Follow UsIndia registered their highest-ever total in the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup, but it still wasn’t enough as Alyssa Healy produced one of the greatest knocks in tournament history to take Australia to a three-wicket win in Visakhapatnam on October 12 (Sunday).
Chasing 331, the Australian captain blasted 142 off just 107 deliveries, smashing 21 fours and three sixes. It was her sixth ODI century - the joint-most by a wicketkeeper-batter alongside England’s Sarah Taylor - and the second-highest individual score against India in Women’s ODIs. She also recorded the third-best strike rate for a centurion against India.
By the time Shree Charani dismissed her in the 39th over, Australia were already in cruise control.
Most centuries for a wicketkeeper-batter in WODIs
6 – Alyssa Healy
6 – Sarah Taylor
2 – Amy Jones
2 – Lizelle Lee
Highest score vs India in WODIs
156* – Claire Taylor, Lord's, 2006
142 – Alyssa Healy, Vizag, 2025
138 – Beth Mooney, Delhi, 2025
135* – Laura Wolvaardt, Bengaluru, 2024
Centuries vs India in Women’s World Cup
Janette Brittin (100), 1993
Karen Rolton (107*), 2005
Charlotte Edwards (109), 2013
Alyssa Healy (142), 2025
Best strike rate in a century vs India (WODIs)
184.00 – Beth Mooney, Delhi, 2025
140.00 – Ellyse Perry, Brisbane, 2024
132.71 – Alyssa Healy, Vizag, 2025
123.07 – Meg Lanning, Mumbai, 2012
Earlier, Pratika Rawal (75 off 96) and Smriti Mandhana (80 off 66) gave India a blistering start, putting on 155 in 24.3 overs. Harleen Deol (38 off 32), Harmanpreet Kaur (22 off 17), Jemimah Rodrigues (33 off 21) and Richa Ghosh (32 off 22) kept the momentum going, but none stayed till the end.
At 294/4 in the 42nd over, India were set for 360-plus, but a dramatic collapse saw them lose six wickets for 36 runs. They were bowled out for 330 with seven balls unused - a shortfall of at least 25-30 runs that ultimately proved costly. Annabel Sutherland was the pick of the bowlers with 5/40.
For Australia, Phoebe Litchfield (40 off 39) and Ashleigh Gardner (45 off 46) made crucial contributions before Ellyse Perry (47*) finished the job with an over remaining - sealing the highest-ever successful run chase in Women’s ODI history.
Highest successful chases in WODIs
331 – AUS vs IND, Vizag, 2025
302 – SL vs SA, Potchefstroom, 2024
289 – AUS vs NZ, North Sydney, 2012
283 – AUS vs IND, Mumbai, 2023
It was also the second-highest aggregate in a Women’s World Cup match and featured a record number of sixes for the tournament.
Most runs in a Women’s World Cup match
678 – ENG vs SA, Bristol, 2017
661 – IND vs AUS, Vizag, 2025
641 – AUS vs ENG, Christchurch, 2022
608 – AUS vs ENG, Hamilton, 2022
Most sixes in a Women’s World Cup match
13 – IND vs AUS, Vizag, 2025
11 – IND vs SA, Vizag, 2025
11 – IND vs SA, Leicester, 2017
10 – IND vs AUS, Derby, 2017
Most expensive figures in Women's World Cup
1/89 - Shabnim Ismail vs ENG, Bristol, 2017
0/85 - Sneh Rana vs AUS, Vizag, 2025
1/82 - Nashra Sandhu vs ENG, Leicester, 2017
2/80 - Sajjida Shah vs NZ, Sydney, 2009
Despite the loss, India remain third on the points table, while Australia continue to be unbeaten at the top. Harmanpreet Kaur and her team will now face England in Indore on October 19, with little room for error after back-to-back defeats.