Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma starred with both bat and ball to propel India to their first Women's World Cup title with a 52-run win over South Africa on Sunday.

The ODI World Cup is awaiting a new champion with South Africa also eyeing their first crown.

India are two-time finalists in the One-Day International world championship, having lost the 2005 and 2017 titles to Australia and England.

The exchange quickly caught fans’ attention for its sincerity, reflecting the growing spirit of mutual respect among women cricketers in South Asia.

Emotions were running high for Rodrigues after she hit the winning shot off Australia spinner Sophie Molineux, with the India batter putting a difficult few weeks behind her and fulfilling a lifelong dream to lead the side into the World Cup final against South Africa on Sunday.

It was seven-time champions Australia's first loss in the ODI World Cup since 2017, when India beat them in the semifinal.

"It’s no longer the time to think about just playing well, or winning two or three matches," says Bangladesh batter Sharmin Supta.

Jemimah Rodrigues hit an unbeaten 127 to make India pull off a record ODI chase of 339 against Australia in a thrilling second semi-final of the Women's World Cup on Thursday.

BRAC Bank has announced a Tk 99 lakh sponsorship for the Brac Bank Oporajeyo Alo Women's Hockey Tournament, boosting Bangladesh's rapidly growing women's hockey scene.

With every landmark, from a record chase to an ever-increasing viewership, the women’s game continues to prove that it isn’t a supplement to cricket’s story but the soul that’s been rediscovered within it.

Heather Knight is England's only representative. She hit a hundred in the win over India and also guided England's tricky chase with an unbeaten 79 against Bangladesh.

Bangladesh’s hopes of matching their best-ever ICC Women’s World Cup record were dashed but they avoided a last place finish as their final league fixture against India was washed out in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.

Former champions England produced a textbook all-round performance to crush New Zealand by eight wickets in their final Women's World Cup league game in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.

Bangladesh lost the toss and were sent to bat first against hosts India in their final match in the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai, India on Monday.

Defending champions Australia cruised to a seven-wicket win over South Africa in Indore on Saturday, as leg-spinner Alana King recorded the best figures ever in a Women's World Cup match.

Two players of the Australian women’s cricket team were harassed by a motorcyclist in Indore, where they are due to play South Africa in their final league game of the Women's World Cup on Saturday, said Cricket Australia (CA).

It is the first time India have qualified for the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup since 2017.

Peter Butler will look to prepare his charges for the challenges of next year's AFC Women's Asian Cup as Bangladesh women's football team take on a strong Thailand side in the first of two international friendly matches today.

Centuries from Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal powered India to a 53-run win over New Zealand and into the Women's World Cup semi-finals on Thursday.

Ashleigh Gardner and Annabel Sutherland starred with the bat as unbeaten Australia completed a convincing six-wicket win over Ashes rivals England on Wednesday in the Women's World Cup.