Australia have retained their dominance at the top of the ICC women's ODI Team Rankings in the latest annual update, even as India continues to hold firm at third place despite their recent ICC Women's World Cup 2025 win.

India suffered yet another batting meltdown in a modest 156-run chase as South Africa rode on skipper Laura Wolvaardt's sublime unbeaten 92 to clinch a convincing 23-run win and seal the Women's T20I series 4-1 in dominant fashion.

South Africa took an unassailable 3-0 lead to clinch the five-match series.

South Africa women lead the five-match series 2-0 and would like to complete the series win in the third match at the Bull Ring.

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur admitted her team is going through a tough phase but stressed the need to stick together and bounce back after suffering their second successive defeat to South Africa.

Indian batter Jemimah Rodrigues admitted they were short of runs in the opening women's T20I but said the series presents a valuable opportunity for the batting unit, especially the allrounders, to prepare for the upcoming World Cup.

South Africa outclassed India by six wickets in the opening Women's T20I, riding on a clinical all-round effort to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

New Zealand clinched a series win after defeating South Africa in the third and final ODI, which also gave it crucial ICC Women's Championship 2025-2029 points.

A sensational display of batting by skipper Amelia Kerr saw New Zealand Women script history in the second ODI against South Africa Women.

Debutant Kayla Reyneke's last-ball six on ODI debut helped South Africa women seal a dramatic win against New Zealand to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

The Indian women's team will play a one-off Test during its tour of South Africa later this year, which will also feature a three-match ODI series, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Friday.

South Africa's men's and women's teams are set for a unique shared chapter as both sides begin a landmark away double-header T20I series against New Zealand in Tauranga.

ICC on Tuesday unveiled the complete schedule for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026, featuring all 12 participating teams.

India's star opening batter Shafali Verma and South Africa's star duo Laura Wolvaardt and Sune Luus have been nominated for the ICC Women's Player of the Month for December 2025.

This was no trophy won by chance. The foundation had been laid two to three years ago. Having already endured heartbreak in two finals - 2005 and 2017 - India entered the 2025 edition with a different mindset.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Sunil Gavaskar stand on opposite ends of the 'Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma debate' as fans claim that the veterans were hastily pushed out of India's Test team.

Team India defeated South Africa in a thrilling grand finale to win their first-ever ICC Women's ODI World Cup title.

Former India skipper Shantha Rangaswamy had stated that Harmanpreet Kaur should now step down from captaincy and focus more on her batting and fielding.