2025 in Indian sports
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2025 in Indian sports describes the year's events in Indian sport.
Multi-sport
National Games of India
The 2025 National Games of India is the 38th edition of the National Games of India, which were held in the state of Uttarakhand from 28 January to 14 February. The games comprised over 10,000 athletes from 37 teams in 35 different sports. The games were inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while Home Minister Amit Shah was the chief guest of the closing ceremony.[1][2] [3]
Medal table
* Host nation (Host state)
| Rank | State | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Services | 68 | 26 | 27 | 121 |
| 2 |  Maharashtra | 54 | 71 | 76 | 201 |
| 3 |  Haryana | 48 | 47 | 58 | 153 |
| 4 |  Madhya Pradesh | 34 | 26 | 22 | 82 |
| 5 |  Karnataka | 34 | 18 | 28 | 80 |
| 6 |  Tamil Nadu | 27 | 30 | 35 | 92 |
| 7 |  Uttarakhand* | 24 | 35 | 44 | 103 |
| 8 |  West Bengal | 16 | 13 | 18 | 47 |
| 9 |  Punjab | 15 | 20 | 31 | 66 |
| 10 |  Delhi | 15 | 18 | 29 | 62 |
| 11 | Manipur | 14 | 16 | 25 | 55 |
| 12 |  Odisha | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
| 13 | 
Uttar Pradesh | 13 | 20 | 23 | 56 |
| 14 | Kerala | 13 | 17 | 24 | 54 |
| 15 | Rajasthan | 9 | 11 | 23 | 43 |
| 16 |  Gujarat | 8 | 10 | 20 | 38 |
| 17 |  Jharkhand | 7 | 6 | 12 | 25 |
| 18 | Andhra Pradesh | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 19 |  Jammu and Kashmir | 5 | 6 | 13 | 24 |
| 20 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 21 |  Chandigarh | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 |
| 22 | Himachal Pradesh | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 23 | Arunachal Pradesh | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 24 |  Assam | 3 | 15 | 16 | 34 |
| 25 | Chhattisgarh | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 26 | Telangana | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
| 27 | Goa | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 28 | Mizoram | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | Bihar | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| 30 | Meghalaya | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 31 | Puducherry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Nagaland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sikkim | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (33 entries) | 457 | 456 | 610 | 1,523 | |
Asian Winter Games
India competed at the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, from February 7 to 14.[6][7] The final Indian team consisted of 59 athletes.[8] Alpine skier Arif Khan and cross-country skier Bhavani Thekkada were the country's opening ceremony flagbearers.[9] India finished the event with no medals.[10]
Special Olympics World Winter Games
India participated at the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games held in Turin, Italy from 8 to 15 March 2025.[11][12] India secured 33 medals - 8 Gold, 18 Silver and 7 Bronze - making it their most successful campaign in Special Olympics World Winter Games history.[13][14]
Khelo India Para Games
The 2025 Khelo India Para Games were the 2nd edition of the Khelo India Para Games, held in New Delhi from 20 to 27 March 2025. The games featured 6 sports with 189 gold medal events. Haryana topped the medal tally with 104 medals (34 Gold, 39 Silver, 31 Bronze), followed by Tamil Nadu (28 Gold, 19 Silver, 27 Bronze), and Uttar Pradesh (23 Gold, 21 Silver, 20 Bronze) respectively.[15]
Medal Standings
* Host nation (Host state)
| Rank | State | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Haryana | 34 | 39 | 31 | 104 |
| 2 |  Tamil Nadu | 28 | 19 | 27 | 74 |
| 3 |  Uttar Pradesh | 23 | 21 | 20 | 64 |
| 4 | Rajasthan | 22 | 18 | 24 | 64 |
| 5 |  Maharashtra | 18 | 13 | 12 | 43 |
| 6 | Gujarat | 12 | 24 | 23 | 59 |
| 7 |  Karnataka | 10 | 5 | 7 | 22 |
| 8 | Delhi* | 8 | 11 | 20 | 39 |
| 9 | Punjab | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 10 | Andhra Pradesh | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 11 | Telangana | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 |  Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 13 | Kerala | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 14 | Bihar | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 15 | Chhattisgarh | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 |  Odisha | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 17 |  Uttarakhand | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 18 | Jammu and Kashmir | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Jharkhand | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 20 | Goa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Himachal Pradesh | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 23 | Chandigarh | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | West Bengal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | Assam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nagaland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (27 entries) | 189 | 189 | 218 | 596 | |
Khelo India Youth Games
The 2025 edition of the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) was held from May 4 to May 15, 2025, marking the first time the event took place in Bihar. This national multi-sport event brought together over 10,000 athletes from 36 states and union territories, competing across 28 disciplines, including traditional Indian sports and esports as a demonstration category.[17][18] Sepak takraw has been included for the first time on the back of India's gold medal in the 2025 ISTAF World Cup.[19] Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the games on May 4, 2025, with the opening ceremony held at the Patliputra Sports Complex in Patna. The event aimed to promote sports culture and infrastructure development in Bihar.[20][21]
Maharashtra secured its third consecutive KIYG title with a record 158 medals, including 58 golds, showcasing dominance across multiple disciplines. Haryana excelled in sports like fencing and athletics, finishing second with 107 medals. Rajasthan achieved its best-ever finish, clinching third place with 22 golds. Bihar, the host state, delivered a historic performance, securing 7 golds among 36 total medals, marking a significant improvement from its previous standings having a Jump from 28th rank to 15th rank marking its best ever performance in the all editions of KIYG, they doubled their all edition medal tally having total of 29 medals in previous 6 editions by securing 36 medals in the single seventh edition including victories in athletics, Thang-Ta, and rugby.[22][23][24]
Medal tally
| Rank | State/UT | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maharashtra | 58 | 47 | 53 | 158 |
| 2 | Haryana | 39 | 27 | 51 | 117 |
| 3 | Rajasthan | 24 | 12 | 24 | 60 |
| 4 | Karnataka | 17 | 26 | 15 | 58 |
| 5 | Delhi | 16 | 20 | 32 | 68 |
| 6 | Tamil Nadu | 15 | 21 | 29 | 65 |
| 7 | Uttar Pradesh | 14 | 20 | 18 | 52 |
| 8 | Kerala | 12 | 5 | 8 | 25 |
| 9 | Manipur | 11 | 8 | 11 | 30 |
| 10 | Madhya Pradesh | 10 | 9 | 13 | 32 |
| 11 | Assam | 10 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| 12 | Telangana | 9 | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 13 | Punjab | 8 | 14 | 25 | 44 |
| 14 | Jharkhand | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 15 | Bihar (Host) | 7 | 11 | 18 | 36 |
| 16 | Chandigarh | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 17 | Odisha | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 18 | Andhra Pradesh | 3 | 11 | 10 | 24 |
| 19 | Chhattisgarh | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 |
| 20 | Uttarakhand | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 21 | Gujarat | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 22 | West Bengal | 1 | 11 | 4 | 16 |
| 23 | Jammu & Kashmir | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | Nagaland | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 25 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | Mizoram | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Himachal Pradesh | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 28 | Puducherry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Meghalaya | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Tripura | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Goa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Sikkim | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2025 Summer World University Games
India competed at the 2025 Summer World Universiade, which was held from 16 July to 27 July 2025 in Rhine-Ruhr region, Germany. India sent its largest-ever delegation, comprising over 300 student-athletes from various colleges nationwide.[25] India ended its campaign with 12 medals (2 gold, 5 Silver, 5 Bronze) and finished at 20th position in the medal tally.[26]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Kushal Dalal Parneet Kaur |
Archery | Mixed Compound Team | 25 July | [27] |
| Gold | Sahil Rajesh Jadhav | Men's Compound Individual | 26 July | [28] | |
 Silver | Hritik Sharma Kushal Dalal Sahil Rajesh Jadhav |
Men's Compound Team | 25 July | [29] | |
| Silver | Parneet Kaur | Women's Individual | 26 July | [30] | |
| Silver | Praveen Chithravel | Athletics | Men's Triple Jump | [31] | |
| Silver | Seema | Women's 5000 metres | |||
| Silver | Ankita Dhyani | Women's 3000 metres steeplechase | 27 July | [32] | |
 Bronze | India national badminton team
|
Badminton | Mixed Team | 20 July | [33] |
| Bronze | Vaishnavi Adkar | Tennis | Women's Individual | 24 July | [34] |
| Bronze | Avneet Kaur Madhura Dhamangaokar Parneet Kaur |
Archery | Women's Compound Team | 25 July | [35] |
| Bronze | Sejal Anil Singh Munita Prajapati Mansi Negi Shalini Mahima Choudhary |
Athletics | Women's 20 km Walk Team | 27 July | |
| Bronze | Mrutyam Dondapati Gurindervir Singh Lalu Prasad Bhoi Animesh Kujur Manikanta Hoblidhar | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | [36] |
World Games
India will compete at the 2025 World Games held in Chengdu, China from 7 to 17 August 2025.[37] They sent a contingent comprising 17 athletes across five sports.[38] India won 3 medals (1 Silver and 2 bronze) and finished at 65th position in the medal table. This was India's second-best performance at the World Games, behind the 2013 edition.[39]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Namrata Batra | Wushu | Women's 52 kg Sanda | 12 August | [40] |
|
Rishabh Yadav | Archery | Men's Compound Individual | 9 August | [41] |
|
Anandkumar Velkumar | Track speed skating | Men's 1,000 m sprint | 15 August | [42] |
