Women's Cricket Team of the Year Highlighting 2025 World Cup Triumph and Individual Achievements
The Spin's Team of the Year for women's cricket is a cross-format selection, emphasizing pivotal moments from the 2025 Women's World Cup, which India won after five decades of development under Harmanpreet Kaur's leadership.
The year was marked by just one Test match, the Ashes encounter in Melbourne in January.
Smriti Mandhana had a historic year with 1,362 ODI runs and 17 international hundreds across formats in 2025, securing a 3.5 crore retention by RCB for the 2026 Women’s Premier League.
Laura Wolvaardt captained the XI for the second consecutive year, including back-to-back centuries in the World Cup semi-final and final, following South Africa's early collapse at 69 all out.
Jemimah Rodrigues scored two hundreds in 2025, notably influential in the World Cup semi-final and delivering the decisive final blow for India in the final.
Beth Mooney contributed with an unbeaten 94 in Adelaide while keeping wicket, finishing the World Cup with 409 runs as Australia progressed.
Deepti Sharma was named World Cup MVP and was the leading wicket-taker with 22 wickets, offering vital runs mid-innings and enhancing her strike rate.
Sophie Ecclestone, despite a challenging year due to injury and controversy, claimed 42 international wickets in 2025, including 16 in the World Cup.
