Harmanpreet Kaur Creates History by Winning the World Cup

The Indian women's cricket team created history by defeating South Africa in the final played at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Mumbai. With a brilliant performance, Team India defeated South Africa by 52 runs. With this victory, captain Harmanpreet Kaur also made history. Harmanpreet became the oldest captain in the world to win the Women's World Cup. Harmanpreet Kaur achieved this feat at the age of 36 years and 239 days.

This was the third time in the 52-year history of the World Cup that the Indian women's team had reached the World Cup final. And this time, the Harman Brigade finally lifted the trophy. Batting first, the Indian women's team set a target of 299 runs for South Africa. Shafali and Deepti scored fifties. However, in response, the South African team was all out for 246. India won the match by 52 runs, with Deepti Sharma taking 5 wickets. Shefali Verma was named Player of the Match, and Deepti Sharma was named Player of the Series.

The Indian women's team, which won the 13th edition of the Women's ODI World Cup, received a prize money of $4.48 million (approximately Rs. 40 crores). This amount was 239 percent more than the $1.32 million received by Australia in the 2022 World Cup. The runner-up, South Africa, also received a substantial sum. Laura Wolvaardt-led South Africa received $2.24 million (approximately Rs. 20 crores). This amount was 273 percent more than the $600,000 received by England in the 2022 ODI World Cup. Furthermore, Bangladesh and Pakistan, the seventh and eighth-place finishers, also received substantial sums.

Bangladesh and Pakistan received a similar amount of $280,000 (approximately ₹2.3 crore). Furthermore, each team participating in the Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 was awarded a guaranteed amount of $250,000 (approximately ₹2 crore) from the ICC (International Cricket Council). Additionally, teams received an additional $34,314 (approximately ₹2.8 million) for each match they won.

What Australia and England Received

¨     The two losing semi-finalists, Australia and England, received a similar amount of $1.12 million (approximately ₹9.3 crore). In the previous edition of the ODI World Cup, the prize money for the losing semi-finalists was only $300,000. Sri Lanka and New Zealand, the teams that finished 5th and 6th in the points table, received a similar amount of $700,000 (approximately ₹5.8 crore).