Archery
2025 World Archery Championships
India is participating in the 2025 edition of the World Archery Championships, being held from 5 to 12 September 2025 in Gwangju, South Korea.[43] The Indian delegation will consist of a total of 12 players across 2 disciplines.[44] India won their first-ever gold medal in the men's compound team event and a silver in the mixed team event. With one gold and a silver, India finished fourth in the medal tally.[45]
Medallists
| Medal | Player | Discipline | Event | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rishabh Yadav Aman Saini Prathamesh Fuge |
Compound | Men's team | 7 September | [46] |
GMM - Won vs  France by 235-233SF - Won vs  Turkey by 234-232QF - Won vs  United States by 234-233R16 - Won vs  Australia by 23030-230 | |||||
|
Jyothi Surekha Vennam Rishabh Yadav |
Compound | Mixed Team | 7 September | [47] |
GMM - Lost to  de Laat / Schloesser by 155-157SF - Won vs  Huang / Chang by 157-155QF - Won vs  Paiz / Hernández by 157-153R16 - Won vs  Raab / Kunsch by 160-152 | |||||
2025 World Archery Youth Championships
India participated in the 2025 World Archery Youth Championships, held in Winnipeg, Canada from 20 August (earlier scheduled to begin from 17 August) to 24 August 2025.[48][49] India finished their campaign winning eight medals - four gold, two silver and two bronze and are placed third in the medal tally.[50]
| Medal | Player | Sport | Category | Event | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mohit Dagar Devansh Singh Yogesh Joshi |
Compound | Under-18 | Men's Team | 22 August | [51] |
|
Kushal Dalal Apar Nitin Ganesh Thirumuru |
Under-21 | Men's Team | [52] | ||
|
Chikitha Taniparthi | Women's individual | 23 August | [53] | ||
|
Sharvari Shende | Recurve | Under-18 | 24 August | [54] | |
|
Prithika Pradeep Mohit Dagar |
Compound | Under-18 | Mixed Team | 23 August | [55] |
|
Prithika Pradeep | Women's individual | ||||
|
Gatha Khadake Jiana Kumar Sharvari Shende |
Recurve | Under-18 | Women's Team | 21 August | [56] |
|
Gatha Khadake Agastay Singh |
Mixed Team | 24 August | [57] | ||
2025 Archery World Cup
India is participating in the 2025 Archery World Cup from 8 April to 19 October 2025.[58][59] This will be India's 19th appearance at the tournament. India sent a team of 25 archers to compete in 9 events across 4 stages.[60]
Medallists
| Medal | Player | Sport | Event | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jyothi Surekha Vennam Rishabh Yadav |
Compound | Mixed Team | 12 April | [61] |
|
Abhishek Verma Rishabh Yadav Ojas Pravin Deotale |
Men's Team | 10 May | [62] | |
|
Madhura Dhamangaonkar | Women's Individual | [63] | ||
|
Dhiraj Bommadevara Tarundeep Rai Atanu Das |
Recurve | Men's Team | 13 April | [64] |
|
Madhura Dhamangaonkar Jyothi Surekha Vennam Chikitha Taniparthi |
Compound | Women's Team | 10 May | [65] |
|
Jyothi Surekha Vennam Parneet Kaur Prithika Pradeep |
12 July | [66] | ||
|
Jyothi Surekha Vennam | Women's Individual | [67] | ||
|
Rishabh Yadav Abhishek Verma Ojas Pravin Deotale |
Compound | Men's Team | 10 April | [68] |
|
Dhiraj Bommadevara | Recurve | Men's Individual | 13 April | [69] |
|
Madhura Dhamangaonkar Abhishek Verma |
Compound | Mixed Team | 10 May | [70] |
|
Rishabh Yadav | Men's Individual | [71] | ||
|
Deepika Kumari | Recurve | Women's Individual | 11 May | [72][73] |
|
Parth Salunkhe | Men's Individual | |||
|
Jyothi Surekha Vennam Rishabh Yadav |
Compound | Mixed Team | 12 July | [74] |
World Cup Rankings
The top 8 archers with the highest scores across all stages in each event will qualify for the final stage. A player winning a gold medal in any stage will automatically qualify for the final.[75]
| Archers | Step I | Step II | Step III | Step IV | Total | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Pts. | Rank | Pts. | Rank | Pts. | Rank | Pts. | |||
| Dhiraj Bommadevara | |
22 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 23 | 14 |
| Parth Salunkhe | 33 | 0 | |
18 | 33 | 0 | N/a | N/a | 18 | 16 |
| Atanu Das | 9 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 1 | N/a | N/a | 17 | 17 |
| Tarundeep Rai | 17 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| Neeraj Chauhan | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 17 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| Rahul Singh | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 33 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| Archers | Step I | Step II | Step III | Step IV | Total | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Pts. | Rank | Pts. | Rank | Pts. | Rank | Pts. | |||
| Deepika Kumari | 5 | 13 | |
18 | 17 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 32 | 11 |
| Simranjeet Kaur | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 13 | N/a | N/a | 13 | 20 |
| Ankita Bhakat | 17 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 26 |
| Gatha Anandrao Khadake | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 9 | 5 | 5 | 34 |
| Sharvari Somnath Shende | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 17 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| Anshika Kumari | 17 | 1 | 33 | 0 | — | 0 | N/a | N/a | 1 | 50 |
| Archers | Step I | Step II | Step III | Step IV | Total | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Pts. | Rank | Pts. | Rank | Pts. | Rank | Pts. | |||
| Rishabh Yadav | 17 | 1 | |
23 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 43 | 5Q |
| Abhishek Verma | 4 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 5 | N/a | N/a | 29 | 11 |
| Ojas Pravin Deotale | 9 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | N/a | N/a | 5 | 36 |
| Uday Kamboj | N/a | N/a | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | N/a | N/a | 2 | 43 |
| Aman Saini | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 17 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
| Priyansh | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 17 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
| Prathamesh Fuge | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 33 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Archers | Step I | Step II | Step III | Step IV | Total | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Pts. | Rank | Pts. | Rank | Pts. | Rank | Pts. | |||
| Jyothi Surekha Vennam | 9 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 1 | |
29 | 55 | 3Q |
| Madhura Dhamangaonkar | N/a | N/a | |
31 | 5 | 18 | N/a | N/a | 49 | 4Q |
| Parneet Kaur | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 4 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
| Aditi Gopichand Swami | N/a | N/a | 17 | 1 | 7 | 11 | N/a | N/a | 12 | 20 |
| Chikitha Taniparthi | N/a | N/a | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 |
| Prithika Pradeep | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 33 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
Final
Three Indian compound archers qualified for the final, with Dhamangaonkar securing a direct qualification after winning Stage 2, while Vennam and Yadav qualified after finishing in the top 8 of their respective events.
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Rishabh Yadav | Men's Individual |
Girard |
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| Jyothi Surekha Vennam | Women's Individual |
 Bernal |
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| Madhura Dhamangaonkar |  Han |
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Aquatics
Athletics
2025 World Athletics Championships
India is competing at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, from 13 to 21 September 2025.[79] India entered 19 athletes to the championships: 5 women and 14 men across 15 events.[80]
2025 World Para Athletics Championships
India will host the upcoming edition of the World Para Athletics Championships at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi, from 27 September to 5 October 2025.[81]
Badminton
2025 BWF World Championships
India participated in the 2025 edition of the BWF World Championships, held in Paris, France between 25 and 31 August 2025. A total of 15 athletes participated across 5 events.[82] Malvika Bansod withdrew from the competition due to injury.[83] Lakshya Sen was eliminated in the first round by the top-seed, China's Shi Yu Qi in straight sets.[84] Prannoy H. S. also exited early after losing a close match to second seed Antonsen in the second round and concluded the men's individual campaign for the contingent.[85] Hariharan Amsakarunan and Ruban Rethinasabapathi were defeated by the Taipei pair of Liu and Yang in the first round. Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Gadde won the first round but were defeated by the Malaysian pair of Chen and Toh in the second round.[86] P. V. Sindhu started her campaign on a brilliant note and caused a stellar performance against the World No. 2, China's Wang to book her spot at the quarter-finals, where she ultimately lost to the Indonesian player, Wardani in a hard-fought game.[87] Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto also had a similar journey, where they caused an updet by defeating the fifth seed pair, Hong Kong's Tang and Tse[88] but eventually lost to the Malaysian pair of Chen TJ and Toh in the quarter-finals.[89] Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy's path to a medal was not easy as they fought hard against world no.6, the Chinese Pair of Liang and Wang C[90] and went on to comfortably beaten their toughest rivals World no. 2, Malaysia's Chia and Soh (who defeated the same Indian pair in the quarterfinals of 2024 Olympics at this same venue) in straight sets to ensure their second medal in World Championship history, after the bronze in Tokyo 2022.[91] They lost to the Chinese pair of Chen and Liu after putting a clinical fight and ended their campaign with a bronze medal.[92]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Lakshya Sen | Men's Singles |
 Shi (1)L 0-2 (17–21, 19–21) |
Did not advance to next round; Rank: 33 | |||||
| Prannoy H. S. |  OldorffW 2-0 (21–18, 21–15) |
 Antonsen (2)L 1-2 (7-21, 21–17, 21–23) |
Did not advance to next round; Rank: 17 | |||||
| P. V. Sindhu (15) | Women's Singles |
 NalbantovaW 2-0 (23–21, 21–6) |
 LetshanaaW 2-0 (21–19, 21–15) |
Wang Z (2) W 2-0 (21–19, 21–15) |
 Wardani (9)L 1-2 (14–21, 21–13, 16–21) |
Did not advance to next round; Rank: 8 | ||
| Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty (9) |
Men's Doubles |
N/a | Liu K / Yang W 2-0 (22–20,21-13) |
Liang / Wang C (6) W 2-1 (19–21, 21–15, 21–17) |
Chia / Soh (2) W 2-0 (21–12,21-19) |
Chen / Liu (11) L 1-2 (19–21, 21–18, 12–21) |
