Richa Ghose Record: In the final match of ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025, Indian cricket team’s wicketkeeper-batsman Richa Ghosh won everyone’s hearts with her explosive game. In this final being played against South Africa at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, Richa batted explosively at number 7 and played an important role in taking the team to a strong score.
Richa Ghosh played a quick inning of 34 runs in 24 balls with the help of 2 sixes and 3 fours. On the basis of his brilliant batting, India scored 298 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. This inning of Richa proved to be decisive for Team India in an important match like the final.
With two sixes hit in this final match, Richa Ghosh made the record of becoming the Indian batsman who hit the most number of sixes in a single season of Women’s ODI World Cup. She hit a total of 12 sixes in this tournament and equaled Deandra Dottin, who had hit the same number of sixes in the 2013 World Cup.
With this achievement, Richa Ghosh also broke the 8-year-old record of current Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur. Harmanpreet had hit a total of 11 sixes in the 2017 ODI World Cup, while Richa made a new Indian record this time by hitting 12 sixes.
In the history of ODI World Cup, Richa Ghosh has now reached joint first place in the list of batsmen who have hit most sixes in a season. Before her, this record was in the names of Deandra Dottin and Lizelle Lee. Diandra had hit 12 sixes each in 2013 and Liezel had hit 12 sixes in 2017.
