King's majestic seven-for sets up Australia's semi-final with India
She bagged the best figures for Australia in women's ODIs and the first seven-wicket haul at a Women's World Cup
25/10Result
26th Match (D/N), ICC Women's World Cup at Indore, Oct 25 2025
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![South Africa Women]( "South Africa Women")
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![Australia Women]( "Australia Women")
98/3 (16.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
25/10Result
26th Match (D/N), ICC Women's World Cup at Indore, Oct 25 2025
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![South Africa Women]( "South Africa Women")
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![Australia Women]( "Australia Women")
98/3 (16.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
There are legspinners, and there is Alana King
South Africa came into this match against Australia with a proud record against legspin. Then they ran into a genius
South Africa take hurt, hope and hard lessons into the semi-finals
Two heavy defeats in the group stages have exposed flaws that the players are keen to work on ahead of bigger tests that lie in wait
Stats - Seven-star King's all-time high, another low for South Africa
It was the 15th straight win for Australia in ODI World Cups, while South Africa registered their lowest ODI total against Australia
Two Australian players molested in Indore during Women's World Cup
CA said the incident occurred when the players were walking to a cafe on Thursday
'Want to take it one step further' - Bosch on SA's push for maiden ODI World Cup final
She added that "reaching a couple of semi-finals in the [recent] past just gives us more confidence"
Preview
Australia and South Africa face off for top-of-the-table clash
Both teams have qualified for the knockouts, but the team that wins will get an extra day's rest before their semi-final against India
