Delhi: The India-Australia Navi Mumbai semi-final not only went down in the history of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 but also as one of the most exciting and best cricket matches in the history of the ICC World Cup. Did you note what Australian captain Healy said in his interview after the defeat? Despite defeating the 7-time world champion team in every aspect of the game, not a single word was said for the Indian team. This is a sign of their bravery and proof of their inability to understand what happened after all? Just like Clive Lloyd did not understand anything at Lord’s in 1983.

Australia’s brilliant performance in World Cup 2025

It would not be a mistake to accept the fact that Healy’s team played better in every aspect of the game throughout the World Cup and there was discussion in the international media that is there any formula to defeat them? A world record win against India in the league round, the first team to reach the 2025 World Cup semi-finals and many records to their name such as 15 consecutive World Cup wins (between this defeat and the 2017 loss to India). That’s why the question was, how will we stop the winning streak of this Australian team? Therefore, even though they lost to Harmanpreet’s team in the semi-finals, no one can take away their praise for the better cricket of their team.

Experts consider this Australian women’s team to be one of the best sports teams ever. Exactly on par with the Brazilian football team of 58-70, the Chicago Bulls of the 90s (6 titles in 8 years), the Miami Dolphins of the early 70s, Pepsi’s Barcelona or Ponting’s Australia team. All 11 players of the team are match winners and not all of them fail together. That is why it was said before the semi-finals that any team can defeat them only if someone plays a unique innings like Harman (2017, Derby). The same thing happened and for the first time since 2009 and 2016–17, Australia did not play in the finals of two consecutive women’s world events.

One of the greatest teams in sports

From this discussion it was decided that this Australian women’s team is one of the greatest teams in team sports. Now the issue is what will be the effect of this defeat? There will be change in the team. Cricketers like Perry, Megan Schutt and Healy have probably played their last World Cup match. The ICC tournament conveyor belt is not going to stop, which means Australia will try to win the T20 World Cup in the UK again in June next year so that a new era of prowess begins.

Healy even said that ‘I think there will be some big positive results from this World Cup… the four-year period till the next World Cup is going to be really exciting. This is an opportunity for some young players to prove that there is no lack in the better quality of the Australian team. However, their defeat will be an inspiration for other teams so that their bravery continues to be challenged.