Navi Mumbai: In the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 final held on Sunday (November 2), India faced South Africa at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai. For India, opener Smriti Mandhana played an impressive innings. She scored 58 runs off 45 balls, which included 8 fours. Mandhana was dismissed by spinner Chloe Tryon, unprotected by wicketkeeper Sinalo Jafta. Along with Shafali Verma, she built a strong 104-run partnership for the first wicket. During her 45-run innings, Smriti achieved a major milestone. She became the highest run-scorer for India in a single edition of the Women’s ODI World Cup.
How Did Smriti Break Mithali Raj’s Record?
Smriti Mandhana tapped the long-standing record of former Indian tutorage Mithali Raj. Mithali had scored 409 runs in 9 innings during the 2017 World Cup. Before the final, Smriti once had 389 runs, which meant she needed just 21 increasingly runs to surpass Mithali’s tally. Mandhana achieved this feat during the first innings of the final match itself. By the end of the tournament, Smriti had played 9 innings, scoring 434 runs at an stereotype of 54.25. Her performance included one century and two half-centuries. Only South African tutorage Laura Wolvaardt has scored increasingly runs than her in this World Cup.
Who Are India’s Top Scorers in a World Cup Edition?
Smriti Mandhana – 434 runs (9 innings, 2025)
Mithali Raj – 409 runs (9 innings, 2017)
Poonam Raut – 381 runs (9 innings, 2017)
Harmanpreet Kaur – 359 runs (8 innings, 2017)
Smriti Mandhana – 327 runs (7 innings, 2022)
What Happened at the Toss?
In the final, South Africa’s tutorage Laura Wolvaardt won the toss and chose to trencher first, considering the possibility of rain and dew later in the match. India’s tutorage Harmanpreet Kaur moreover wanted to trencher first, but her team had to bat without losing the toss.
