Meanwhile, Smriti Mandhana became the first woman cricketer to score the most ODI runs in a single calendar year. Team India, however, struggled against left-arm spinners, losing 12 wickets to them in just the third match of the tournament.
Key Records from IND vs SA Match:
1. Most ODI Runs in a Calendar Year
Smriti Mandhana scored 972 runs in 2025, breaking Australia’s Belinda Clark’s 28-year-old record of 970 runs set in 1997. Mandhana reached this milestone by hitting a six off the first ball of the 8th over before being dismissed for 23.
2. Richa Ghosh’s First World Cup Fifty
Playing in her second Women’s ODI World Cup, Richa scored her first fifty in the tournament, finishing with 94 runs off 77 balls. Before this innings, she had scored only 118 runs across 9 matches.
3. Highest Score at Number 8 in World Cup History
Coming in at number 8, Richa’s 94 runs set the record for the highest score at number 8 or lower in Women’s ODI World Cup history. South Africa’s Nadine de Klerk also contributed an 84-run innings from the same position in this match.
4. Highest Score by an Indian Wicketkeeper Batter in World Cup
Richa’s 94 is the highest by any Indian wicketkeeper in World Cup history, surpassing Fowzieh Khalili’s 88-run innings from 1982. Overall, she ranks third, behind Australia’s Alyssa Healy, who holds the record with 170 runs.
5. Record 8th-Wicket Partnership
Richa shared an 88-run partnership with Sneh Rana for the 8th wicket, the highest for India in World Cup history at this position. The previous best was a 59-run stand by Jhulan Goswami and Mithali Raj against Sri Lanka in 2009.
6. Struggles Against Left-Arm Spinners
India lost 12 wickets to left-arm spinners in just the third match of the tournament. Against South Africa, Chloe Tryon took 3 wickets and Nonkululeko Mlaba claimed 2. No other team has lost as many wickets to left-arm spinners in this tournament so far.
7. Sune Luus Equals South African Catch Record
South Africa’s Sune Luus took 2 catches against India, bringing her total to 56 in Women’s ODIs, equalling Dane van Niekerk’s record for South Africa.
8. Highest World Cup Score After Losing Six Wickets
India recovered from 6 wickets down for 102 runs, with Amanjot Kaur scoring 13, Sneh Rana 33, and Richa Ghosh 94, taking the total to 251. This 149-run effort by the last five batters is the highest in Women’s ODI World Cup history after losing six wickets, surpassing Australia’s 146-run recovery against Pakistan in the same tournament.
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