Former Australia Test captain Brian Booth died at the age of 89. Cricket Australia said Saturday and praised him as an "immensely respected and admired" player. The middle-order batter played 29 Tests for Australia between 1961 and 1966, including twice as captain during the 1965-66 Ashes series when regular skipper Bob Simpson was absent.

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He scored 1,773 runs, including five centuries, at an average of 42.21. A dual-sport athlete, Booth also played hockey and represented Australia at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. Booth played 93 times for New South Wales in the domestic Sheffield Shield. He scored 5,574 runs at 43.5 and was a life member of the MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club).

"Brian was immensely respected and admired throughout the cricketing community and beyond," said CA chief Nick Hockley.

"Less than 50 players have captained the Australian men's Test team and Brian's name is included on a list that features many of the game's greats. He has had an extraordinary life and will be sadly missed."

The 10th match of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 will be played between India Women and South Africa Women on Thursday, October 9th (Thursday), at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

India and South Africa are among the favourites to win the silverware this year. The Women in Blue had a brilliant start to their campaign with two successive wins against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, and are currently at the top of the points table with four points and a net run rate of +1.757. 

Proteas, on the other hand, had a disappointing start to their campaign with a crushing defeat to England before making a strong comeback against New Zealand.

Here is everything you need to know before the India Women vs South Africa Women match 10 in the ICC Women's World Cup 2025.

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Match Details

• Match: India Women vs South Africa Women
• Tournament: ICC Women's World Cup 2025, Match 10
• Date: 9 October 2025
• Time: 3:00 PM IST
• Venue: Dr. YS Rajashekhara Reddy Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam

Streaming Details

The India Women vs South Africa Women, ICC Women's World Cup 2025 Match 10 will be broadcast live on Star Sports Network. On TV, fans can watch the match on Star Sports' separate channels, Star Sports 1/HD and Star Sports Hindi/HD, with commentary in Hindi and English.

The match can be streamed live online on JioHotstar app or website.

India Women vs South Africa Women: Head-to-head stats

Team India and South Africa have faced off 33 times in the history of Women’s ODIs. In those 33 outings, the Women in Blue emerged victorious on 20 occasions, while the Proteas won 12 matches, with one match ending in no result.

In the Women’s ODI World Cup, India and South Africa met thrice in 1997, 2017, and 2022, with the Proteas winning in the last two face-offs, while India won the inaugural 1997 encounter.

Pitch Report: Dr. YS Rajashekhara Reddy Stadium

Dr. YS Rajashekhara Reddy Stadium is a new venue and has hosted a few white-ball matches. The pitch here has been brilliant for batting, with not much help in it for the bowlers. In the few matches played here, it has seen high scores being made and chased.

The team winning the toss prefers to bat first at this ground. Out of 15 ODI matches played at this ground, the team batting won three times while chasing side came out victorious on 10 occasions.

Weather Report

The weather forecast in Vizag for Thursday shows heavy thunderstorms with 40 to 50 percent precipitation. The temperature will fluctuate between 28 and 31°C with average humidity around 85 percent and 6 km/h wind speed.

Possible Lineups

India Women: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh Thakur.

South Africa Women: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Anneke Bosch, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Masabata Klaas, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba.

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India Women vs South Africa Women Match Prediction

India and South Africa are expected to put their best foot forward in the upcoming clash of the Women’s World Cup 2025, as both teams look to gain an advantage early in the tournament. Both teams are likely to rely on their key players to deliver, but the match could depend on how well the top and middle order batters handle pressure and the bowlers control the middle overs.

Given the head-to-head record in ODIs and the last five meetings between the two sides, India will start as favourites to continue their winning streak. However, South Africa are expected to put up a good fight and could spring a surprise if their key batters fire and their bowlers execute disciplined plans, especially in the powerplay and middle order.

India vs West Indies Test series is currently in progress, with India taking a 1-0 lead after the first match. In the opening match, West Indies won the toss and chose to bat first, but Team India's bowlers quickly put them on the back foot, dismissing the Caribbean side for just 162 runs in their first innings. India then took to the crease and declared at 448 for 5, securing a commanding first-innings lead of 286 runs. In their second innings, the West Indies struggled again and were bowled out for 146, handing India a comprehensive victory by an innings and 140 runs. 

The second and final Test will be held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, starting on October 9th. Team India will aim to complete a series sweep, while the West Indies will look to level the contest.

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So, before the second Test, let's take a look at the result of every India vs West Indies Test series.