Did not advance | |
| Hariharan Amsakarunan Ruban Rethinasabapathi |
Liu K-h / Yang L 0-2 (15–21, 5-21) |
Did not advance to next round; Rank:33 | ||||||
| Priya Konjengbam Shruti Mishra |
Women's Doubles |
Lambert / Pognante L 0-2 (17–21, 16–21) |
Did not advance to next round; Rank:33 | |||||
| Rutaparna Panda Swetaparna Panda |
G Stoeva / S Stoeva L 0-2 (12–21, 11–21) |
Did not advance to next round; Rank:33 | ||||||
| Dhruv Kapila Tanisha Crasto (16) |
Mixed Doubles |
N/a |  Magee / RyanW 2-0 (21–11, 21–16) |
 Tang / Tse (5)W 2-1 (19–21, 21–12, 21–15) |
Chen TJ / Toh (4) L 0-2 (15–21, 13–21) |
Did not advance to next round; Rank:8 | ||
| Rohan Kapoor Ruthvika Gadde |
 Leong / ChiW 2-1 (18–21, 21–16, 21–18) |
Chen TJ / Toh (4) L 0-2 (16–21, 11–21) |
Did not advance to next round; Rank: 17 | |||||
2025 BWF World Senior Championships
India is participating in the 2025 edition of the BWF World Senior Championships, held in Pattaya, Thailand between 7 to 14 September 2025.[93] A total of 193 athletes represented the nation in the tournament across various age groups.[94]
| Medal | Player | Event | Group | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jessie Philip | Women's Singles | 70+ | 14 September |
Final - Lost to  Black (17-21, 7-21)SF - Won vs  Kuo (21-16, 19-21, 21-13)QF - Won vs  John (21-17, 21-18) | ||||
|
B.V.S.K Lingeswara Rao Suzanne Venglet |
Mixed Doubles | 55+ | 14 September |
| Final - Lost to Sorensen / Andersen (21-18, 12-21, 12-21) SF - Won vs Li / Kuo (22-20, 21-17)QF - Won vs Soedarno / Tjendrawati (20-22, 21-12, 21-12)R16 - Won vs Erikkson / Roivainen (21-11, 21-10)R32 - Won vs  Aroonprasertkul / Aunarrom (21-9, 21-13) | ||||
|
Abhinand Shetty Sangeetha Mari |
Mixed Doubles | 40+ | 13 September |
SF - Lost to Rahmat /  Nadeesha (22-20, 10-21, 13-21)QF - Won vs Chan / Wong (21-10, 21-17)R16 - Won vs  Bless / Monney (22-20, 14-21, 21-18)R32 - Won vs  Sakai / Kawashima (21-16, 21-14)R64 - Won vs  Seth / Kuttikrishnan (21-12, 19-21, 21-18) | ||||
|
Philip Bency | Men's Singles | 70+ | 13 September |
| SF - Lost to Garip (20-22, 11-21) QF - Won vs  Liljestrom (21-16, 21-11)R16 - Won vs Paynter (21-6, 21-10)R32 - Won vs Faig (25-23, 2-0 RET)R64 - Won vs Sethuraman (21-17, 21-16) | ||||
|
Poonam Tatwawadi | Women's Singles | 55+ | 13 September |
| SF - Lost to Eberl (17-21, 13-21) QF - Won vs  Aberer (21-13, 21-16)R16 - Won vs Pittman (21-16, 21-15)R32 - Won vs Cole (21-10, 21-10) | ||||
|
Leena Dhapre | Women's Singles | 50+ | 13 September |
| SF - Lost to Hettiarachchige (17-21, 16-21) QF - Won vs Kimura (21-14, 18-21, 21-13)R16 - Won vs Lin (21-12, 21-15)R32 - Won vs Asmussen (21-14, 21-16) | ||||
|
Abhinn Shyam Gupta | Men's Singles | 45+ | 13 September |
| SF - Lost to Lund (16-21, 19-21) QF - Won vs Colin (16-21, 21-13, 21-18)R16 - Won vs Chuaymak (21-17, 8-21, 23-21)R32 - Won vs Fuchs (21-14, 21-12)R64 - Won vs  Karlsen (21-9, 7-1 RET) | ||||
2025 BWF World Tour
India is participating in the 2025 BWF World Tour from 7 January to 21 December.[95]
Winners
- 2025 U.S. Open - Ayush Shetty (Super 300)[96]
- 2025 Australian Open -Lakshya Sen (Super 500)[97]
Runners-up
- 2025 Malaysia Masters - Srikanth Kidambi (Super 500)[98]
- 2025 U.S. Open - Tanvi Sharma (Super 300)[99]
- 2025 Hong Kong Open - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (Super 500)[100]
- 2025 Hong Kong Open - Lakshya Sen (Super 500)[101]
Semi-finalists
- 2025 Malaysia Open - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (Super 1000)[102]
- 2025 India Open - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (Super 750)[103]
- 2025 German Open - Dhruv Kapila / Tanisha Crasto (Super 300)
- 2025 Orléans Masters - Ayush Shetty (Super 300)
- 2025 Swiss Open - Treesa Jolly / Gayatri Gopichand (Super 300)
- 2025 Taipei Open - Ayush Shetty (Super 300)
- 2025 Taipei Open - Unnati Hooda (Super 300)
- 2025 Singapore Open - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (Super 750)[104]
- 2025 Canada Open - Srikanth Kidambi (Super 300)
- 2025 China Open - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (Super 1000)[105]
- 2025 Macau Open - Lakshya Sen (Super 300)[106]
- 2025 Macau Open - Tharun Manepalli (Super 300)[107]
- 2025 Vietnam Open - Ashmita Chaliha (Super 100)
2025 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships
India participated in the 2025 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships, which was held at the Conson Gymnasium, Qingdao, China, from 11 to 16 February 2025.[108][109]
Group Stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Korea |
2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 457 | 329 | +128 | 2 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | India |
2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 434 | 357 | +77 | 1 | |
| 3 | Macau |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 215 | 420 | −205 | 0 |
 India 5 |
Conson Gymnasium - Court 2 12 February 2025, 09:30 UTC+8 Report [110] |
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2025 Badminton Asia Championships
India participated in the 2025 Badminton Asia Championships which took place at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China, from 8 to 13 April 2025.[114] India entered with 31 players across five events. Indian athletes displayed a poor performance at the tournament, with no one except Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila reaching the quarter-finals, where they lost and ended the campaign with no podium finish.[115]
Sudirman Cup
India participated in the 2025 Sudirman Cup, held in Xiamen, China, between 27 April and 4 May 2025.[116] India qualified for the tournament by world rankings and entered with a low-strength squad.[117] India managed to win only one game in the group stage and was eliminated.[118]
Group Stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Indonesia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 7 | +21 | 713 | 519 | +194 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Denmark |
3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 606 | 519 | +87 | 2 | |
| 3 | India |
3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 582 | 673 | −91 | 1 | |
| 4 |  England |
3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 28 | −22 | 494 | 684 | −190 | 0 |
Asian Junior Championships
India participated in the 2025 Badminton Asia Junior Championships, held in Surakarta, Indonesia between 18 and 27 July 2025.[119] India won two medals in the tournament, both bronze and won in girls' singles event by Tanvi Sharma and Vennala Kalagotla, and finished 5th at the medals tally.[120]
Basketball
FIBA Asia Cup
India is competing in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup, held in Saudi Arabia from 5–17 August 2025.[121] India qualified for the tournament after topping Group H in the qualifying tournament.[122] India were grouped with the sixteen-times winners China, the hosts Saudi Arabia and Jordan, all having higher FIBA ranking than India.[123] In their first match against Jordan, India reached close to cause an upset but were ultimately defeated by their opponent in overtime by 84–91.[124] India lost their remaining two matches against China and Saudi Arabia and finished 15th overall in the medal table.[125]
Group Stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | China |
3 | 3 | 0 | 283 | 225 | +58 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Saudi Arabia (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 249 | 225 | +24 | 5 | Playoffs |
| 3 |  Jordan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 232 | 251 | −19 | 4 | |
| 4 | India |
3 | 0 | 3 | 212 | 275 | −63 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
5 August 2025 14:00 |
| Jordan |
91–84 (OT) | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 20–24, 22–17, 20–25, Overtime: 11–4 | ||
| Pts: Tucker 30 Rebs: Abbas, Ibrahim 7 Asts: Ibrahim 6 |
Pts: Muthu Krishnan 14 Rebs: Prince 7 Asts: Prince 5 | |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 175 Referees: Scott Beker (AUS), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA), Preeda Muongmee (THA) |
7 August 2025 11:00 |
| India |
69–100 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–29, 17–24, 17–22, 21–25 | ||
| Pts: Muthu Krishnan 16 Rebs: Prince 7 Asts: Dagar 5 |
Pts: Hu M., Zhao J. 17 Rebs: Hu J. 10 Asts: Liao 8 | |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 39 Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Glenn Cornelio (PHI), Paul Skayem (LBN) |
9 August 2025 18:00 |
| India |
59–84 | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 6–21, 18–21, 10–18 | ||
| Pts: Brar 20 Rebs: Prince 4 Asts: Muthu Krishnan, Sekhon 5 |
Pts: Al-Suwailem 15 Rebs: Al-Suwailem 14 Asts: Abdel Gabar 7 | |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 2,350 Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Harja Jaladri (INA), Park Kyoung-jin (KOR) |
Chess
2025 Women's Chess World Cup
India participated in the Women's Chess World Cup 2025, which was a 107-player single-elimination chess tournament that took place in Batumi, Georgia, from 5 July to 29 July 2025.[126]
Divya Deshmukh, seeded 15th, defeated 2nd seed Zhu Jiner in the fourth round, 10th seed Harika Dronavalli in the quarterfinals, and 3rd seed Tan Zhongyi in the semifinals.[127] In the final, she defeated 4th seed Koneru Humpy in tiebreaks to win the tournament.[128] With this win, she earned the grandmaster title, which is directly awarded to the winner of the World Cup without requiring the usual three norms. She became India's 88th grandmaster and the fourth Indian woman to become a grandmaster.[129][130] Additionally, she qualified for the Women's Candidates Tournament 2026.[131]
Summary
| Athlete | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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| Kiran Manisha Mohanty | Song L 0.5-1.5 |
Did not advance to next round | ||||||
| Padmini Rout | Zhang W 2–0 |
Kosteniuk L 3.5-4.5 |
Did not advance to next round | |||||
| Priyanka K |  GaalW 5–3 |
 KulonL 1–3 |
Did not advance to next round | |||||
| Koneru Humpy | N/a |  KhamdamovaW 1.5-0.5 |
Kulon W 1.5-0.5 |
Kosteniuk W 2.5-1.5 |
Song W 1.5-0.5 |
Lei W 5-3 |
Deshmukh L 1.5-2.5 |
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| Vaishali Rameshbabu | N/a | Ouellet W 2-0 |
 YipW 4-2 |
 KamalidenovaW 4.5-3.5 |
Tan L 0.5-1.5 |
Did not advance to next round | ||
| Vantika Agrawal |  ShohradovaW 1.5-0.5 |
 UsheninaW 4.5-3.5 |
 LagnoL 2.5-3.5 |
Did not advance to next round | ||||
| P. V. Nandhidhaa |  Ortiz VerdezotoW 2-0 |
Dronavalli L 0.5-1.5 |
Did not advance to next round | |||||
