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Women's ODI World Cup 2025: Discussion thread

Give the cup to Australia and get this over with. Damn this was what said when India was dominating 2023 world cup. Even aussies were saying give the cup to India already. Great anti climax. Let us hope we find another winner. SA is the form team.
Yes, they have this player De Klerk who seems to be opposite gender version of Klassen. But they too dont have any chance against Australia. In fact, they were huffping and puffing against our ladies the other day.
 
India lost again. :dav

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Balle balle , Minnow Bangladesh humiliated by Australia. They have lost the match by 10 Wickets .

Hahahahaha 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

Let's laugh on Bangla fan's

:klopp :jp
 
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Alyssa Healy’s masterful century led Australia to a 10-wicket win over Bangladesh which sealed the reigning champions' place in the knockout stages.

Australia’s captain made it back-to-back World Cup hundreds with an unbeaten 113 in Visakhapatnam as she and Phoebe Litchfield, who made an unbeaten 84, chased down the target of 199 in just 24.5 overs.

Healy and Litchfield’s exploits saw Australia retake top spot in the group stage table and also broke the record for the highest successful ICC Women's Cricket World Cup chase without losing a wicket.

King spins Australia into position of control

A collective bowling effort from the seven-time champions, led by Alana King (2/18), had earlier restricted Bangladesh to 198, who found themselves 165 for nine having slipped from 127 for four.

Fargana Hoque got Bangladesh’s innings off to a good start after they won the toss and chose to bat as the openers put on 32 for the first wicket.

Megan Schutt (1/11) and Darcie Brown bowled well and saw the ball regularly fly through the slip cordon with Rubya Haider dropped on 22 by Litchfield.

The end of the ninth over saw Australia make the breakthrough as Schutt found Fargana’s outside edge and Beth Mooney took a good catch to her right in the slips.

Rubya was dropped again the very next ball – this time by Healy – but kicked on after that with back-to-back fours at Annabel Sutherland’s expense in the 16th over, taking her to 40 and the score to 67 for one.

But the 28-year-old fell on 44 shortly after as she could only find Tahlia McGrath at mid-on when trying to slog Ash Gardner (2/48)

Sharmin Akhter’s dismissal was a carbon copy of Rubya’s to hand Gardner her second wicket before Nigar Sultana Joty was stumped by Healy after being deceived by King’s tossed up delivery.

From there, the Australian bowlers turned the screw as the wicket of Shorna Akter, whose unbeaten 51 from 35 balls almost guided the Tigresses to victory over South Africa last time out, triggered a collapse.

The combination of King and Mooney accounted for the 18-year-old and Georgia Wareham (2/22) and Sutherland (2/41) then tore through Bangladesh’s lower order. The duo picked up two wickets apiece as Ritu Moni, Fahima Khatun, Rabeya Khan and Nishita Akter Nishi all went cheaply.

Resistance came in the form of Sobhana Mostary, who played brilliantly for her unbeaten 66 and her late boundary hitting was crucial to her country setting a respectable target.

Healy and Litchfield’s unbroken stand too much for Bangladesh’s bowlers

However, Australia’s opening batters made light work of their chase.

Litchfield helped herself to two boundaries from Fariha Trisna in the third over as the 22-year-old looked to break the shackles early on.

Healy took a similarly attacking approach as the skipper plundered three fours from Trisna’s third over with the mid-wicket boundary proving particularly fruitful.

The pair took their opening stand past 50 in the eighth over and Litchfield hit the game’s first six as the century partnership approached.

Rubya’s missed stumping gave Litchfield a life on 46 and the same batter then brought up the fastest hundred partnership of the tournament from 13.5 overs.

Healy reached her 19th ODI half century, and fourth at World Cups, in the 15th over and Litchfield notched up her first World Cup fifty in the following over.

With the exception of a top-edge that was put down by Fargana, Healy looked in imperious form and progressed to her fourth World Cup hundred from just 73 balls in the 24th over.

And after a series of late boundaries from the duo, Litchfield smashed the ball to the mid-off boundary to win the match in style.

Bangladesh v Australia - ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, India

Bangladesh 198/9 from 50.0 overs (Sobhana Mostary 66*, Rubya Haider 44; Alana King 2/18, Georgia Wareham 2/22)

Australia 202/0 from 24.5 overs (Alyssa Healy 113*, Phoebe Litchfield 84*; Shorna Akter 0/19, Nishita Akter Nishi 0/24, Fahima Khatun 0/24)

Result: Australia won by 10 wickets.
 