India vs West Indies: Head-to-head stats in Tests

In recent years, India have the wood over West Indies as far as Test cricket is concerned. While West Indies dominated the rivalry in the 70s and 80s, India have reduced the gap with their own era of dominance. The Men in Blue haven’t lost a Test match to Wi in 23 years. India’s last Test defeat in the IND vs WI series came in May 2002. They have won the last 9 Test series in a row, without losing a single Test.

India vs West Indies: Last series result

In the ongoing two Test series, India wrapped up the first Test against West Indies by an innings and 140 runs on day three at the Narendra Modi Stadium on October 6, Saturday. The visitors had scored 162 runs in the first innings. In reply, India had declared its first innings at 448-5 with a lead of 286 runs.

West Indies performed even worse in their second innings being bowled out for 146 in 45.1 overs. Vice-captain Ravindra Jadeja, India's most valuable player in red ball cricket ran displayed his all-round credentials capping his unbeaten hundred with a four wicket haul (4 for 54).

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India vs West Indies: Full Series Results

The Indian women and Pakistani women's cricket teams are set for another high-voltage clash at the ICC Women's World Cup 2025. Fans are eagerly awaiting this clash, which will take place on Sunday, October 5th, at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. This on-field contest is expected to be even more exciting due to the recent disputes between the two countries' cricket boards.

Both teams began their World Cup campaigns in contrasting fashion. Hosts India defeated Sri Lanka by 59 runs. In contrast, Pakistan, collapsed against Bangladesh, losing by seven wickets in a match where they struggled against both pace and spin.

India currently occupy the fourth spot after all teams have played a game each. The Women in Blue will eye the opportunity to boost their net run rate, which becomes crucial at the fag end of the tournament.

Here is everything you need to know before the India Women vs Pakistan Women match 6 in the ICC Women's World Cup 2025.

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Match Details

• Match: India Women vs Pakistan Women
• Tournament: ICC Women's World Cup 2025, Match 6
• Date: 5 October 2025
• Time: 3:00 PM IST
• Venue: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Streaming Details

The India Women vs Pakistan Women, ICC Women's World Cup 2025 Match 6 will be broadcast live on Star Sports Network. On TV, fans can watch the match on Star Sports' separate channels, Star Sports 1/HD and Star Sports Hindi/HD, with commentary in Hindi and English.

The match can be streamed live online on JioHotstar app or website.

India Women vs Pakistan Women: Head-to-head stats

Since their first encounter, the Indian women’s team has consistently maintained a winning record against Pakistan. The two sides have met in a total of 11 ODI matches, and India has won all 11, maintaining a perfect record. This includes four World Cup encounters, where Pakistan has yet to register a victory.

Pitch Report: R Premadasa Stadium

The R Premadasa Stadium is known to favor batters, with many high-scoring matches played at the venue. However, fast bowlers can exploit some help early on, while the spinners will come into play as the game progresses.

Weather Report

Heavy rain is expected early in the day, but it should dissipate during match hours. While the threat of rain looms over the game, we are expecting a full game to be played out in humid conditions. The temperature is expected to be in the late twenties throughout the day.

Possible Lineups

India Women: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani.

Pakistan Women: Muneeba Ali, Omaima Sohail, Sidra Amin, Aliya Riaz, Sidra Nawaz(w), Natalia Pervaiz, Fatima Sana(c), Rameen Shamim, Nashra Sandhu, Diana Baig, Sadia Iqbal.

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India Women vs Pakistan Women Match Prediction

India Women started the tournament as expected with a win over co-hosts Sri Lanka. They were given a bit of a challenge by their opponents, however. They are expected to perform better as a unit as the tournament progresses and should have more than enough for Pakistan.

Pakistan Women suffered a shock defeat in their opening match of the tournament. Bangladesh Women repeated the exploits from their maiden ODI World Cup in 2022 by handing them a 7-wicket defeat in Colombo. Sidra Amin and Fatima Sana will need to lead from the front if they are to immediately bounce back from their shock loss.

In the long history of cricket, there have been only a few players who have achieved the No.1 position in the ICC rankings in all three formats - Test, ODI, and T20I. Looking at their stats and numbers it won’t be a difficult task to rank these players based on their performances and their abilities to turn the match around with their match-winning performance.

Let's have a look at those players who achieved No.1 ICC rankings in all formats.

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Players who achieved No.1 ICC rankings in all

1. Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting became the first player to achieve number one ranking in each format. He scored 98 runs in the first ever T20I match played between Australia and New Zealand in Auckland in February 2005 and achieved the number one ranking in the format. Although he couldn't remain at the top for long.

Apart from that, Ponting has been crowned as number one batter in the ODI format for three consecutive years from 2005 to 2007, Ponting also achieved the number ranking in Tests for the first time in 2003. 

