In the 13 th match of the 2025 ICC Women World Cup on Sunday, October 13, 2025, Australia defeated India by three wickets in the game held in the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium in Visakhapatnam. This triumphation propelled Australia to the apex of the points column with seven points in four matches to top India in the third place.
India started on a flying start as first-wicket partners Pratika Rawal (75) and Smriti Mandhana (80) contributed 155 runs as a first-wicket pair. But, with good opening by Harleen Deol (38), Jemimah Rodrigues (33), Richa Ghosh (32), and Harmanpreet Kaur (22), none of them managed to translate their performance into big returns. India later collapsed with 330 in 48.5 overs.
Australia responded by tracking the target with one over, courtesy to a brilliant 142 out of 107 balls by captain Alyssa Healy. The significant assistance in the middle order was given by Ashleigh Gardner (45), Phoebe Litchfield (40), and Ellyse Perry (42*) as Australia reached 331/7 in 49 overs to win the match in a hard manner.
The high-scoring thriller between the two top teams captivated spectators, who voiced their opinions by sharing memes on X and Instagram. Here are some of the better examples:
“19 Nov ki yaad agayi (Memories of 19th November have come back)” an X post read.
#INDWvsAUSW
Watch Women's Cricket Match Too 🤡 pic.twitter.com/eyEdqgkRCK
— theboysthing (@theboysthing07) October 12, 2025stop babysitting women teams !#INDWvsAUSW pic.twitter.com/CA0iJMmu1a
— Ministry Of Sarcasm (@M_OfSarcasm) October 12, 2025Bakwas mein aage bas 🤡#INDWvsAUSW pic.twitter.com/qdUg0eDqjB
— Gagan🇮🇳 (@1no_aalsi_) October 12, 2025Women's cricket team 🤡#INDvsAUS #INDWvsAUSW pic.twitter.com/fl5E123a9n
— 🅰️ J (@EHuman0) October 12, 2025Let's take a moment and laugh on the Indian Women's Cricket Team 🤣 pic.twitter.com/ReDatMe2SN
— Homie (@homelander_yyy) October 12, 2025#INDvsAUS
19 Nov ki yaad agayi pic.twitter.com/sBgBe5pGDI
— SarcasmHit (@SarcasmHit) October 12, 2025Still Relevant 😭 #INDWvsAUSW pic.twitter.com/THQHHWnXTq
— Incognito Cricket (@Incognitocric) October 12, 2025smriti mandhana just unlocked a new reaction meme pic.twitter.com/GDFbUbhZPM
— ananya (jem's version) (@notjemi05) October 12, 2025Alyssa Healy today #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/ocgBeuS1Ec
— Binod (@wittybinod) October 12, 2025Why Alyssa Healy ji 😢#INDWvsAUSW pic.twitter.com/kkY4IQ3xhv
— 🅰️ J (@EHuman0) October 12, 2025“Losing Wickets Cost Us” – Harmanpreet Kaur Reflects on India’s Loss vs Australia in Women World Cup 2025
Harmanpreet Kaur, India’s captain, blamed the loss on the batting unit, saying they failed to capitalise on a solid start by faltering in the final few overs. When evaluating her team’s performance, the 36-year-old said:
“The way we started, we thought we would set 30 or 40 more runs on the board. We missed out in the last 6-7 overs. We kept losing wickets and that cost us. It was a good batting wicket but we were not able to capitalize in the last 6-7 overs. The openers have been outstanding for us. For so many games they’ve been giving us good starts. Last three games, we were not able to bat well in the middle-overs.”
“Our lower order took the responsibility but today the first 40 overs were really good and the last ten, we did not execute well. You’re not going to be 100 per cent all the time but it’s important how you come back. Lots of positives from this game. Two bad games are not going to make a big difference for us but going forward, there are a lot of things we need to sort out,” Kaur continued.
Australia will next face Bangladesh on October 16, while India will play England on October 19.
