♦ The Indian women’s cricket team won their first-ever ICC Women’s ODI World Cup on 2 November 2025.

♦ India defeated South Africa by 52 runs in the final at Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium.  India scored 298 for 7 in 50 overs and South Africa all out for 246 in 45.3 overs.

♦ Shafali Verma was declared the Player of the Match, while Deepti Sharma won the Player of the Tournament award.

♦ With this victory India received USD 4.48 million (Rs.39.78 crore) in prize money from the International Cricket Council (ICC). Runnerup South Africa received Rs. 20 crore prize money. 

♦ First played in 1973, two years before the inaugural men’s World Cup, the Women's ODI Cricket World Cup is the oldest global event in the sport.

♦ India hosted and made their debut in the 1978 tournament, and they were joined by Australia, England and New Zealand. 

♦ Over its 13 editions so far, the marquee event has been dominated by Australia with seven titles while England are the second-most successful team with four trophies.

Winners of Women’s ODI Cricket World Cups