After the match between the Australian Women’s National Cricket Team and the South African Women’s National Cricket Team, the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 semi-final pairings have been decided.
India Women’s National Cricket Team, Australia Women’s National Cricket Team, England Women’s National Cricket Team and South Africa Women’s National Cricket Team have reached the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025.
ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 semi-final pairings decided
In the 26th match of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 held at the Holkar Stadium in Indore, Australia Women wiped out South Africa Women with a seven-wicket victory.
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They thrashed Proteas Women for 97 in 24 overs and then chased down the target in 16.5 overs. With this victory, they finished their unbeaten run in the league in first place with 13 points from seven games.
South Africa Women finished the season in 2nd place with 10 points, while England Women and India Women are in 3rd and 4th place with one game in hand respectively.
Meanwhile, Australia Women will face India Women in the second semi-final of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 at the Dr DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on October 30, while South Africa Women will clash with England Women in the first semi-final at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati on October 29.
Harmanpreet Kaur & Co. will be under immense pressure as they will be competing against the overwhelmingly strong Australian women, aiming to reach the finals of their home World Cup. This will be the first time these teams will meet in the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup since they met in the 2017 tournament.
ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 Semi-Final Schedule:
1st Semi-Final – 29 October 2025: England Women vs South Africa Women, Guwahati
2nd Semi-Final – October 30, 2025: Australia Women vs India Women, Navi Mumbai
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We played a lot on that ground and we played a lot with India too – Talia McGrath
After the match against South Africa, Australia’s stand-in captain Talia McGrath said that although they have played a lot against India recently, they don’t know what will happen in the finals. She said:
(On playing against India in the 2025 ICC Women’s World Cup semi-final) Yes, that’s right. We have played a lot at that ground and especially recently we have played a lot against India as well. But knockout games are very important and anything can happen. Task 1 is complete. Get Qualified. Job 2, Knockout – We’re really excited. ”
She also praised leg-spinner Alana King’s incredible figures of 7-2, 18-7 against South Africa, and revealed how the team plans to use her. Talia McGrath said:
“(King) She was very good. No, she was really good. You felt like if you had the ball in her hands, something would happen, and that certainly was the case today. She attacked the stumps relentlessly and we felt every ball was a wicket. I’m very happy for her. I hear she broke a lot of records, but it was a really special performance. Yeah, we kept them.”
“We adjusted the plan a little bit, a little bit tighter, we knew we could make dot balls. We were getting dots, but some boundaries were leaking. So we adjusted a little bit, kind of calmed down, and they both did it very well. (By bringing in King) Yeah, she’s a bit of an important element for us in this World Cup.I had a quick chat with Ash as soon as the power play was over and we both. I agreed to take her with me and she took over and did the rest.”