Women's World
by The Hindu (Editorial)
Rapid Learn 2-Minute Revision
Perfect for last-minute revision
2-Minute Revision Video
Video coming soon
This editorial from 'The Hindu' celebrates the historic maiden ICC Women's Cricket World Cup victory of the Indian women's team in 2025, in which they defeated South Africa by 52 runs on home soil. It calls the win 'epochal', comparing it to Kapil Dev's men's triumph of 1983. The editorial recalls the team's long struggle: having faltered in the 2005 and 2017 finals and then losing three league matches on the trot to South Africa, Australia and England, when 'the knives were out on social media', the team persevered, with every game producing a new star. It praises Pratika Rawal, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma and Smriti Mandhana, and highlights Jemimah Rodrigues's unbeaten 127 in the semifinal against Australia as 'one of the greatest knocks in Indian cricketing history'. It also acknowledges the coach Amol Muzumdar and South Africa's skipper Laura Wolvaardt. The biggest takeaway, it concludes, is that 'Indian women have found their place on cricket's biggest stage'.
Detailed Summary
Detailed Summary Video
Video coming soon
'Women's World' is an editorial from the newspaper 'The Hindu' celebrating the Indian women's cricket team's historic first ICC Women's World Cup victory in 2025. An editorial presents the newspaper's opinion on a topical issue, combining facts with the editor's perspective.
An epochal victory
The editorial hails India's maiden Women's World Cup triumph, a 52-run win over South Africa on home soil, as 'epochal', as historic for Indian cricket as Kapil Dev's 1983 men's World Cup win at Lord's. It marks the moment 'Indian women have found their place on cricket's biggest stage'.
A long, hard struggle
The editorial recalls the team's difficult journey: they had 'faltered in the 2005 and 2017 World Cup finals' and also bore 'the pressure of playing at home'. When they lost three league matches in a row to South Africa, Australia and England, 'the knives were out on social media'.
Yet the team persevered, and 'every game produced a new star'. The coach, Amol Muzumdar, a domestic giant who never got to play for the senior men's team, finally tasted success at the highest level.
Stars of the triumph
The editorial praises the players: Pratika Rawal emerged as a new star, while in the final Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma 'turned in an all-round show' and Smriti Mandhana 'was as solid as ever'. The turn towards glory came in the semifinal, where Jemimah Rodrigues 'anchored an astounding chase' against defending champions Australia, her unbeaten 127 being 'one of the greatest knocks in Indian cricketing history'.
It also acknowledges South Africa's captain, Laura Wolvaardt, whose two centuries in the semifinal and final were 'high on class and pugnacity'. But the biggest takeaway remains the arrival of Indian women on cricket's grandest stage.