| Harika Dronavalli | N/a | Nandhidhaa W 1.5-0.5 |
 TsolakidouW 4-2 |
Lagno W 3.5-2.5 |
Deshmukh L 1-3 |
Did not advance to next round | ||
| Divya Deshmukh | N/a |  MgeladzeW 1.5-0.5 |
 InjacW 1.5-0.5 |
Zhu W 2.5-1.5 |
Dronavalli W 3-1 |
Tan W 1.5-0.5 |
Koneru W 2.5-1.5 |
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Finals
| Seed | Name | Rating | 1 | 2 | TB1 | TB2 | Total |
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| 4 | Koneru Humpy |
2536 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1½ |
| 15 | Divya Deshmukh |
2463 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 2½ |
2025 Tata Steel Chess Tournament
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 was held from 17 January to 2 February 2025 in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands.[132] In the Masters section, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa defeated World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju in tiebreaks to win the tournament[133]
Masters
| Rank | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Total | TB | SB | TPR |
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| 1 | R Praggnanandhaa (India) | 2741 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8½ | 2 | 52.75 | 2834 | |
| 2 | Gukesh Dommaraju (India) | 2777 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8½ | 1 | 53.00 | 2832 | |
| 7 | Pentala Harikrishna (India) | 2695 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 37.75 | 2728 | ||
| 10 | Arjun Erigaisi (India) | 2801 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 5½ | 37.50 | 2663 | ||
| 13 | Leon Luke Mendonca (India) | 2639 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 31.25 | 2645 |
| Name | 1 | 2 | SD | Total |
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| R Praggnanandhaa |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Gukesh Dommaraju |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Challengers
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Total | SB | TPR | |
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| 9 | GM Vaishali Rameshbabu (India) | 2476 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6 | 35.50 | 2523 | |
| 12 | IM Divya Deshmukh (India) | 2490 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 3½ | 19.00 | 2376 | |
Cricket
Women's Cricket World Cup
India will host the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup across five venues (with Sri Lanka hosting some of their matches and matches involving Pakistan).[137] The tournament will be played in a round-robin format from 30 September to 2 November 2025.[138] India reached the knockout stages with 3 wins, 3 losses and 1 no-result, finishing 4th in the points table. In the semi-finals, India chased down the highest successful score in Women's ODIs and qualified for their third final since 2005 and 2017.[139] In the final, India defeated South Africa by 52 runs to win their maiden World Cup title.[140]
Squad
On 19 August 2025, India became the first to announce their squad for the tournament. Tejal Hasabnis, Prema Rawat, Priya Mishra, Uma Chetry, Sayali Satghare and Minnu Mani were named as reserves.[141]
| No. | Player | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | |||||
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| 18 | Smriti Mandhana (vc) | July 18, 1996 | Left handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||
| 33 | Harleen Deol | June 21, 1998 | Right handed | Right-arm leg break | |||||
| 64 | Pratika Rawal | September 1, 2000 | Right handed | Right-arm off break | |||||
| 5 | Jemimah Rodrigues | September 5, 2000 | Right handed | Right-arm off break | |||||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||||
| 19 | Yastika Bhatia | November 1, 2000 | Left handed | N/a | |||||
| 13 | Richa Ghosh | September 28, 2003 | Right handed | N/a | |||||
| All-rounders | |||||||||
| 23 | Harmanpreet Kaur (c) | March 8, 1989 | Right handed | Right-arm off break | |||||
| 30 | Amanjot Kaur | August 25, 2000 | Right handed | Right-arm medium | |||||
| 6 | Deepti Sharma | August 24, 1997 | Left handed | Right-arm off break | |||||
| Spin bowlers | |||||||||
| 40 | Shree Charani | August 4, 2004 | Left handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||
| 2 | Sneh Rana | February 18, 1994 | Right handed | Right-arm off break | |||||
| 21 | Radha Yadav | April 21, 2000 | Right handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||
| Pace bowlers | |||||||||
| 26 | Kranti Goud | August 11, 2003 | Right handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||
| 20 | Arundhati Reddy | October 4, 1997 | Right handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||
| 10 | Renuka Singh Thakur | January 2, 1996 | Right handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||
League Stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2.102 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | England |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1.233 | |
| 3 |  South Africa |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −0.379 | |
| 4 | India (H) |
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.628 | |
| 5 | Sri Lanka (H) |
7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −1.035 | |
| 6 |  New Zealand |
7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | −0.876 | |
| 7 |  Bangladesh |
7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | −0.578 | |
| 8 |  Pakistan |
7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | −2.651 |
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Ireland Women's tour of India
The Ireland women's cricket team toured India in January 2025 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches against India women's cricket team.[142][143] The series formed part of the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship.[144][145] It was the Ireland women's side's first tour to India and first ever bilateral series between the two sides.[146][147]
India won the first match by six wickets, with Pratika Rawal and Tejal Hasabnis' match winning performance.[148][149] The hosts won the second match by 116 runs and secured the series 2–0, with Jemimah Rodrigues' maiden ODI century (102) India recorded their highest total in women's ODIs (370).[150][151] Later it broke in third ODI when India scored 435.[152][153] With the magnificent maiden century of Pratika Rawal (154) and Smriti Mandhana's 10th and fastest century, India won final ODI match by 304 run, which was India's biggest margin of victory in terms of runs.[154][155][156]
1st ODI
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- Women's Championship points: India 2, Ireland 0.
2nd ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Women's Championship points: India 2, Ireland 0.
3rd ODI
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- Women's Championship points: India 2, Ireland 0.
Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup
India entered as the defending champions[157] in the 2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, held in Malaysia from 18 January to 2 February 2025.[158][159] India won their second consecutive title by defeating South Africa by 9 wickets in the final.[160][161]
Group Stage
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Kenika Cassar 15 (29) Parunika Sisodia 3/7 (2.2 overs) |
Sanika Chalke 18* (11) Jahzara Claxton 1/18 (2 overs) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
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Nazatul Hidayah Husna 5 (10) Vaishnavi Sharma 5/5 (4 overs) |
Gongadi Trisha 27* (12) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
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Gongadi Trisha 49 (44) Pramudi Methsara 2/10 (3 overs) |
Rashmika Sewwandi 15 (12) Parunika Sisodia 2/7 (4 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
Super Six
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | India |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5.724 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Australia |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.377 | |
| 3 | Sri Lanka |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.550 | |
| 4 | Bangladesh |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.500 | |
| 5 | Scotland |
4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4.595 | |
| 6 |  West Indies |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.153 |
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
- Gongadi Trisha (Ind) scored her maiden century in YWT20I. She also became the first player to score a century in the history of U19 Women's T20 World Cup.[163]
Semi-final
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
England's tour of India
The India cricket team hosted the England cricket team[164] to play three One Day International (ODI) and five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches from 22 January to 12 February 2025.[165] The ODI series was used as preparation ahead of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.[166]
1st T20I
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Arshdeep Singh became India's leading wicket taker in T20Is (97) going past Yuzvendra Chahal (96).[167]
2nd T20I
3rd T20I
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4th T20I
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Saqib Mahmood (Eng) became only the second bowler, after West Indies' Jerome Taylor to complete a triple wicket maiden over in T20Is.[168][169]
- Harshit Rana (Ind) made his T20I debut after replacing Shivam Dube (Ind) as a concussion substitute for India during the second innings. He became the first player from a full member team to make his T20I debut as a concussion substitute.[170][171]
5th T20I
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- India made their highest powerplay score (95/1).[172]
- Abhishek Sharma (Ind) set the highest individual score (135) surpassing Shubman Gill (126) and hit most sixes in an innings (13) going past Rohit Sharma (10) by an Indian player in T20Is.[173][174]
- India recorded their second-biggest victory in T20Is.[175]
1st ODI
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- Yashasvi Jaiswal and Harshit Rana (Ind) both made their ODI debuts.
- Ravindra Jadeja (Ind) took his 600th wicket in international cricket,[176] and thus became the first Indian spinner to complete 6000 runs and 600 wickets in international cricket.[177]
- Harshit Rana became the first Indian bowler to take a 3-wicket haul on debut in all three formats of international cricket.[178]
2nd ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Varun Chakravarthy (Ind) made his ODI debut.
