How Every Player Made the 2025 Womens World Cup Unforgettable

India has ended up winning the Women's World Cup at home. This also created history for the team, as they won the World Cup for the very first time in the history of Women's cricket. But this edition will be remembered as one for the team's effort.

A successful campaign in the World Cup comes with team effort, not just the captaincy. And this happened with the Indian team in the Women's World Cup. Being the hosts of the tournament, India ensured that the trophy ended up in their hands by 2nd November. This also happened when the World Cup on 2 November.

But this World Cup win secured by the India Women's team was not just about the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur. It was also about the contribution of every player at their best, which made it possible. By the end of the tournament, Deepti Sharma received the POTT award for her brilliant all-around performance for the team.

1. Stellar Batting Line-up

In the Women's World Cup 2025, India entered with a stellar batting line-up. This had Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal opening for the team, which was followed by Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur. Even if any one batter failed to score runs, the others would be able to for the team.

Smriti Mandhana finished the campaign being the team's top run scorer. She was able to score 434 runs, which played a vital role for the team in several games. For Pratika Rawal, her contributions were limited to the league match against New Zealand. Still, she finished her campaign by scoring 308 runs and even

The contribution of Jemimah Rodrigues will never be forgotten by the fans. She did well for the team in the match against New Zealand and stepped up again in the semi-final against Australia. Rodrigues was able to score 127 runs in the semi-final match, which helped India to win the match and end up in

Harmanpreet Kaur, being the captain, had led the team from the front. She scored 260 runs for the team in the tournament, with two half-centuries, one of them coming in the semi-final match against Australia. Richa Ghosh turned up as the Trump Card in the death overs, with 235 runs of 133.52.

Shafali Verma, who came in as a replacement for Pratika Rawal, scored a brilliant half-century in the final match against South Africa. She even took 2 wickets in consecutive overs, helping India to win the game. Harleen Deol was also able to play well, scoring 169 runs in just five innings.

2. Dominance of All-rounders

The India Women's team was mainly able to increase its dominance with the help of its all-rounders. This can be noted with the fact that an Indian all-rounder received the Player of the Tournament award in the finals. And it was Deepti Sharma, who took a five-wicket haul in the final match and even scored

Deepti Sharma finished the Women's World Cup by scoring 215 runs and even took 22 wickets for the team. She was also the highest wicket-taker of the tournament, utilizing the spin tracks to their best. Amanjot Kaur also played a vital role for the team in this match, as she scored 146 runs and  for the team.

Amanjot Kaur also smashed the winning runs for the team in the semi-final match against Australia. Sneh Rana, despite not being a part of the line-up till the finals, was able to contribute well. She scored 99 runs and even took 7 wickets in the league stages, setting the stage for the Indian team in the finals.

3. Key Bowling Line-up

While some bowlers may not have taken wickets consistently, the others ensured that the team didn't have to worry about the wickets. Renuka Thakur and Radha Yadav were able to take 3 and 4 wickets each for the team. But they ensured to trap the batter for the other bowlers

Kranti Goud was able to take 9 wickets for the team in the Women's World Cup, with most of her wickets coming in the early overs. Sree Charani came as the best bowler for the team in this edition, as she took 14 wickets for the team. Charani played a vital role for the team to restricting the opponent's scoring rate.