Australia beats India with the highest successful run chase in women’s ODI cricket

By Canadian Press on October 12, 2025.

VISAKHAPATNAM, India (AP) — Alyssa Healy scored 142 as defending champion Australia beat India by three wickets on Sunday in the highest successful run chase in women’s one-day international cricket.

Australia won with an over to spare under lights in dewy conditions and moved top of the standings at the Women’s Cricket World Cup with three wins from four games, including one washout.

Australia finished on 331-7 with Ellyse Perry (47 not out) hitting the winning six off the last ball of the 49th over, in reply to India’s 330 in 48.5 overs.

Healy’s 107-ball innings included 21 fours and three sixes. It was a sixth ODI hundred for the Australia skipper, her second against India and third at World Cups.

Earlier, Smriti Mandhana’s 80 runs off 66 balls provided a great start for India after Australia won the toss and opted to bowl.

Mandhana hit nine fours and three sixes. She put on 155 runs for the first wicket with Pratika Rawal, who scored 75 off 96 at the ACA-VDCA Stadium.

Co-host India lost its last game against South Africa by three wickets at the same venue.

Australia came into the game on an 11-match unbeaten streak in Women’s Cricket World Cups, stretching back to the previous edition in New Zealand in 2022.

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