On October 9, 2025, the India W vs South Africa W match in the 2025 ODI Women’s World Cup took place at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Despite the very high chance of rain, we didn’t see any rain interruptions. The South African Women’s team won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Indian Women’s team started the innings with a good partnership between Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal, but they lost their first wicket in the 11th over at the score of 55 runs. Team India kept losing wickets in the middle overs; at one point, their score was 102 for 6 wickets. But Richa Ghosh stabilized the innings, and she scored 94 runs in just 77 balls. With the help of Richa Ghosh’s brilliant performance, the Indian Women’s team was able to score 251 runs for 10 wickets in 49.5 overs.
While chasing, the South African Women’s team lost their first wicket in the 2nd over at the score of 6. They kept losing a couple of early wickets in the early overs. However, their captain, Laura Wolvaardt, delivered a brilliant performance, scoring 70 runs off 111 balls. The match-winning innings came from Nadine de Klerk, who scored 84* runs in just 54 balls. Klerk completely outclassed the Indian bowling attack in the final overs. She finished the match and successfully completed the chase by hitting a six in the 49th over. With that, the South African Women’s team defeated the Indian Women’s team by 3 wickets. The player of the match award was given to Nadine de Klerk for her brilliant performance during the chase.
India W vs South Africa W 2025 ODI Women’s World Cup: What’s Next for the Indian Women’s team after their first loss?
After suffering a loss in the India W vs South Africa W match, the Indian Women’s team is still in the top 4 on the table. The Indian Women’s team has played 3 matches in the 2025 ODI Women’s World Cup; they have won 2 and lost 1 match in their group stage. Their first loss came against the South African Women’s team. Team India is still in a very good position to have a chance to qualify for the semi-finals in the 2025 ODI Women’s World Cup. They have 4 points on the table, and have a net run rate of +0.959. For India to qualify for the semi-finals, they will need to win at least 2-3 more matches from their remaining 4 group stage matches. They will now face the defending champions, the Australian Women’s team, on October 12, 2025.
India W vs South Africa W 2025 ODI Women’s World Cup: What’s Next for the South African Women’s team
After defeating Team India, the South African Women’s team has significantly improved their position in this tournament. They started the tournament with a massive defeat against the England Women’s team, which heavily impacted their net run rate. After that, they won back-to-back matches, defeating the New Zealand and Indian Women’s teams. Currently, the South African Women’s team has 4 points on the table, and has a net run rate of -0.888. They will now face the Bangladeshi Women’s team in their 4th group stage match on October 13, 2025.
FAQs
Q. Can the South African Women’s team qualify for the semi-finals in the 2025 ODI Women’s World Cup?
A. The South African Women’s team has won two of their 3 group stage matches, which gives them a very high chance to qualify for the semi-finals in the 2025 ODI Women’s World Cup.
Q. Has the Indian Women’s team ever defeated the South African Women’s team in an ODI World Cup match?
A. The Indian Women’s team has faced the South African Women’s team 6 times in an ODI World Cup match. The Indian Women’s team has won 2 out of these 6 matches.
Q. Who is the captain of the South African Women’s team?
A. Laura Wolvaardt is the current captain of the South African Women’s team in the 2025 ODI Women’s World Cup.
Q. Has the South African Women’s team ever won the ODI Women’s World Cup?
A. The South African Women’s team has never been able won the ODI Women’s World Cup.
Q. Has the Indian Women’s team ever defeated the Australian Women’s team in an ODI World Cup match?
A. The Indian Women’s team has defeated the Australian Women’s team 5 times in an ODI World Cup match.
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