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) played his 50th ODI as captain.[179]
- Joe Root (Eng) scored his 56th fifty-plus score in ODIs, the most for England breaking the record of Eoin Morgan.[180]
- Rohit Sharma surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to become the 2nd highest run-scorer as an opener for India in international cricket.[181]
3rd ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Shubman Gill (Ind) became the fastest batsman to cross 2,500 runs, in terms of innings (50), surpassing South Africa's Hashim Amla in ODIs.[182]
- Virat Kohli (Ind) scored 16,000 runs across all formats in Asia, becoming the 4th player overall to achieve this milestone. He also became the fastest to reach this feat in just 340 innings, surpassing Kumar Sangakkara's 410 innings record.[183]
- Shubman Gill scored his 5,000th run in international cricket.[184]
- Shubman Gill became only the fifth player in international cricket history to score a century in all three formats at a single venue.[185]
Women's Premier League
The 2025 Women's Premier League was the third season of the Women's Premier League, featuring five teams and was held from 14 February to 15 March 2025.[186] The tournament was played across four venues: Bengaluru, Lucknow, Mumbai and Vadodara.[187]
League Stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Delhi Capitals (R) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0.396 | Advanced to the Final |
| 2 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0.192 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 3 | Gujarat Giants (3rd) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.228 | |
| 4 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −0.196 | Eliminated |
| 5 | UP Warriorz | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −0.624 |
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
| Visitor team → | DC | GG | MI | RCB | UPW |
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| Delhi Capitals | Delhi 6 wickets | Delhi 9 wickets | Bengaluru 8 wickets | Lucknow 33 runs | |
| Gujarat Giants | Gujarat 5 wickets | Mumbai 5 wickets | Bengaluru 6 wickets | Gujarat 6 wickets | |
| Mumbai Indians | Delhi 2 wickets | Mumbai 9 runs | Bengaluru 11 runs | Mumbai 8 wickets | |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Delhi 9 wickets | Gujarat 6 wickets | Mumbai 4 wickets | Lucknow Super Over | |
| UP Warriorz | Delhi 7 wickets | Gujarat 81 runs | Mumbai 6 wickets | Lucknow 12 runs |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
Playoffs
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| 2 | Mumbai Indians | 213/4 (20 overs) | EW | Mumbai Indians | 149/7 (20 overs) | ||||
| 3 | Gujarat Giants | 166 (19.2 overs) | |||||||
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Mumbai Indians 149/7 (20 overs) |
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Fall of wickets: 5/1 (Matthews, 3 ov), 14/2 (Bhatia, 4.3 ov), 103/3 (Sciver-Brunt, 14.5 ov), 112/4 (Kerr, 15.5 ov), 112/5 (Sajana, 16 ov), 118/6 (Harmanpreet, 17.1 ov), 132/7 (Kamalini, 18.4 ov)
Fall of wickets: 15/1 (Lanning, 2 ov), 17/2 (Verma, 3 ov), 37/3 (Jonassen, 6.2 ov), 44/4 (Sutherland, 8 ov), 66/5 (Rodrigues, 10.4 ov), 83/6 (Bryce, 12.5 ov), 123/7 (Kapp, 17.4 ov), 123/8 (Pandey, 17.5 ov), 128/9 (Mani, 18.2 ov)
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Champions Trophy
India was one of the eight teams that participated in the 2025 Champions Trophy held in Pakistan and United Arab Emirates from 19 February to 9 March 2025.[189] India qualified for the tournament after finishing in the top eight of the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[190] In November 2024, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) informed the International Cricket Council that India wouldn't travel to Pakistan for the tournament, citing security concerns.[191] On 19 December 2024, following an agreement between BCCI and PCB, the ICC in an update issued on India and Pakistan hosted matches at ICC events, established that the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be played across Pakistan and a neutral venue.[192]
India became the champions by defeating New Zealand in the final and also became the first team to win three Champions Trophy titles.[193]
Group Stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | India |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.715 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | New Zealand |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.267 | |
| 3 | Bangladesh |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | −0.443 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Pakistan (H) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | −1.087 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) Initial group stage seedings[195]
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ravindra Jadeja (Ind) played in his 200th ODI match.[196]
- Mohammed Shami (Ind) took his 200th wicket in ODIs. He became the joint second-fastest man to take 200 ODI wickets, in terms of matches played and the fastest to 200 by balls bowled.[197]
- Shami also took his 60th wicket in an ICC ODI tournament: the most by an Indian bowler, moving past Zaheer Khan.[198]
- The 154-run partnership between Jaker Ali and Towhid Hridoy was Bangladesh's highest for the 6th wicket in ODIs breaking the record of Mahmudullah and Jaker Ali.[199]
- Towhid Hridoy (Ban) scored his maiden century in ODIs.[200]
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) completed 11,000 runs in ODIs, becoming the fourth Indian batter to do so. He became the second-quickest to reach 11,000 runs in 261 innings, after Virat Kohli.[201]
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) reached 100 wins as an international captain.[202]
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Virat Kohli (Ind) took his 158th catch, the most for India in ODIs, going past Mohammad Azharuddin (156).[203]
- Virat Kohli (Ind) completed 14,000 runs in 287 innings in ODIs, becoming the fastest player to do so, going past Sachin Tendulkar's 350 innings. He also became the third-highest run-scorer (27,503 runs) in international cricket, surpassing Ricky Ponting.[204]
- Virat Kohli (Ind) scored an unbeaten 100, marking his 51st century in One Day Internationals. His century brought his tally of 50+ scores in ICC ODI events to 23, equaling Sachin Tendulkar's record. At 36 years and 110 days old, he became the oldest player to record a century in the ICC Champions Trophy.[205]
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Virat Kohli (Ind) played in his 300th ODI match.[206]
- Varun Chakravarthy (Ind) took his maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs and became the third Indian to do so in the Champions Trophy.[207]
Semi-final
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) surpassed Chris Gayle for the most sixes in ICC ODI events.[208]
- Kohli became India's highest run-getter in Champions Trophy, surpassing Shikhar Dhawan's 701 runs.[209]
- Kohli became the first ever cricketer to score 1,000 runs and 10 fifty-plus scores in ICC knockout matches.[210]
- KL Rahul (Ind) completed 3,000 runs in 77 innings in ODIs.[211]
- India qualified for the third consecutive final in Champions Trophy.[212]
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) became the first captain to reach the final in all four ICC men's tournaments.[213]
- Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell (Aus) both played their last ODI match.[214][215]
- India surpassed Australia with 14 ICC final appearances, the most in history.[216]
Final
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Daryl Mitchell (NZ) completed 1,000 runs in ICC limited-over tournaments.
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) became the first captain to win the Player of the Match award in the final of the Champions Trophy.[217]
- Rohit Sharma became the second Indian captain after MS Dhoni to win multiple ICC trophies.[218]
- India won their record third Champions Trophy title after 2002 and 2013.[219]
Indian Premier League
The 2025 Indian Premier League was the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League. The tournament featured 10 teams competing in 74 matches. It began on 22 March and was held across 13 venues before being suspended on 9 May due to the 2025 India–Pakistan crisis.[220] The matches resumed from 17 May across six venues, with the final rescheduled from 25 May to 3 June,[221] Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Punjab Kings by 6 runs to win their maiden title after 18 years.[222][223]
League Stage
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | A | Punjab Kings | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0.372 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | A | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0.301 | |
| 3 | B | Gujarat Titans | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.254 | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | B | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1.142 | |
| 5 | B | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | −0.011 | Eliminated |
| 6 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | −0.241 | |
| 7 | B | Lucknow Super Giants | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.376 | |
| 8 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | −0.305 | |
| 9 | A | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.549 | |
| 10 | A | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.647 |
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
Playoffs
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| 29 May 2025 – Mullanpur | 3 June 2025 – Ahmedabad | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Punjab Kings | 101 (14.1 overs) | Q1W | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 190/9 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 106/2 (10 overs) | 1 June 2025 – Ahmedabad | Q2W | Punjab Kings | 184/7 (20 overs) | |||||||
| Q1L | Punjab Kings | 207/5 (19 overs) | |||||||||||
| Eliminator | EW | Mumbai Indians | 203/6 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
| 30 May 2025 – Mullanpur | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Gujarat Titans | 208/6 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Mumbai Indians | 228/5 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
Final
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- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- This match was originally scheduled for 25 May at the Eden Gardens, before being rescheduled.
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their maiden title after 18 years.[225]
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Fall of wickets: 1–18 (Salt, 1.4 ov), 2–56 (Agarwal, 6.2 ov), 3–96 (Patidar, 10.5 ov), 4–131 (Kohli, 14.5 ov), 5–167 (Livingstone, 16.5 ov), 6–171 (Jitesh, 17.4 ov), 7–188 (Shepherd, 19.2 ov), 8–189 (Krunal, 19.4 ov), 9–190 (Kumar, 19.6)
Fall of wickets: 1–43 (Arya, 4.6 ov), 2–72 (Prabhsimran, 8.3 ov), 3–79 (Iyer, 9.4 ov), 4–98 (Inglis, 12.1 ov), 5-136 (Wadhera, 16.2 ov), 6–142 (Stoinis, 16.4 ov), 7–145 (Omarzai, 17.2 ov)
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2025 Sri Lanka Women's Tri-Nation Series
The 2025 Sri Lanka Women's Tri-Nation Series was a cricket series that took place in Sri Lanka in April and May 2025.[227] It was a tri-nation series involving India, South Africa and Sri Lanka cricket teams, with the matches played in One Day International (ODI) format.[228] In the final, India defeated Sri Lanka by 97 runs to win the series.[229][230]
Group Stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | India |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.457 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | Sri Lanka (H) |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.542 | |
| 3 | South Africa |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.083 |
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 39 overs per side due to rain and wet outfield.
- Malki Madara, Piumi Wathsala (SL), Shree Charani and Kashvee Gautam (Ind) all made their ODI debuts.
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Karabo Meso (SA) made her ODI debut.
- Sneh Rana (Ind) took her first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[232][233]
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Smriti Mandhana (Ind) played in her 100th ODI match.[234]
- This was the highest match aggregate (553) involving India and Sri Lanka in women's ODIs.[235]
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Shuchi Upadhyay (Ind) and Miané Smit (SA) both made their ODI debuts.
- Deepti Sharma and Jemimah Rodrigues's 122 run partnership became India's highest for the 5th wicket in women's ODIs, breaking the record of 108 between Mithali Raj and Veda Krishnamurthy in 2017.[236][237]
- This was the highest match aggregate (651) involving India and South Africa in women's ODIs.[238]
Final
Bengal Pro T20 League
The 2025 Bengal Pro T20 League was held from 11 to 28 June 2025, consisting of eight teams playing in both men's and women's events respectively.[239] The Players' Draft was held at 19 May 2025.[240] Adamas Howrah Warriors won their maiden men's event title[241] whereas the Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers won the women's event title for the consecutive second time.[242]
Anderson Tendulkar Trophy
The India cricket team toured England from June to August 2025 to play the England cricket team.[243] The tour consisted of five Test matches.[244][245] The series formed part of the 2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship.[246] The Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy is awarded to the winner of the series. The trophy honours Sachin Tendulkar and James Anderson.[247] The series was ended in 2-2, with both sides sharing the trophy and receiving the Pataudi medal of excellence.
1st Test
20–24 June 2025 Scorecard |
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Sai Sudharsan (Ind) made his Test debut.[248]
- Shubman Gill captained India for the first time in Tests.[249]
- Shubman Gill (Ind) scored his 2,000th run in Tests.[250]
- Rishabh Pant (Ind) scored his 3,000th run in Tests, becoming the leading Asian wicketkeeper in SENA countries and the Indian wicketkeeper with the most Test centuries (7), both surpassing MS Dhoni and most sixes (62) by an Indian in the WTC, surpassing Rohit Sharma.[251]
- Jasprit Bumrah (Ind) held the record for the highest number of Test wickets in SENA nations by any Asian bowler and equalled Kapil Dev’s away five-wicket haul tally.[252]
- Chris Woakes (Eng) scored his 2,000th run in Tests.[253]
- KL Rahul (Ind) completed 1,000 Test runs against England matched the second-most fifty-plus scores by an Indian opener in SENA Tests.[254]
- Rishabh Pant became the first Indian wicketkeeper to score centuries in both innings of a Test.[255]
- Five centuries were scored by Indian batsmen for the first time in a single Test.[256] It was also the first occurrence of the losing team scoring five centuries in a Test.