Was it the 1st ever game in a Women WC in which the chasing side thrashed the opponent by 10 wickets? Does anyone hv stats on this?
 
India vs Pakistan in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 shattered digital viewership records, becoming the most-watched women’s cricket match ever.

The ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 saw a staggering 1.87 billion minutes of digital viewership across platforms in India. This high-voltage clash alone accounted for over 380 million minutes of watch time, making it the most-watched women’s cricket match digitally in history.

The match was streamed on Disney+ Hotstar and other ICC digital channels, with peak concurrency reaching over 5 million viewers during the game. The tournament’s digital footprint expanded significantly, with over 100 million unique viewers tuning in globally.

Social media interactions around the India-Pakistan match surged, with hashtags trending across platforms and millions of impressions generated.
 
South Africa’s openers, Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits, produced a clinical display to steer their side to a 10-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in their ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 clash on Friday, booking the Proteas a spot in the semi-finals.

The win marked South Africa’s fourth straight triumph of the tournament — all achieved while chasing — as they delivered another polished performance to move to second place on the table with eight points from four matches. Meanwhile, hosts Sri Lanka remained winless, suffering their second defeat in five games.

Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Sri Lanka managed 105/6 in 20 overs following a rain interruption that reduced the contest to a 20-over-a-side game. In reply, Wolvaardt and Brits made the chase look effortless, compiling 25 runs in the powerplay before shifting gears comfortably.

Wolvaardt registered her 37th ODI half-century — her second of the tournament — while Brits fittingly sealed the win with a six to bring up her own fifty off the final delivery.

Earlier, Nonkululeko Mlaba led the bowling attack with 3/30, helping restrict Sri Lanka to a modest total. Nadine de Klerk and Masabata Klaas (2/18) also made crucial contributions, striking early to keep Sri Lanka under constant pressure.

Vishmi Gunaratne top-scored with 34 after returning from a knee injury that had forced her to retire hurt earlier in the innings. She fought valiantly, finding boundaries at key moments, but lacked support as wickets tumbled regularly — including three in the final over, two of them claimed by Mlaba.

Before the rain break, South Africa had Sri Lanka pinned at 46/2 after 12 overs. Once play resumed, the Proteas tightened their grip further, conceding only seven runs in the last two overs. Klaas had earlier given South Africa a flying start, dismissing Hasini Perera and Chamari Athapaththu inside the powerplay.

Sri Lanka later confirmed that Gunaratne’s injury was not serious, with the medical team clearing her to bat once play resumed. However, despite her return, the hosts failed to build any meaningful partnerships, losing momentum toward the end of the innings.

Sri Lanka will look to bounce back when they face Bangladesh on October 20, while South Africa meet Pakistan the next day, aiming to extend their unbeaten run to five matches in a row.
 
India-Pakistan World Cup clash becomes most-watched women’s match in history

The Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan has become the most-watched women’s cricket match of all time across digital platforms, the ICC confirmed on Thursday.

The October 5 encounter, one of the most anticipated fixtures of the tournament, recorded an extraordinary 28.4 million reach and 1.87 billion total minutes viewed, setting an unprecedented global benchmark for women’s sport viewership.

According to ICC data, the India-Pakistan showdown wasn’t an isolated spike, as the entire first half of the World Cup’s league stage has witnessed record-breaking engagement across both digital and broadcast mediums.

The opening 11 matches, featuring marquee teams like India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and South Africa, collectively reached 72 million viewers, representing a 166% surge compared to the previous edition.

Viewing minutes soared by an astonishing 327%, totaling 6.3 billion minutes.

Even the early phase of the competition surpassed expectations, with the first 13 matches amassing over 60 million viewers, five times more than in 2022, and an aggregate 7 billion minutes of watch time, a twelve-fold increase.

While stadium attendance has been mixed, with sellout crowds for games involving India and Sri Lanka and thinner turnouts for neutral fixtures, the surge in global engagement underscores the tournament’s growing impact and popularity.

Adding to the record spree, the India vs Australia league encounter on October 12 reached 4.8 million peak concurrent viewers, setting another all-time high for women’s cricket.


 
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