Four-time champions and last edition runners-up England Women started their journey in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 with a thrashing win against South Africa Women on Friday (October 3) at Guwahati.
After England Women chose to field first, South Africa Women were bundled out for only 69 runs. England Women chased down the target in 14.1 overs without losing any wickets, as they won by 10 wickets.
In the South Africa innings, only Sinalo Jafta scored the double-digit runs (22), while the second-highest scorer in that innings was extras with eight wides. All five English bowlers managed to pick up at least one wicket, while the Player of the Match Linsey Smith had the bowling figures of 4-2-7-3. Also, captain Nat Sciver-Brunt (2/5), Sophie Ecclestone (2/19), and Charlie Dean (2/14) got two wickets each, and Lauren Bell had one wicket (1/24).
In reply, English openers comfortably finished the game, as Amy Jones scored 40 not out off 50 balls with six fours, and Tammy Beaumont scored 21 not out off 35 balls with three fours.
Here are some key stats of the match:
South Women scored 69 all out
It was South Africa Women’s second-lowest completed total in Women’s World Cup history. Their record is 51 all out against New Zealand Women in the 2009 edition.
It was the fifth-lowest completed total against England Women in the history of the Women’s World Cup.
Lowest completed totals against England Women in Women’s Cricket World Cup history
Team | Total (Overs) | Venue | Year |
Denmark Women | 47 (33.5) | Banstead | 1993 |
Trinidad & Tobago Women | 59 (45.5) | Wolverhampton | 1973 |
India Women | 61 (37) | Nelson | 1982 |
India Women | 63 (39.3) | Kolkata | 1978 |
South Africa Women | 69 (20.4) | Guwahati | 2025 |
South Africa were all out in just 20.4 overs.
It was the second fastest record of bundling out in an innings in the history of the Women’s World Cup. The record is Pakistan Women’s 27 all out in 13.4 overs against Australia Women in 1997.
England Women won by 10 wickets.
It was the 14th time in the history of the Women’s World Cup that a team won by 10 wickets. After Australia Women (seven times), England Women became the second team in the tournament history to record the 10-wicket victories three times, as it was the third time for the English side to record a 10-wicket win in the history of the competition.
It was the second time that South Africa Women suffered a 10-wicket defeat in the history of the Women’s World Cup. In the 1997 edition, Australia Women thrashed South Africa Women by 10 wickets.
England Women won the match by 10 wickets with 215 balls remaining.
It was England Women’s second-fastest win against any team in the history of the Women’s World Cup. Their record-fastest victory in competition history was also against South Africa, by seven wickets with 243 balls remaining in the 2013 edition.