- Ben Stokes (Eng) became the third England captain to claim 50 wickets in Test cricket .
- World Test Championship Points: England 12, India 0.
2nd Test
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Shubman Gill (Ind) scored his maiden double century in Tests.[257] He also broke Virat Kohli's (254) record of highest individual score by an Indian captain in Tests.[258] This score combined with his century in the second innings made the second-highest aggregate score ever.[259]
- Ravindra Jadeja became the first-ever player to score 2,000 runs and take 100 wickets in WTC history.[260]
- Jamie Smith (Eng) broke Alec Stewart's record (173) for the highest score by an English wicket-keeper.[261]
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (Ind) scored his 2,000th run in Tests.[262]
- Akash Deep (Ind) took his first five-wicket haul and ten-wicket haul in Tests.[263][264]
- This was India's first ever Test win at this venue.[265] It also became the first Asian team to win at this venue.[266]
- This was also India's biggest Test victory by margin of runs away from home.[267]
- World Test Championship Points: India 12, England 0.
3rd Test
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Joe Root (Eng) became the first ever cricketer to complete 3,000 Test runs against India.[268]
- Jamie Smith (Eng) became the joint-fastest wicket-keeper-batter to complete 1,000 runs in Tests.[269]
- World Test Championship Points: England 10, India 0.[a]
4th Test
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Anshul Kamboj (Ind) made his Test debut.[271]
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (Ind) completed 1,000 Test runs against England.[272]
- KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja (Ind) all crossed 1,000 runs in England in Tests.[273][274] Thus, Pant also became the first ever visiting wicket-keeper to do so in England.[275]
- Joe Root (Eng) surpassed Ricky Ponting (Aus) to become the second highest run-scorer of all time in Tests.[276]
- Jasprit Bumrah (Ind) took his 50th wicket in England.[277]
- Ben Stokes (Eng) became the first English captain to score a century and take a five-wicket haul in the same Test match.[278] He also scored his 7,000th run in Tests.[279]
- This was England's highest total at this venue.[280]
- Shubman Gill (Ind) surpassed Virat Kohli's (692) record of scoring most runs by an Asian batter in a Test series played in SENA countries.[281]
- Washington Sundar (Ind) scored his maiden century in Tests.[282]
- World Test Championship Points: England 4, India 4.
5th Test
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- This was India's lowest Test victory by margin of runs.[283]
- World Test Championship Points: India 12, England 0.
India Women's tour of England
The India women's cricket team toured England in June and July 2025 to play the England women's cricket team.[243][284] The tour consisted of three One Day International (ODI) and five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[244][285] The series ran alongside the men's series between England and India.[286]
India won the T20I series by 3–2,[287] with the Women in Blue again dominating England with their ODI series victory by 2–1.[288][289]
1st T20I
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Shree Charani (Ind) made her T20I debut.
- Harleen Deol (Ind) scored her 1,000th run in international cricket.
- Lauren Bell (Eng) took her 100th wicket in international cricket.[290]
- Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma (Ind) recorded the most fifty-plus partnerships (21) in women's T20Is and breaking the record of Australia's Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney (20).[291][292]
- Smriti Mandhana became the first Indian woman cricketer to score centuries in all three formats.[293] She recorded the highest score by an Indian woman in T20Is,[294] and recorded the most boundary runs in a T20I innings for India with 78, both surpassing Harmanpreet Kaur in 2018.[295]
2nd T20I
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Smriti Mandhana became the second Indian woman cricketer to play 150 T20I matches.[296]
- Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma (Ind) recorded the most runs (2,724) as a pair in women's T20Is, going past the Australia's Beth Mooney and Alyssa Healy (2,720).[297][298]
- Richa Ghosh (Ind) scored her 1,000th run in T20Is.[299][300]
- Tammy Beaumont (Eng) scored her 7,000th run in international cricket.
3rd T20I
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tammy Beaumont (Eng) captained England for the first time in T20Is.[301]
- Radha Yadav (Ind) took her 100th wicket in T20Is.[302]
- Deepti Sharma (Ind) became the joint-second highest wicket taker (144) in women's T20Is.[303]
- Smriti Mandhana (Ind) scored her 9,000th run in international cricket.[304]
4th T20I
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sophie Ecclestone (Eng) played in her 100th T20I match.[305]
- Deepti Sharma (Ind) took her 300th wicket in international cricket.[306] She took second highest wickets and took highest wickets among spinners surpassing Nida Dar in T20Is (145).[307]
- Sophie Ecclestone (Eng) took her 300th wicket in international cricket.[308]
5th T20I
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Kranti Goud (Ind) made her T20I debut.
- Danni Wyatt-Hodge became the second English woman cricketer to play 300 international matches.[309]
- Richa Ghosh (Ind) scored her 2,000th run in international cricket.[310]
1st ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nat Sciver-Brunt (Eng) crossed 2,000 runs in England in ODIs.[311]
- Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal (Ind) scored 1,000th run as a pair in women's ODIs.[312]
- This was India's second-highest successful run chase in women's ODIs.[313]
2nd ODI
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 29 overs per side due to rain.
- England were set a revised target of 115 runs from 24 overs due to rain.
3rd ODI
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jemimah Rodrigues (Ind) played in her 50th ODI match.[314]
- Harmanpreet Kaur (Ind) scored her 4,000th run,[315] and became the second Indian woman to cross 1,000 runs in England in ODIs.[316][317]
- Jemimah Rodrigues (Ind) scored her 4,000th run in international cricket.[318]
- Nat Sciver-Brunt (Eng) scored her 4,000th run in ODIs.[319]
- Kranti Goud (Ind) took her maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs.[320]
Delhi Premier League T20
The 2025 season of the Delhi Premier League T20 (DPLT20) is scheduled to take place from 2 August to 31 August 2025. It consists of 8 men's and 4 women's teams respectively, with all matches hosted at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.[321]
Andhra Premier League
The 2025 Andhra Premier League will be held from 8 to 23 August 2025, consisting seven teams representing parts of Andhra Pradesh.[322] Andhra Pradesh High Court stays Andhra Premier League 2025 franchise auctions until further orders. Major relief for existing team owners challenging Andhra Cricket Association's unilateral and misleading auction process.[323]
Darts
World Darts Championship
India's Nitin Kumar competed in the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, held in London, England from 15 December 2024 to 3 January 2025 after qualifying for the tournament through nation qualifier.[324][325] Kumar lost to Martin Lukeman by 1-3 and was eliminated in the first round of the tournament.
Field Hockey
2025 Men's Hockey Asia Cup
The 2025 edition of the Men's Hockey Asia Cup is being held at the Bihar Sports University Hockey Stadium in Rajgir Sports Complex, Bihar, India from 29 August to 7 September 2025.[326][327] India won their fourth Asia Cup title, defeating South Korea in the final[328] and qualified for the 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup.[329]
Group Stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | India (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 9 | Super4s |
| 2 | China |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 4 | |
| 3 | Japan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 4 | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 35 | −34 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
(H) Hosts
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Super 4s
In the first match, India drew with South Korea by 2-2.[330] In the second match, India defeated Malaysia comfortably by 4-1.[331] In the third match, India thrashed China again, this time with a one-sided victory by 7-0, and qualified for the final.[332]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | India (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 7 | Final |
| 2 | South Korea |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Malaysia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | Third place match |
| 4 | China |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Hosts
Final
This was the fourth encounter between the teams in the Asia Cup finals, after 1994, 2007 and 2013 edition respectively. India leads in the head-to-head record against South Korea in Asia Cup history by 6-3 (with 4 matches being drawn).[333]
2025 Women's Hockey Asia Cup
The 2025 edition of the Women's Hockey Asia Cup is being held at Gongshu Canal Sports Park Hockey Field in Hangzhou, China, from 5 to 14 September 2025.[334]
Group Stage
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.[335]
Football
I-League
The 2024–25 I-League was the 18th season of the I-League and the third season as the second tier of the Indian football league system. Mohammedan were the reigning champions, having won the 2023–24 I-League. Churchill Brothers were initially declared the provisional champions of I-League by AIFF,[336][337][338][339] but the decision was later overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) who declared Inter Kashi the champions, allowing them promotion to the Indian Super League.[340][341][342][343]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Inter Kashi (C, P) | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 42[b] | Promotion to ISL and qualification for Super Cup (April) and (October) |
| 2 | Churchill Brothers | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 40[c] | |
| 3 | Real Kashmir | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 37[d] | |
| 4 | Gokulam Kerala | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 37[e] | Qualification for Super Cup (April) and (October)[346] |
| 5 | Rajasthan United | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 33 | Qualification for Super Cup (October) |
| 6 | Dempo | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 29[f] | |
| 7 | Namdhari | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 29[g] | |
| 8 | Shillong Lajong | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 28 | |
| 9 | Sreenidi Deccan | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 28 | |
| 10 | Aizawl | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 23[h] | |
| 11 | Sporting Bengaluru (R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 21 | Relegation to I-League 2 |
| 12 | Delhi (R) | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 44 | −23 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Drawing of lots
(Note: Head-to-head applies only after all relevant matches are played)
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Inter Kashi was awarded and then stripped of points in multiple rulings. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ultimately ruled in their favor, restoring four deducted points.[344]
- Churchill Brothers were deducted one point and awarded two, which were later revoked by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Churchill Brothers challenged this decision in Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland, which was dismissed, preventing further changes in points table.[345]
- Head-to-head: Real Kashmir 4, Gokulam Kerala 1
- Head-to-head: Dempo 4, Namdhari 1
League fixtures
- Churchill Brothers were deducted one point and three points given to Aizawl for fielding an ineligible player. Initially the match was drawn 1–1.
