South Africa’s road to the Women’s World Cup Final 2025: Match-by-match results breakdown
England’s Women’s World Cup campaign came to a crashing end with a 125-run defeat to South Africa in the semifinal in Guwahati.
Laura Wolvaardt produced one of the finest innings in tournament history, smashing 169 off 143 balls to propel the Proteas to a commanding 319 for 7. It was a statement performance from a side that had twice fallen to England in previous World Cup semifinals — and this time, made sure there would be no repeat.
South Africa’s Road to the Final
- lost to England by 10 wickets
- beat New Zealand by six wickets
- beat India by three wickets
- beat Bangladesh by three wickets
- beat Sri Lanka by 10 wickets (DLS method)
- beat Pakistan by 150 runs (DLS method)
- lost to Australia by seven wickets
- beat England by 125 runs in semifinal
Published on Oct 31, 2025
