The 13th match of the Women's ODI World Cup 2025 brought both excitement and disappointment for Indian cricket fans. In this encounter, the Australian women's team defeated India by 3 wickets, successfully achieving the biggest target in ODI history.
Sports News: In the 13th match of the Women's ODI World Cup 2025, Australia secured a magnificent victory by defeating India in a thrilling fashion by 3 wickets. In this match, India batted first, scoring 330 runs in 48.5 overs and setting a massive target of 331 runs for Australia. In response, the Australian team displayed powerful batting, achieving the target in 49 overs with three wickets remaining.
This proved to be the biggest successful run chase in the history of women's ODI cricket. Australian captain Alyssa Healy played a crucial role in the team's victory by scoring an excellent century, leading her team to a memorable win.
India's Strong Start, But Middle Order Falters
Winning the toss, Australian captain Alyssa Healy opted to bowl first. The Indian team had an extremely b start. Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal formed a 155-run partnership for the first wicket, giving Australia no chance to make early breakthroughs. Smriti Mandhana played a brilliant innings of 80 runs off 66 balls, showcasing excellent timing and class.
Meanwhile, young batter Pratika Rawal scored 75 runs off 96 balls, including 10 fours and one six. After both their dismissals, India's middle order failed to build a big score. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur was out for 22, Jemimah Rodrigues for 33, and Richa Ghosh for 32. No significant contribution came from the lower order, leading to India being all out for 330 runs in 48.5 overs. Australian bowler Annabel Sutherland delivered a lethal performance, taking 5 wickets and completely disrupting India's momentum in the middle overs.
Australia's Reply: Alyssa Healy Becomes the Hero
Chasing the challenging target of 331 runs, the Australian team had a very balanced start. Captain Alyssa Healy and Phoebe Litchfield added 85 runs for the first wicket. Litchfield was dismissed after scoring 40 runs off 39 balls, but Healy's bat was unstoppable in this match. Alyssa Healy played a captain's innings, smashing 142 runs off 107 balls, which included 21 fours and 3 sixes.
Her innings shattered India's hopes and put Australia on the path to victory. From the other end, Ellyse Perry played an unbeaten innings of 47 runs off 52 balls, while Ashleigh Gardner made a crucial contribution of 45 runs. Although Beth Mooney (4 runs) and Annabel Sutherland (0 runs) failed, the partnership between Healy and Perry gave India no chance to make a comeback. Australia achieved the target in the 49th over, securing a historic win with three wickets in hand.