- Inter Kashi were deducted one point and two points were given to Churchill Brothers, after Inter Kashi fielded an ineligible player. Initially the match was drawn by 2–2. On 18 July 2025, the Court of Arbitration for Sport revoked the two points previously awarded to Churchill Brothers from Inter Kashi match.
- Inter Kashi were deducted three points and given to Namdhari for fielding an ineligible player. Initially Inter Kashi won the match by 3-2. On 18 July 2025, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in favour of Inter Kashi, revoked the three points previously awarded to Namdhari in the return leg.
- The match was forfeited in favour of Real Kashmir as Inter Kashi fielded an ineligible player. Initially Real Kashmir already won the match by 1-3. On 18 July 2025, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in favour of Inter Kashi, revoked the forfeiture previously awarded to Real Kashmir.
- Namdhari were deducted three points and given to Inter Kashi for fielding an ineligible player in Match 45. Initially Namdhari won the match by 2–0. However, later AIFF Appeal Committee reverted the decision later that was again reverted back in favour of Inter Kashi by an appeal to Court of Arbitration of Sports.[347]
I-League 2
The 2024–25 I-League 2 was the 17th season of the I-League 2, held from 25 January to 26 April 2025. It was also the 3rd season as the third tier of the Indian football league system. The top two clubs secured a place in the 2025–26 I-League season. In October 2024, Sudeva Delhi withdrew from the tournament. This brought the total number of teams participating in the league to nine.[348][349] Diamond Harbour FC won the league and was promoted, along with Chanmari FC to the 2025–26 I-League.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Diamond Harbour (C) | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 38 | Promotion to I-League |
| 2 | Chanmari | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 10 | +26 | 33 | |
| 3 | Sporting Goa | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 26 | |
| 4 | Bengaluru United | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 23 | |
| 5 | SAT | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 22 | |
| 6 | United | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 21 | |
| 7 | NEROCA | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 17 | |
| 8 | TRAU | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 12 | Relegation to I-League 3 |
| 9 | KLASA | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 38 | −30 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
(C) Champions
League fixtures
AFC Women's Asian Cup
In July 2025, India secured a berth at the AFC Women's Asian Cup for the first time via qualification. India defeated group qualifiers host Thailand 2–1 to earn a berth at the 2026 edition set to be hosted in Australia.[350][351]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | India |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 12 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Thailand (H) |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Timor-Leste |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Iraq |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Mongolia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 32 | −29 | 0 |
| India | 5–0 | Iraq |
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| Thailand | 1–2 | India |
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Durand Cup
The 2025 Durand Cup is the 134th edition of the Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia, and the fourth edition since the Asian Football Confederation supported it. The tournament is hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society in co-operation with the AIFF, Eastern Command of the Indian Armed Forces and the Government of West Bengal, supported by the governments of Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur and Jharkhand.[352] Initially, Indonesian Army had assured to participate in this tournament but later on they withdrew their name and was replaced by Malaysian Army.[353]
Quarter-finals
| Shillong Lajong | 2–1 | Indian Navy |
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Man of the Match: Alaaeddine Ajaraie (NorthEast United)
Man of the Match: Sairuat Kima (Diamond Harbour)
| East Bengal | 2–1 | Mohun Bagan |
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Man of the Match: Dimitrios Diamantakos (East Bengal)
Semi-finals
| Diamond Harbour | 2–1 | East Bengal |
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Man of the Match: Mirshad Michu (Diamond Harbour)
Final
2025 CAFA Nations Cup
India is participating in the 2025 edition of the CAFA Nations Cup, a biennial international men's football championship of Central Asia, being held in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan from 29 August to 8 September 2025.[354] India received the invitation after the Malaysian team withdrew from the competition.[355] This will be India's first tournament under the new coach Khalid Jamil.[356] In first round, India defeated a higher ranked Tajikistan by 2–1.[357]
Group Stage (Group B)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Iran |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Advance to final |
| 2 | India |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4[a] | Advance to third place match |
| 3 |  Tajikistan (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4[a] | |
| 4 |  Afghanistan |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
- Head-to-head points: India 3, Tajikistan 0.
| Tajikistan | 1–2 | India |
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| India | 0–3 | Iran |
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Third place match
| India | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |  Oman |
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AFC Champions League Two
The 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two is the 22nd edition of Asia's second-tier club football tournament, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the second under the AFC Champions League Two title.[358][359] Mohun Bagan qualified directly for the group stage of West Region as the 2024–25 Indian Super League champions, while FC Goa qualified for the qualifying playoff for the West Region as they were the 2025 Indian Super Cup April edition winners. Goa qualified for the group stages after defeating Oman's Al-Seeb.
Qualifying play-offs
Group C
- On 27 September 2025, AFC announced that Mohun Bagan SG were considered to have withdrawn from the AFC Champions League Two after they failed to travel to Iran to play their fixture against Sepahan in Isfahan, citing security concerns. Their single match played, a 1–0 defeat to Ahal, was annulled and all their remaining matches were cancelled.[360] This was the second year in a row that Mohun Bagan had been withdrawn from the competition for refusing to fulfill a fixture in Iran.[361] In December 2025 the AFC banned them from entering the following season's AFC competitions, meaning they will not be eligible to re-enter the Champions League until the 2027–28 season[362]
| Mohun Bagan | Voided (0–1) | Ahal |
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| Mohun Bagan | Cancelled | Al-Hussein |
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Group D
| Goa | 0–2 | Al-Zawraa |
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Kabaddi
Pro Kabaddi League
The 2025 Pro Kabaddi League will be the 12th edition of the Pro Kabaddi League, a franchise-based Kabaddi league in India, organised by Mashal Sports since 2014. The season will begin on 29 August 2025 and will conclude on TBD.[364]
Points Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Puneri Paltan (R) | 18 | 13 | 5 | 88 | 26 | Qualified for Qualifiers |
| 2 | Dabang Delhi K.C. (C) | 18 | 13 | 5 | 38 | 26 | |
| 3 | Bengaluru Bulls | 18 | 11 | 7 | 97 | 22 | Qualified for Mini-qualifier |
| 4 | Telugu Titans | 18 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 20 | |
| 5 | Haryana Steelers | 18 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 20 | Qualified for Play-ins |
| 6 | U Mumba | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 20 | |
| 7 | Patna Pirates | 18 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | |
| 8 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 18 | 8 | 10 | -48 | 16 | |
| 9 | UP Yoddhas | 18 | 7 | 11 | -65 | 14 | |
| 10 | Tamil Thalaivas | 18 | 6 | 12 | -36 | 12 | |
| 11 | Gujarat Giants | 18 | 6 | 12 | -73 | 12 | |
| 12 | Bengal Warriorz | 18 | 6 | 12 | -106 | 12 |
Rules for classification:
- 2 points for a win
- 0 point for a loss
(C) Champion; (R) Runners up
Kho Kho
Kho Kho World Cup
India hosted the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup,[365][366] which was held at the Indira Gandhi Arena in New Delhi, India from 13 to 19 January 2025.[367][368] India defeated Nepal in both the men's and women's competition to be crowned champions.[369]
Men's Group Stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | PS | PL | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | India (H) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 143 | +106 | 12 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 |  Nepal |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 349 | 92 | +257 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Bhutan |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 196 | 207 | -11 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Peru |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 139 | 274 | -135 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Brazil |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 90 | 307 | -217 | 0 |
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Women's Group Stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | PS | PL | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | India (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 375 | 54 | +321 | 9 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Iran |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 167 | 138 | +39 | 6 | |
| 3 | South Korea |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 316 | -226 | 3 | |
| 4 | Malaysia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 204 | -124 | 0 |
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Rugby
Rugby Premier League
The 2025 Rugby Premier League was the first season of the Rugby Premier League.[370] It was held from 15 to 29 June 2025 with 6 city-based teams.[371] Chennai Bulls defeated Delhi Redz 41–0 to win the inaugural title.[372]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Hyderabad Heroes | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 36 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Chennai Bulls (C) | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | |
| 3 | Bengaluru Bravehearts | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | |
| 4 | Delhi Redz | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |
| 5 | Kalinga Black Tigers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| 6 | Mumbai Dreamers | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled.
