - Oct,14 2015, Indore
• Third One Day - Oct, 18 2015, Rajkot
• Fourth One Day - Oct, 22 2015, Chennai
• Fifth One Day - Oct, 25 2015, Mumbai

South Africa won by 7 wickets in first Twenty20 match

India vs South Africa: 1st Tweny20, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

India: 199 for 5 wickets in 20 Overs

• Rohit Sharma - 106 in 66 balls - 5*6's and 12*4's
• Virat Kohli - 43 in 27 balls - 3*6's and 1*4's

South Africa: 200 for 3 in 19.4 Overs

• JP Duminy - 68 in 34 balls - 7*6's and 1*4's
• Ab De villiers - 51 in 32 balls - 1*6's and 7*4's

South Africa beat India by 7 wickets

Man of the Match won by JP Duminy

India won by 130 runs

India vs South Africa: 13th Match
India: 307 for 7 wickets in 50 Overs

• Shikhar Dhawan - 137 runs
• A Rahane - 79 runs

South Africa: 177 for 10 wickets in 40.2 Overs

• Faf du Plessis - 55 runs

India beat South Africa by 130 runs

Man of the Match won by Shikhar Dhawan

IPL World Twenty20 Semifinal matches

Ist Semi-final
3rd April 2014
Sri Lanka vs West Indies

IInd Semi-final
4th April 2014
India vs South Africa

india vs south africa: Ist Test Match drawn

India: Ist Innings: 280

         Virat Kohli: 119

         2nd Innings: 421

         Cheteshwar Purjara: 153

         Virat Kohli: 96

South Africa: Ist Innings: 244 

                    Graeme Smith: 68

                    2nd Innings: 450 for 7 wickets

                    Faf du Plessis: 153

                    AB de Villiers: 103

South Africa won by 134 runs in 2nd ODI

Champions Trophy 2013: India vs South Africa

Match Summary:

India: 331/7 in 50 Overs

Shikhar Dhawan - 114

Rohit Sharma - 65

South Africa: 305 all out in 50 Overs

Ryan McLaren - 71 not out

AB de Villiers - 70

Robin Peterson - 68

Result: India won by 26 runs

Man of the Match: Shikhar Dhawan

South Africa win the one day series with 3-2

India vs South Africa 5th One Day International Cricket Match Summary

• India won the toss and elected field first
• Hashim Amla made 116 runs Wyk made 56 runs
• Rain stopped play at 43 Overs
• Match was shorted to 46 Overs 
• South Africa made 250 runs for 9 wickets in 46 Overs
• D/L Method, India's target given 268 in 46 Overs
• Top and Middle Order batsman of India are failed  to made runs except Parthiv Patel
• Yusuf Pathan fights as one man army.  He made 105 runs in 70 balls but India loss by 33 runs
• Man of the Match award winner is Hashim Amla
• South Africa won the Odi Series 

India vs South Africa: India won by 21 runs in T20 Match

Match Highlights:

• India won the toss and elected bat first.
• India made 168 runs for 6 wickets in 20 Overs.
• Rohit Sharma made 53 runs and Suresh Raina made 41 runs.
• South Africa made 147 runs for 9 wickets in 20 Overs.
• Morne Van Wyk made 67 runs in 39 balls and Botha made 25 runs. 
• Game turning point is Ab De Villiers run out and Duminy's Duck.
• Yusuf Pathan and Ashish Nehra taken 2 wickets each.
• Man of the match award winner is Rohit Sharma.
• India won by 21 runs

India vs South Africa: First Odi, India won by 1 run

Highlights of First One Day Internation Cricket Match: India vs South Africa, Jaipur

• Toss won by South Africa and elected field first
• Suresh Raina made 58 runs, Virender Sehwag made 46 runs and Dinesh Karthik made 44 runs
• Jacques Kallis taken 3 wickets
• India made 298 runs for 9 wickets in 50 Overs
• Jacques Kallis made 89 runs, Wayne Parnell made 49 runs and Dale Steyn made 35 runs
• Ravindra Jadeja, Sreesanth and Praveen kumar taken two wickets each
• South Africa made 297 runs in 50 Overs
• India won by 1 run in thrilling match
• Man of the match winner is Ravindra Jadeja
• India lead 1-0 in one day series

Next One Day Cricket Match will be played at Gwalior on 24 th Feb 2010

South Africa won in the First Test Match

India vs South Africa, First Test Match Summary,Nagpur

Toss won by South Africa

South Africa First Innings: 558 for 6 wickets (decl.)

• Hashim Amla : 253 runs
• Jacques Kallis : 173 runs
• AB de Villiers : 53 runs

India First Innings: 233 for all out

• Virender Sehwag : 109 runs
• S Badrinath : 56 runs

India Second Innings: 319 for all out

• Sachin Tendulkar : 100 runs
• Harbhajan Singh : 39 runs

Result: South Africa won by innings and 6 runs

Man of the Match: Hashim Amla