India vs Australia, Women's World Cup 2025: Australia Wins By 3 Wickets, India's second defeat

India vs Australia, Women's World Cup 2025: Host India suffered its second consecutive defeat in the Women's ODI World Cup. After defeating South Africa, India Women were defeated by defending champions Australia by 3 wickets. India scored 330 runs in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. Australia achieved the target for the loss of 7 wickets in 49 overs. Smriti Mandhana top-scored for Team India with 80 runs, while Pratika Rawal made 75 runs. The two shared a 155-run partnership.

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Australia's Record Win.

Australia won the match with a world-record run chase. Ellyse Perry, who retired hurt, returned to hit a six off the last ball of the 49th over, securing the target of 331 runs. This is Australia's third win, while India's second consecutive defeat.

Captain Alyssa Healy Scored Century,

Australia captain Alyssa Healy played a match-winning innings of 142 runs for Australia. She was awarded Player of the Match. Ellyse Perry ultimately secured the victory with a 47-run knock. In bowling, Annabel Sutherland took 5 wickets for just 40 runs. Smriti Mandhana scored 80 and Pratika Rawal scored 75 runs for India. Shree Charani took 3 wickets. Deepti Sharma and Amanjot Kaur took 2 wickets each. Australia achieved the highest target chase in women's ODI history. The team broke the record of Sri Lanka, who scored 305 runs against South Africa in 2024. This remains the highest run chase by any team against India. Also Read: Mystery Girl's Love Proposal For Shubman Gill Goes Viral During Live Match Against West Indies.

Australia Tops The Points Table

By defeating India, the Australian women's team topped the World Cup points table. The team has 7 points from 4 matches with 3 wins and one draw. England is second with 6 points. India and South Africa have 4 points each, but the hosts are third due to a better run rate.