India's Historic 2025: Women's Cricket Team Clinches Maiden ODI World Cup Title

• Indian women's cricket team won their first ICC Women's ODI World Cup in 2025 after a 47-year wait, triumphing at home.
• Harmanpreet Kaur led the team to victory, with key performances from Jemimah Rodrigues (semi-final century) and Shafali Verma (final 87).
• Deepti Sharma was Player of the Series, leading wicket-taker with 22 scalps, crucial in the final win.
• Smriti Mandhana had a record-breaking year, becoming leading WODI run-scorer (1362 runs), crossing 5000 ODI, 4000 T20I, and 10000 international runs.
• The year saw India achieve a maiden T20I series win against England and evolve into a resilient unit under coach Amol Muzumdar.

Why It Matters: 2025 marks a landmark year for Indian women's cricket with a maiden World Cup win and new stars emerging.