š Record-Shattering Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 š
ā¢ Co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, the tournament was a massive run-fest, rewriting several batting records as run rates soared. ā¢ India emerged as new champions, defeating South Africa in the final. ā¢ Individual Record: Laura Wolvaardt (SA) set a new single-edition record with 571 runs, including two centuries (one in the semi-final and one in the final), and earned the No. 1 ICC ODI batter ranking. ā¢ Centuries & Totals: A record 15 individual centuries were scored (surpassing 14 in 2017), and the tournament saw 8 totals over 300 (double the number from 2022). ā¢ Highest Chases: The tournament produced the two highest run chases in WODI history, with India's semi-final chase of 338 (341/5) setting a new world record. ā¢ Aggregate & Sixes: India's semi-final victory over Australia also set a World Cup record for the highest aggregate score at 679 runs. A record 133 sixes were hit, significantly up from the previous best of 111 in 2017. ā¢ Australia led in team centuries with 6.