South Africa Women created history on October 29, 2025, when they knocked out England Women in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 semi-final by 125 runs at Guwahati, thus getting their first-ever ticket to an ODI World Cup final. Their innings started and they amassed a huge score of 319 for 7, chiefly thanks to the captain’s 169 runs off 143 balls, which were adorned with 20 fours and four sixes.
England’s batting fell short, even though the innings was illustrated by the half-centuries of Nat Sciver‑Brunt (64) and Alice Capsey (50), it was ultimately skittled out for 194 in 42.3 overs with Kapp having taken a phenomenal 5 for 20 to finish the game.
This victory not only meant a semi-final elimination of the opposition, but it was also a mainstay of South Africa’s women’s’ cricket team. The manner in which they built pressure with bat and ball and dominated the game from over one to the last. Wolvaardt’s innings created the platform and the bowlers supported it with control and commitment. For England, the top-order failure of losing three wickets for just one run(1-3) was simply unacceptable in such an important game.
South Africa’s victory run throughout the match was a testament to the massive improvement the team has undergone. Wolvaardt’s hundred is regarded as one of the best ever in the history of the Women’s World Cup, Kapp’s five-wicket tally enhanced her position in the record books. The team was totally in control of this semi-final, they set the pace, the conditions, and the rhythm, and very little was left for England to collect.
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South Africa’s Remarkable World Cup Consistency
- Three consecutive global finals: South Africa Women have been the finalists in the last three major ICC tournaments, thus indicating their rise as a true force to be reckoned with in world cricket.
- 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: To their credit, marked the first time they ever participated in a global final thus being a groundbreaking moment.
- 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: They not only confirmed that it was not a fluke, but they also returned to another final with even stronger performances.
- 2025 ICC Women’s ODI World Cup: They have now gone one step further by entering their first-ever ODI World Cup final in style.
- From challengers to contenders: South Africa has transformed their status from being a mere lucky participant, to emerging consistently as the top favorite team, thereby, establishing a new standard of excellence in women’s cricket.
South Africa will take along this momentum, confidence, and recent performance to the final as they try to complete the task with success. The weight of history is no longer present, now the period of creating a lasting legacy starts. On the other hand, England has to come together again and strategy rethink: The quest to break the semi-final jinx remains open.
To sum it up, South Africa’s performance in the semifinal was not merely a victory, it was a declaration. A declaration that they are present not only for the competition but also for the triumph. Their transition from regular semifinal losers to the last-day finalists is now over.
Whom will South Africa meet in 2025 ODI world cup final?
South Africa will not be able to know their opponent in the final match until the very last moment- it can be either South Africa vs India or South Africa vs Australia. The fate of the finalists will be decided after the second semi-final between India and Australia, which takes place today. The victorious team will join South Africa for the final on November 2 (Sunday).
Written By:- Manjunath S