A well-rounded Indian women's side entered the ICC Women's World Cup at home as one of the favorites to finish in the top half of the table after a disappointing 2022 edition.
For the first time since the 2017 final, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led India looks like a well-settled unit, with particularly good batting depth and young talents like Kranti Gaud and Shree Charani looking to make a mark on the world stage.
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As the team continues their highly anticipated journey on home soil, TSN keeps a tab on their performances and rates every player according to their impact on the games.
India women's report card: Rating Indian players' performance at the 2025 ODI World Cup
Pratika Rawal
Rating: Very Good.
Pratika started the tournament with some consistent 30s, which she couldn't convert into big performances. However, when it was time to step up in big games, she scored a 75(96) against Australia and a match-winning 122(134) against New Zealand in a must-win fixture.
The opener scored 308 runs in 6 innings as India's second-highest run-scorer in the tournament before she sustained an unfortunate ankle injury in India's final league game against Bangladesh while fielding — she has been ruled out of the competition.
Smriti Mandhana
Rating: Excellent.
The opener and vice-captain Mandhana headed into the competition in red-hot form but did not manage any big scores in the first three matches, posting scores of just 8, 23, and 23.
But, when India faced Australia, England, and New Zealand, she stepped up to the occasion and gave India good starts with her 80 (66), 88(94), and 109(95) respectively.
Despite missing out on a big performance in the semi-final, she holds the spot as India's highest run-scorer in the competition with 389 runs at an average of 55.57, ahead of the big final against South Africa.
Harleen Deol
Rating: Below Average
Deol looked comfortable at number 3 through the first five games, having scored 48, 46, 13, 38, and 24, but the batter has failed to convert those starts into meaningful scores. The number of dot balls during her innings has also been an issue.
She has scored 169 runs at an average of 33.80 and a strike rate of just 75.11 before she was benched in the semi-final against Australia.
Harmanpreet Kaur
Rating: Good
In the initial stages of the tournament, the Indian skipper failed to step up under pressure, especially against England, scoring 70(70) before she threw her wicket at a crucial stage, failing to take the team through the finish line.
Despite heading into the semi-final in poor form, she managed to score 89(88) and helped India chase down a record 339 runs. She also put up a 167(156) stand for the third wicket with Jemimah Rodrigues.
Jemimah Rodrigues
Rating: Good
Jemimah start the World Cup with a golden duck, followed by a couple of scores of 30s and another duck in the league phase, which looked rather under-par for a number 5 batter at a big stage.
The batter was also dropped from the team in their encounter against England before she returned to the XI and was promoted to number 3. In India's biggest league game, she scored a brisk 76*(55) against NZ to guide India to 340 in their 53 run win.
She backed it up by an incredible 127*(134) in the semi-final to help India chase a record ODI score of 339 vs Australia.
Amanjot Kaur
Rating: Average
Amanjot has provided stability in the lower-middle order, showing the ability to plug innings and rotate strike, with her half-century in the opener against Sri Lanka being the highlight.
She has 134 runs to her name at an average of 44.66. Amanjot also scored the winning runs against Australia in the SF, having contributed 15*(8) under pressure.
With the ball, she has picked up six wickets in six innings with the best figures of 2/68. She has worked well as a third pacer at an economy of 6.34.
Richa Ghosh
Rating: Good
Richa has been one of India's most impactful players early in the tournament. She played a game-changing knock — a blistering 94 against South Africa that took India from 102/6 to a competitive 251.
She followed it up with a quick-finishing cameo of 32 against Australia, but the team lost both games. Under pressure against England, the batter failed to deliver a finish, as India lost the game from a winning position.
Upon joining Jemimah at a crucial juncture, with 75 runs still required to reach the final, she took the onus upon herself and hit two sixes and two fours to release the pressure with a 26(16).
She has 201 runs in the tournament at a strike rate of 132.23 and an average of 40.20.
Deepti Sharma
Rating: Excellent
Deepti has provided useful runs, tidy overs, and big-moment fielding during the tournament. She has been among India's most consistent players, with two fifties in her 157 runs, and is also the joint-highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 17 wickets.
She took a four-fer against England to pull India back in the match and followed it up with a fifty at number 5. However, the all-rounder lost her wicket following a poor shot selection against Sophie Ecclestone during India's batting collapse in the chase.
In an all-important semi-final, she helped Jemimah with a quick 24(17) before her unfortunate runout.
Sneh Rana
Rating: Average
Rana has been an all-around contributor for India. She has scored 99 runs so far, contributing runs in the lower middle order, and backed it up with 7 wickets, providing key breakthroughs with her off spin.
In their loss against England, she was more expensive than usual, conceding 56 runs in 10 overs while not picking any wickets.
Kranti Gaud
Rating: Average
The young seamer announced herself at the World Cup with a Player-of-the-Match performance against Pakistan (3/20).
She has been used aggressively with the new ball and has delivered early breakthroughs, but went wicketless against both Australia and England.
In the must-match against New Zealand, she took a couple of wickets, followed by 1/58 in the semi-final, dismissing the dangerous Alyssa Healy to take her tally to 9 wickets.
Sree Charani
Rating: Excellent
Charani has been effective in the middle overs for India with her left-arm spin. She finished with figures of 3/41 in 10 overs against Australia, in a game that saw 661 runs scored.
Against England, when the opponents were cruising in the first innings, she picked crucial wickets of captain Nat Sciver-Brunt and Sophia Dunkley to pull India back in the match.
Yet again in the semi-final, the bowler delivered a crucial 2/49 in her 10 overs, helping restrict Australia at 338 with the scalps of Beth Mooney and Annabel Sutherland. Her tight spell was crucial to India's win.
Charani has 13 wickets in 8 matches at an impressive economy rate of 4.91 in the tournament.
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Renuka Singh
Rating: Average
Renuka, who takes the new ball for India, has blown hot and cold, in terms of wickets, bowled a crucial spell in the semi-final, conceding at a rate of only 4.87 in her 8 overs.
While she has been in and out of the side due to team combinations, she has picked 3 wickets in 5 matches at an economy of 4.13.
Uma Chetry:
Rating: N/A
The WK-batter Chetry made her India ODI debut against Bangladesh in India's last league game, but did not get an opportunity to bat.
Radha Yadav
Rating: Average
Radha Yadav finally got a chance as she was brought into the side for the last league game against Bangladesh. She did not fail to impress, picking up 3 wickets in her spell of 6 overs.
She followed it up by a rather expensive spell of 1/66 off her 8 overs in the semi-final, but also took a crucial wicket of Ellyse Perry, who was batting at 77(88).
Arundhati Reddy
Rating: N/A
Did not participate
Shafali Verma:
Rating: Below Average
After initially not being a part of the squad, she was roped in to replace the injured Pratika Rawal ahead of the semi-final against Australia.
In a big run-chase, she could only contribute with 10(5) with the help of two fours.
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