Australia reach ICC Women's World Cup 2025 semi-finals: Key stats
What's the story
Australia have become the 1st team to reach the semis of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025. The defending champions achieved progression after taming a sorry Bangladesh side in Match 17 held at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam. Chasing a 199-run target, Australia won the contest by 10 wickets. Alyssa Healy smashed an unbeaten 77-ball 113. Phoebe Litchfield made her presence felt with 84*.
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5-0 win-loss record for Australia over Bangladesh in WODIs
The two teams met for the 5th time in Women's ODIs. Australia have raced to a 5-0 win-loss record against Bangladesh and are yet to lose. This was their 2nd meeting in the World Cup.
Summary
Summary of the match
Bangladesh never quite managed to get a move on and scored 198/9 in 50 overs. Sobhana Mostary was their top run-scorer with an unbeaten 66. For Australia, Alana King was the pick of the bowlers. She claimed 2/18 from her 10 overs (4 maidens). In response, Healy and Litchfield brushed Bangladesh aside with a rapid double-century stand for the opening wicket.
Mostary
Mostary slams 66* vs AUS-W
Mostary walked in when Bangladesh were 84/3 in the 22nd over. She held her fort from one end and played as per the situation. Bangladesh kept losing wickets at the other end and this stalled their progression. An unbeaten 33-run stand for the last wicket helped them get past 190. Mostary has raced to 402 runs from 28 WODI matches at 23.64 (50s: 2).
Bowling
A look at the Aussie Women bowlers
Megan Schutt bowled just the 5 overs and picked 1/11. Ashleigh Gardner did an able job with figures worth 2/48 from nine overs. Annabel Sutherland continued her solid run in this World Cup with the ball. She picked two wickets for 41 runs from 10 overs. King was superb and contained Bangladesh with 2/18. Georgia Wareham bowled 7 overs and managed 2/22.
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Healy and Litchfield get the job done
It was a brilliant opening stand which helped the Aussie Women get the job done in style. Healy managed an unbeaten 113 from 77 balls. Litchfield also chipped in with a 72-ball 84*. The Bangladesh bowlers conceded 32 fours and a six.
Healy
Healy completes 3,500 runs in WODIs
With her 55th run in the contest, Healy completed 3,500 runs in WODIs. She is now the 5th-highest run-getter for AUS-W, surpassing Alexandra Blackwell (3,492 runs). Healy is the 5th Aussie batter with 3,500 runs in WODIs. Healy has raced to 3,558 runs at 36.30 from 122 matches (110 innings). She struck 20 fours during her stay and faced 77 balls.
Women's WC
Women's World Cup: 4th hundred for Healy
This was Healy's 2nd successive hundred in the ongoing Women's World Cup and 4th overall. She has equaled the likes of Suzie Bates, JA Brittin, and CM Edwards in terms of World Cup hundreds (4). Only, current England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt owns more World Cup tons. The famed all-rounder has 5 World Cup tons.
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7th WODI ton for Healy and 500 fours
Healy completed her 7th hundred in WODIs. Apart from 7 hundreds, she has hit 18 fifties. By hitting 20 fours, Healy also went past the mark of 500 in this regard (502), as per ESPNcricinfo. Meanwhile, this is her maiden fifty-plus score against BAN-W.
Fastest
2nd-fastest hundred in Women's ODI World Cup (by balls)
As per Cricbuzz, Healy's 73-ball century is now the 2nd-fastest in World Cup history. Fastest hundred in Women's ODI World Cup (by balls) 71 - Deandra Dottin vs PAK-W, Leicester, 2017 73 - Alyssa Healy vs BAN-W, Vizag, 2025* 76 - Nat Sciver-Brunt vs PAK-W, Leicester, 2017 77 - Ash Gardner vs NZ-W, Indore, 2025
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4th-highest opening stand in Women's World Cup
Healy and Litchfield added a stunning 202*-run stand. As per ESPNcricinfo, this is now the 4th-highest opening partnership in ICC Women's World Cup history. This is also Australia's 3rd partrnership of 200-plus for the 1st wicket in the tournament.
Litchfield
8th fifty from the blade of Litchfield
Litchfield struck 12 fours and a six in her unbeaten 84. With this effort, she has raced to 1.162 runs from 33 matches at 41.50. This was her 8th fifty in the format. In addition, she has hit 2 tons. She has gone past 150 fours in WODIs (157). Meanwhile, in 4 matches against Bangladesh, she has 101 runs at 33.66.
Unique records
Unique records made in this contest
As per Cricbuzz, for the 4th time in WODIs, Australia have chased down a target without losing any wicket. This is also their 2nd-highest chase without losing a wicket. The 202*-run stand between Healy and Litchfield is also the second-highest for any wicket against Bangladesh Women in ODIs. Healy is now the first batter with successive World Cup tons across different events.