India won its first-ever ICC Women’s ODI World Cup title in 2025, defeating South Africa in the final held at Navi Mumbai by 52 runs.

About the Women’s Cricket World Cup

• Organised by: International Cricket Council (ICC). 
  • (Until 2005, it was administered by the International Women’s Cricket Council)
• Inception: The first Women’s Cricket World Cup was held in 1973 in England — two years before the first Men’s World Cup (1975). (Winner: England)
• It is the oldest world championship in women’s sport after the Women’s Hockey World Cup.
• Format: Played in the One Day International (ODI) format – 50 overs per side.
• Tournament format: Round-robin and Knockout stage
• Frequency: Held every four years.
• Most Successful Team: Australia – 7 titles (as of 2025), England (4 titles)
  • Other winners: New Zealand (1 title), India (1 title)
• Latest Edition
  • 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, hosted by India & Sri Lanka.
    • Winner: India
    • Runners up: South Africa
    • Player of the Match (Final): Shafali Verma
    • Player of the Series: Deepti Sharma (215 runs | 22 wickets)
  • 2022 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, hosted by New Zealand.
    • Winner: Australia
    • Runners up: England 
    • Player of the Series: Alyssa Healy
• India’s Overall World Cup Record
  • Runners-up: 2005 and 2017.
  • Most wickets by an India in World Cups: Jhulan Goswami
  • Most Runs by an Indian in World Cups: Mithali Raj
  • Most appearances by an Indian in World Cups: Mithali Raj
  • Highest individual score by an Indian: Harmanpreet Kaur

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