2. Matthew Hayden

Matthew Hayden is ranked among the most explosive opening batters in the world. He is also one of the few players to rank number one in all three formats of the game although not at the same time. The southpaw was the leading run-scorer of both the ODI World Cup and T20 World Cup in 2007 with 659 runs and 265 runs to his name respectively.

Hayden has 30 Test centuries to his name along with ten ODI hundreds. Apart from that, in his short T20I career, Hayden has good numbers with 308 runs to his name from nine innings at an average of 51.33 with four half-centuries.

3. Virat Kohli

Star cricketer Virat Kohli was first player from India to get the highest ICC ranking in every format of the game. Kohli had his best years as an international cricketer in the decade of 2010s. He first achieved the number one ranking in the ODI format in November 2013. After that, he went on to rule the 50-over format and remained as number 1 ODI batter in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 respectively.

Apart from the ODIs, Virat Kohli won player of the tournament in the 2014 T20 World Cup and the 2016 T20 World Cup respectively and also finished as number one batter in the shorter format in both the years. Talking about the Test format, Kohli was crowned as number one batter in the longest format in 2018 and 2019 respectively.

4. Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah is considered as once in a generation player and has achieved several milestones in his nine-year international career so far. Making his international debut in January 2016, Bumrah achieved the number spot in ICC T20I bowlers’ ranking in January 2018 for a short period of time.

After the T20Is, Bumrah also became the nightmare for the batters in the ODI format and was crowned as number one ODI bowler by the ICC rankings in 2018 and 2019 respectively. Bumrah was also crowned as number 1 Test bowler by the ICC ranking in 2023 and 2024 respectively and is still holding the spot in the format as of 2025.

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5. Shakib al Hasan

The former Bangladesh ODI captain is one of the greatest cricketers to emerge from his nation. Shakib al Hasan is the leading run scorer for his side in T20Is with 2382 runs from 116 innings. The left-arm spinner is also the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in all three formats having 233 wickets in Tests, 317 wickets in ODIs and 140 scalps in T20Is.

He further has the third most runs for his nation in both ODIs (7570) and Tests (4454) stamping his authority as a true all-rounder. Notably, the southpaw is the second player to rank number one in all three formats at the same time as he took the top spot in the all-rounder rankings across formats in June 2015.

The ICC Women's World Cup is one of the oldest forms of World Championship cricket as the first-ever tournament was held in 1973 in England. The first-ever women's World Cup was won in 1973 by England as well. Australia has been the most successful team in the World Cup as they have successfully won the tournament seven times. Through this article, we will take a look at the top 5 highest scores by a batter in ICC Women’s World Cup.

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Highest scores by a batter in ICC Women’s World Cup

1. Belinda Clark | 229 vs Denmark

Australia Women's captain Belinda Clark still holds the record for the only double-century in the Women’s ODI World Cup, while she scored 229 not out against Denmark Women in the 1997 edition. She took 155 balls to score those runs, while she hit 22 fours. There were also two 60s, as Australia Women recorded 412/3 in 50 overs, while the opponents were bundled out for only 49 runs.  

2. Chamari Athapaththu | 178* vs Australia

During the Women’s World Cup 2017 league stage match against Australia Women, Sri Lankan top-order Chamari Athapaththu scored 178 not out off 143 balls with 22 fours and six sixes that helped Sri Lanka Women to score 257/9 in 50 overs. However, they lost the match by eight wickets with 37 balls remaining. 

3. Charlotte Edwards | 173* vs Ireland

During the Women’s World Cup 1997 league stage fixture against Ireland Women, English opener Charlotte Edwards slammed 173 not out off 155 balls with 19 fours. She also got support from the other players, as England Women scored 324/3 in 50 overs, and they won the match by 208 runs. 

4. Harmanpreet Kaur | 171* vs Australia

During the Women’s World Cup 2017 Semi-final, when India were facing Australia Women, the Indian star Harmanpreet Kaur had a single-handed battle and she scored 171 not out off 115 balls with 20 fours and seven sixes. Her powerful batting helped India Women to score 281/4 in the 42-over game, and they won that fixture by 36 runs. 

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5. Stafanie Taylor | 171 vs Sri Lanka

During the Women’s World Cup 2013 group stage match, West Indies cricketer Stafanie Taylor scored 171 runs from 137 balls against Sri Lanka Women with the help of 18 fours and two sixes. There were also crucial supports from Kyshona Knight (44 off 67 balls), Deandra Dottin (50 off 22 balls), and captain Merissa Aguilleira (47* off 24 balls), as West Indies Women scored 368/8 in 50 overs in the first innings, and later they won by 209 runs.