Team India’s opening batter Smriti Mandhana narrowly missed out on a half-century after getting dismissed by Chloe Tryon in the Women’s World Cup 2025 Final at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday, November 2.
The left-handed opener was trying to play a cut shot when she nicked one, handing the opposition their first breakthrough following a brilliant 104-run partnership. Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma had provided India with a flying start after opposition skipper Laura Wolvaardt chose to bowl first.
While Mandhana played a more measured role, gradually switching gears, the returning Shafali Verma was explosive, capitalizing on the first powerplay with aggressive strokeplay.
Mandhana looked in solid touch against the spinners as they tried to tighten the middle overs. Despite India’s recent struggles against spin, especially left-arm spin, the duo coped well with the bowling of Nonkululeko Mlaba and Sune Luus.
Left-arm spinner Chloe Tryon was introduced into the attack in the 18th over. Mandhana took on Tryon immediately, smashing a boundary off just the second delivery. However, right after the 100-run stand was reached, Mandhana attempted the cut shot again, only to edge the ball to wicket-keeper Sinalo Jafta, who held on to the catch and ended the partnership.
Smriti Mandhana walked back after scoring 45 runs off 58 balls, including eight fours, at a strike rate of 77.59.
### Impressive World Cup Campaign for Mandhana
Smriti Mandhana concluded the Women’s World Cup 2025 with an outstanding run tally of 434 runs. After a slow start to the tournament, she found her rhythm and ended up as the highest run-scorer for India in a single edition of the competition.
This impressive total surpassed Mithali Raj’s 409 runs scored during the 2017 Women’s World Cup in England.
At the time of writing, India are well-placed at 137/1 in the 24th over. Shafali Verma received a second chance after Anneke Bosch dropped a routine catch at deep mid-wicket, keeping India’s innings on track in the final.
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