Australia's Record-Win-Win-Starus India in 2025 World Cup; Here's looking at the top 5 runs in the ODI history of women

Australia women wrote the history at the World Cup in Vizag in 2025, and chased a colossal 331 runs against India women to win by three wickets with a savings. This monumental achievement, the highest successful chase in the ODI history of women, emphasized Australia’s batting depth and drafted a new benchmark for the sport. Noteworthy is that this match, which scored 661 runs across both innings, as the third highest game in women’s ODIs, with a record-13-six hit, the most in a World Cup match. Historical chase in the Women’s Australia Australia’s 331 run chase has crushed previous records, which set up a new peak in the ODI cricket of women. Below are the top five highest successful chases in the ODI history of women: 331 – AUSW vs Indw, Vizag, 2025 WC 302 – SLW vs SAW, Potchefstroom, 2024 289 – AUSW vs NZW, Northern Ysdney, 2012 283 – AUSW vs IndW, 202 – AUSW VSW VSW vs Chandarh, 2025 This Chas This Chas This has exceeded Australia’s own record of 278 against India at Auckland in the World Cup in 2022, the previous highest in the World Championship History. Alyssa Healy’s Brilliance Fuels Australia’s Triumph The chase was mastered by the explosives of Captain Alyssa Healy’s explosive 142 of 107 balls, including 21 fours and three sixes. She was properly supported by Phoebe Litchfield, which contributed to a quick opening of 85 runs. Awyse Perry, despite being hurt, returned in a tense phase to steady the turn. India has a return with Amanjot Sharma who rejected Ashleigh Gardner and Sophie Molineux in successive deliveries, but Perry and Kim Garth’s calm sealed the victory. The chase has highlighted Australia to maintain a high run rate under pressure. India’s struggle and missed opportunities have placed India a formidable 330, powered by a strong opening partnership, but in the final 10 overs falter and lost wickets and momentum. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur noted that they could have added another 30-40 runs on the batting-friendly pitch. Shree Charani’s bowling stood out and challenged Australia’s fighters, but the bowling unit of India struggled to contain the opposition’s firepower. However, their fielding was exceptional and kept them in the game. Captains reflect on an exciting encounter that Harmanpreet Kaur, India, said: “Today the way we started, we could get 30-40 runs, we kept losing wickets in the last 6-7 overs, it was a good batting wicket and we did not maintain … Australia captain Alyssa Healy noted: “We will take the two points to chase us 330 in a 50-over match. It’s a new area, so I’m glad we now have the confidence to do it now … Litchfield takes a lot of pressure from me, and we just got to a good start.”