Delhi: In the 13th match of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 played in Visakhapatnam on Sunday, Australia registered a thrilling victory by defeating India by 3 wickets. This was the second consecutive defeat of the Indian team in the tournament, whereas the Kangaroo team has not lost a single match.

India made a great start against Australia after winning the toss and coming to bowl first. Openers Pratika Rawal (75) and Smriti Mandhana (80) added 155 runs for the first wicket. Although the middle order faltered, the team could still score 330 runs in 48.5 overs. For Australia, Annabel Sutherland bowled lethally and took 5 wickets, while Sophie Molineux took 3 wickets.

Chasing the target, Australian captain Alyssa Healy played an explosive century of 142 runs in 107 balls and led the team to victory. Apart from them, Alyssa Perry played an important role in her team’s victory by scoring 47* runs unbeaten.

Brief Scorecard – India vs Australia, Women’s World Cup 2025, October 12

India scored 330/7 in 48.5 overs (Smriti Mandhana 80, Pratika Raval 72; Annabel Sutherland 5-40, Sophie Molineux 3-75) and lost to Australia 331/7 in 49 overs (Alyssa Healy 142, Ellyse Perry 47; Sri Charani 3-41, Deepti Sharma 2-52) by 3 wickets.

Key moments and turning points of the match

Captain Elise Healy displayed amazing batting while holding one end and completed a brilliant century. He played an explosive inning of 142 runs in just 107 balls. Healy’s wicket fell in the 39th over, giving Australia the third blow, but even after his departure the team maintained the rhythm.

Indian bowlers took wickets intermittently – Ashley Gardner returned to the pavilion in the 44th over and Sophie Molineux returned to the pavilion in the 46th over. Despite this, Ellyse Perry showed great composure and class, scoring unbeaten 47 runs and giving Australia a memorable victory by 3 wickets.

With this victory, Australia successfully completed the biggest run chase in ODI in women’s cricket history. Healy’s brilliant century not only changed the course of the match but also made this match historic.

player of the match

Captain Elise Healy played an explosive inning of 142 runs in 107 balls, for which she was awarded the title of Player of the Match.

FAQs – Tomorrow’s India vs Australia Women’s World Cup 2025 match

Question 1: Who won the India vs Australia Women’s World Cup 2025 match yesterday?

A1: Australia won the match by 3 wickets on 12 October at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam.

Question 2: Who was the best player of the match?

A2: Captain Alyssa Healy, she played a century inning of 142 runs, which is also the biggest innings in the history of Women’s World Cup.

Question 3: What was the final score of yesterday’s match?

A3: india vs australia

India 330 runs in 48.5 overs (Smriti Mandhana 80, Prateika Raval 72; Annabel Sutherland 5-40, Sophie Molineux 3-75)

Australia 331/7 in 49 overs (Alyssa Healy 142, Ellyse Perry 47; Sri Charani 3-41, Deepti Sharma 2-52)

Australia won by 3 wickets