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IND-W vs SA-W Women's World Cup 2025: India's star wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh batted at the No.8 position for the host during their ODI World Cup match against South Africa in Vishakhapatnam on Thursday, where she had scored a gritty knock of 94 runs off 77 balls. In her innings, she had smashed 11 fours and 8 sixes.

Her innings of 94 runs helped her become the highest run-scorer as a no.8 batter in this mega event.

Australia's Nathan Colter-Nile had earlier held the record of being the highest run-scorer as a no.8 batter. In the 2019 ODI World Cup match against West Indies, Colter-Nile smashed 92 runs off 60 balls.

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Highest score in an ODI World Cup match by a No. 8 or lower batter

PLAYER TEAM RUNS BALLS 4/6s AGAINST TOURNAMENT VENUE DATE
Richa Ghosh India 94 77 11/4 South Africa Women’s (2025) Visakhapatnam October 9, 2025
Nathan Coulter-Nile Australia 92 60 8/4 West Indies Men’s (2019) Nottingham June 6, 2019
Nadine de Klerk South Africa 84* 54 8/5 India Women’s (2025) Visakhapatnam October 9, 2025
Ravindra Jadeja India 77 59 4/4 New Zealand Men’s (2019) Manchester July 9-10, 2019
Heath Streak Zimbabwe 72* 84 6/2 New Zealand Men’s (2003) Bloemfontein March 8, 2003

India's Pooja Vastrakar earlier held the record of being the highest run-scorer as a no.8 batter in the Women's ODI World Cup. In the 2022 ODI World Cup match against arch-rivals Pakistan, Vastrakar had smashed 67 runs off 59 balls.

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Highest score in Women’s ODI World Cup match by a No. 8 or lower batter

PLAYER TEAM RUNS BALLS 4/6s AGAINST VENUE DATE
Richa Ghosh India 94 77 11/4 South Africa Visakhapatnam October 9, 2025
Nadine de Klerk South Africa 84* 54 8/5 India Visakhapatnam October 9, 2025
Pooja Vastrakar India 67 59 8/0 Pakistan Mount Maunganui March 6, 2022
Amanjot Kaur India 57 56 5/1 Sri Lanka Guwahati September 30, 2025
Alana King Australia 51* 49 3/3 Pakistan Colombo (RPS) October 8, 2025

South Africa's Nadine de Klerk had a fifty while chasing 252 runs as a no.8 batter. She scored an unbeaten knock of 84 runs off 54 balls, and due to her batting prowess, she was adjudged the Player of the Match award.