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The title-winning Indian stars expectedly dominated the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Team of the Tournament with Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma making it to the line-up announced connected Tuesday (November 4, 2025).
The Indian trio played a stellar relation successful the team's maiden World Cup triumph. India defeated South Africa by 52 runs successful the acme clash connected Sunday.
Runners-up South Africa besides person 3 of their players successful the side, with skipper Laura Wolvaardt chosen to skipper the Team of the Tournament pursuing her sensational efforts with the bat wherever she amassed a whopping 571 runs astatine an mean of 71.37 to interruption the grounds for the astir runs astatine immoderate azygous variation of the Women's World Cup.
Annabel Sutherland, Ash Gardner and leg-spinner Alana King diagnostic from the Australian squad that reached the semi-finals, with standout wicket-keeper Sidra Nawaz of Pakistan the lone subordinate named successful a broadside to miss retired connected the last four, stated an ICC property release.
England's Sophie Ecclestone was besides included pursuing immoderate beardown efforts that helped her broadside scope the semi-finals, portion compatriot Nat Sciver-Brunt is named arsenic the 12th player.
Opening batter Mandhana scored 434 runs astatine an mean of 54.25 with 1 period and 2 fifties.
A exemplary of consistency astatine the apical of the batting bid for India, Mandhana finished arsenic the second-leading run-scorer astatine the tourney down lone Wolvaardt.
Her 109 against New Zealand successful Navi Mumbai was the item for the left-hander, portion consecutive scores of 80 and 88 against Australia and England anterior to that period displayed Mandhana's quality to execute good against the champion teams.
Rodrigues, connected her part, made 292 runs astatine an mean of 58.40 with the assistance of 1 period and 1 fifty.
Her stunning innings of 127 not retired against Australia successful the semi-finals was the large crushed down her inclusion successful the side, though the India No.3 besides produced a drawstring of different bully scores passim the tournament.
Jemimah Rodrigues during the ICC Women’s World Cup Final lucifer India vs South Africa astatine the DY Patil Stadium successful Navi Mumbai. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI
An unbeaten 76 against New Zealand was of captious value successful India's tally to the semifinals, portion Rodrigues' sound of 24 helped alongside Shafali Verma's fireworks successful the last against South Africa.
With the bat, Deepti scored 215 runs astatine an mean of 30.71 with 1 period and 3 fifties. She besides took 22 wickets astatine an mean of 20.40.
India’s Deepti Sharma celebrates the wicket of South Africa's Chole Tryon during the ICC Women’s World Cup Final match. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI
Named Player of the Tournament, Deepti was instrumental successful India's title-winning campaign. She finished arsenic the starring wicket-taker and scored important runs crossed the tournament.
Deepti produced her champion show connected the grandest stage, taking 5/39 successful the last against South Africa and adding 58 with the bat. Her consistency and quality to power games with some bat and shot made her India’s astir invaluable player.
ICC Women's World Cup Team of Tournament: 1. Smriti Mandhana (India) 2. Laura Wolvaardt (c) (South Africa) 3. Jemimah Rodrigues (India) 4. Marizanne Kapp (South Africa) 5. Ash Gardner (Australia) 6. Deepti Sharma (India) 7. Annabel Sutherland (Australia) 8. Nadine de Klerk (South Africa) 9. Sidra Nawaz (wk) (Pakistan) 10. Alana King (Australia) 11. Sophie Ecclestone (England) 12th Player: Nat Sciver-Brunt (England).
