National Current Affairs
India Women Win 2025 World Cup
- 04 Nov 2025
- 2 min read
Why in News?
India’s women’s cricket team created history by clinching their first-ever ICC Women’s ODI World Cup title after defeating South Africa in the final.
Key Details
- India’s Journey:
- India had previously reached the finals in 2005 and 2017, losing to Australia and England, respectively.
- India thus became the fourth team to win the Women’s World Cup (under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur), after Australia, England, and New Zealand.
- About the Tournament:
- The 2025 tournament was the 13th edition of the Women’s Cricket World Cup. It is held after a gap of 4 years.
- India and Sri Lanka hosted a total of 8 teams.
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Winners of last 4 editions:
- 2013: Australia
- 2017: England
- 2022: Australia
- 2025: India
- Key Highlights of the 2025 Final:
- Coach (India): Amol Muzumdar
- Captain (South Africa): Laura Wolvaardt
- Player of the Match: Shafali Verma
- Player of the Tournament: Deepti Sharma
- Awards:
- ICC declared a prize-money kitty of USD 4.48 million (≈ ₹ 39 crore) for the champions.
- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a cash reward of ₹ 51 crore for the Indian women’s team after their win.
