India Women Win 2025 World Cup | 04 Nov 2025

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.

  • 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.