(C) Champion
Semi-finals
| 28 June 2025 19:30 |
| Chennai Bulls | 31–12 | Bengaluru Bravehearts |
| Report |
| Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai Referee: Craig Chan |
| 28 June 2025 20:00 |
| Hyderabad Heroes | 7–14 | Delhi Redz |
| Report |
| Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai Referee: Ibuki Tetsuka |
Third place playoff
| 29 June 2025 19:30 |
| Bengaluru Bravehearts | 12–17 | Hyderabad Heroes |
| Report |
| Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai Referee: Tetsuya Hirakawa |
Final
Sepak takraw
ISTAF World Cup
India hosted the 2025 ISTAF World Cup, held at the Patliputra Indoor Stadium, Bihar.[373][374] India secured their first men's team regu gold medal and their second overall gold in World Cup history.[375] India ended with one bronze, one silver and five bronze medals, making it their most successful World Cup campaign.[376]
| Event | Group Stage | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | |
| Men's Doubles | Poland W 2–0 |
Poland L 0–2 |
Chinese Taipei W 2–0 |
 VietnamW 2–1 |
2Q | N/a |  MyanmarL 0–2 |
N/a | |
| Men's Regu | New Zealand W 2–0 |
United States W 2–0 |
N/a | 1Q | N/a | Iran W 2–0 |
Japan W 2–1 |
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| Men's Quadrant | New Zealand W 2–0 |
United States W 2–1 |
Iran W 2–1 |
N/a | 1Q |  SingaporeW 2–1 |
Vietnam L 1–2 |
N/a | |
| Women's Doubles | China w/o |
France w/o |
Japan W 2–0 |
N/a | 1Q | N/a | Iran W 2–0 |
Myanmar L 0–2 |
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| Women's Regu |  MalaysiaW 2–0 |
Nepal W 2–0 |
Poland W 2–0 |
N/a | 1Q | N/a | Vietnam L 0–2 |
N/a | |
| Women's Quadrant | China w/o |
Iran W 2–0 |
Nepal W 2–0 |
Malaysia L 1–2 |
2Q | N/a | Thailand L 0–2 |
N/a | |
| Mixed Quadrant | Nepal W 2–0 |
Vietnam W 2–0 |
Japan W 2–0 |
N/a | 1Q | N/a | Myanmar L 0–2 |
N/a | |
Shooting
2025 ISSF World Cup
India is participating in the 2025 ISSF World Cup from 1 April to 9 December 2025, which is held across various locations.[377][378]
| Medal | Player | Event | Category | Date | Ref. |
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| Gold |
Sift Kaur Samra | Rifle | 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women | 4 April | [379] |
| Gold |
Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil | Rifle | 10m Air Men | 6 April | [380] |
| Gold |
Suruchi Inder Singh | Pistol | 10m Air Women | 8 April | [381] |
| Gold |
Vijayveer Sidhu | Pistol | 25m Rapid Fire Men | 8 April | [382] |
| Gold |
Suruchi Inder Singh | Pistol | 10m Air Women | 15 April | [383] |
| Gold |
Suruchi Inder Singh Saurabh Chaudhary |
Pistol | 10m Air Mixed Team | 16 April | [384] |
| Gold |
Suruchi Inder Singh | Pistol | 10m Air Women | 13 June | [385] |
| Gold |
Arya Borse Arjun Babuta |
Rifle | 10m Air Mixed Team | 14 June | [386] |
| Gold |
Esha Singh | Pistol | 10m Air Women | 13 September | [387] |
| Silver |
Esha Singh | Pistol | 25m Women | 5 April | [388] |
| Silver |
Arya Borse Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil |
Rifle | 10m Air Mixed Team | 9 April | [389] |
| Silver |
Manu Bhaker | Pistol | 10m Air Women | 15 April | [390] |
| Silver |
Arjun Babuta | Rifle | 10m Air Men | 19 April | [391] |
| Silver |
Arya Borse Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil |
Rifle | 10m Air Mixed Team | 20 April | [392] |
| Silver |
Simranpreet Kaur Brar | Pistol | 25m Women | 21 April | [393] |
| Bronze |
Chain Singh | Rifle | 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men | 4 April | [394] |
| Bronze |
Suruchi Inder Singh Saurabh Chaudhary |
Pistol | 10m Air Mixed Team | 10 April | [395] |
| Bronze |
Saurabh Chaudhary | Pistol | 10m Air Men | 15 April | [396] |
| Bronze |
Kynan Chenai Sabeera Haris |
Shotgun | Trap Mixed Team | 11 May | [397] |
| Bronze |
Elavenil Valarivan | Rifle | 10m Air Women | 10 June | [398] |
| Bronze |
Sift Kaur Samra | Rifle | 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women | 12 June | [399] |
| Bronze |
Meghana Sajjanar | Rifle | 10m Air Women | 14 September | [400] |
2025 Asian Shooting Championships
Senior
| Medal | Player | Event | Category | Date | Ref. |
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| Gold |
Rudrankksh Patil Arjun Babuta Kiran Jadhav |
Rifle | Men's 10m Air Team | 21 August | |
| Gold |
Elavenil Valarivan | Rifle | Women's 10m Air | 22 August | |
| Gold |
Elavenil Valarivan Arjun Babuta |
Rifle | 10m Air Mixed Team | 23 August | |
| Gold |
Aishwary Pratap Singh | Rifle | Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions | 24 August | |
| Gold |
Sift Kaur Samra Ashi Chouksey Anjum Moudgil |
Rifle | Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Team | 26 August | |
| Gold |
Sift Kaur Samra | Rifle | Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions | 26 August | |
| Gold |
Ankur Mittal | Shotgun | Men's Double Trap | 29 August | |
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| Silver |
Anmol Jain Aditya Malra Saurabh Chaudhary |
Pistol | Men's 10m Air Team | 18 August | |
| Silver |
Aishwary Pratap Singh Chain Singh Akhil Sheoran |
Rifle | Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Team | 24 August | |
| Silver |
Bhowneesh Mendiratta | Shotgun | Men's Trap | 25 August | |
| Silver |
Adarsh Singh Anish Bhanwala Neeraj Kumar |
Pistol | Men's 25m Rapid Fire Team | 26 August | |
| Silver |
Anish Bhanwala | Pistol | Men's 25m Rapid Fire | 26 August | |
| Silver |
Kumar Yogesh Amanpreet Singh Ravinder Singh |
Pistol | Men's 50m Team | 27 August | |
| Silver |
Manini Kaushik Surabhi Rapole Vidarsa Vinod |
Rifle | Women's 50m Prone Team | 29 August | |
| Silver |
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| Bronze |
Manu Bhaker Suruchi Singh Palak Gulia |
Pistol | Women's 10m Air Team | 19 August | |
| Bronze |
Manu Bhaker | Pistol | Women's 10m Air | 19 August | |
| Bronze |
Suruchi Singh Saurabh Chaudhary |
Pistol | 10m Air Mixed Team | 20 August | |
| Bronze |
Elavenil Valarivan Mehuli Ghosh Ananya Naidu |
Rifle | Women's 10m Air Team | 22 August | |
| Bronze |
Esha Singh Manu Bhaker Simranpreet Brar |
Pistol | Women's 25m Team | 24 August | |
| Bronze |
Manini Kaushik | Rifle | Women's 50m Prone | 29 August | |
| Bronze |
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Squash
2025 Men's World Squash Championship
India participated in the 2025 Men's World Squash Championship and entered three players for the tournament.[401]
| Athlete | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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| Abhay Singh | Müller W 3-1 |
 IbrahimL 0-3 |
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| Ramit Tandon | Tsukue W 3-1 |
El Shorbagy L 2-3 |
Did not advance to next round | ||||
| Veer Chotrani | James W 3-1 |
Farag L 1-3 |
Did not advance to next round | ||||
2025 Women's World Squash Championship
India participated in the 2025 Women's World Squash Championship. Only Anahat Singh qualified for the tournament.[402]
| Athlete | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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| Anahat Singh | Stefanoni W 3-2 |
Aboelkheir L 1-3 |
Did not advance to next round | ||||
Table Tennis
2025 World Table Tennis Championships
India participated in the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships held in Doha, Qatar, from 17 to 25 May 2025.[403]
| Athlete | Event | Seed | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Fourth Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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| Ankur Bhattacharjee | Men's Singles |
N/a | Lam L 1-4 |
Did not advance to next round | ||||||
| Manush Shah | N/a |  ApolóniaL 2-4 |
Did not advance to next round | |||||||
| Manav Thakkar | N/a | Choi W 4-1 |
Harimoto L 2-4 |
Did not advance to next round | ||||||
| Sathiyan Gnanasekaran | N/a | Poret L 0-4 |
Did not advance to next round | |||||||
| Diya Chitale | Women's Singles |
N/a |  ZhangW 4-0 |
Cheng L 1-4 |
Did not advance to next round | |||||
| Manika Batra | 22 |  BelloW 4-0 |
Park L 0-4 |
Did not advance to next round | ||||||
| Sreeja Akula | 25 | Sawettabut L 1-4 |
Did not advance to next round | |||||||
| Yashaswini Ghorpade | N/a | Yuan L 1-4 |
Did not advance to next round | |||||||
| Harmeet Desai Sathiyan Gnanasekaran |
Men's Doubles |
N/a |  Burgos / GómezL 1-3 |
Did not advance to next round | ||||||
| Manush Shah Manav Thakkar |
8 |  Hribar / KozulW 3-1 |
Qiu / Duda L 1-3 |
Did not advance to next round | ||||||
| Diya Chitale Yashaswini Ghorpade |
Women's Doubles |
12 | Magdieva / Erkebaeva W 3-1 |
Zeng / Ser W 3-1 |
Harimoto / Kihara L 0-3 |
Did not advance to next round | ||||
| Sutirtha Mukherjee Ayhika Mukherjee |
14 | Yilmaz / Harac W 3-2 |
Kaufmann / Shan L 0-3 |
Did not advance to next round | ||||||
| Diya Chitale Manush Shah |
Mixed Doubles |
9 |  Bouloussa / NasriW 3-0 |
Oh / Kim L 0-3 |
Did not advance to next round | |||||
| Harmeet Desai Yashaswini Ghorpade |
14 | Poret / Hochart L 2-3 |
Did not advance to next round | |||||||
2025 Asian Table Tennis Championships
India will host the 2025 Asian Table Tennis Championships, held in Bhubaneshwar from 11 to 15 October 2025.[404] Only team events will be played in this edition.[405]
2025 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup
India participated in the 34th ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup held in Shenzhen, China from 19 to 23 February 2025.[406] Six players were sent to participate in the tournament, with no one crossing the group stage mark and were thus eliminated.[407]
Tennis
Bengaluru Open
The 2025 Bengaluru Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the eighth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2025 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Bengaluru, from 24 February to 2 March 2025.[408] Anirudh Chandrasekar and Taipei's Ray Ho won the men's doubles title after defeating Blake Bayldon and Matthew Romios 6–2, 6–4 in the final.[409]
Weightlifting
2025 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
The 2025 edition of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships was held in Ahmedabad, India, between 24 and 30 August 2025.[410] The event was inaugurated by Indian sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya.[411] Mirabai Chanu won gold in the women's 48 kg event.[412] She lifted a record-breaking total of 193 kg (84 kg snatch and 109 kg clean and jerk), setting a new commonwealth championship record.[413] Priteesmita Bhoi and Dharamjyoti Dewghariya also won gold medal in women's 44–48 kg and men's 56–60 kg events respectively.[414]
Wrestling
2025 U20 World Wrestling Championships
The 2025 edition of the U20 World Wrestling Championships were held in Samokov, Bulgaria between 17 and 24 August 2025.[415][416] India finished their campaign with 9 medals - 2 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze - and were placed 4th at the medal tally.[417]
| Medal | Player | Category | Event | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Tapasya Gahlawat | Freestyle | Women's 57 kg | 20 August | [418] |
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Kajal Dochak | Women's 72 kg | 22 August | [419] | |
|
Sumit Malik | Freestyle | Men's 57 kg | 19 August | [420] |
|
Srishti | Women's 68 kg | 20 August | [421] | |
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Reena | Women's 55 kg | 21 August | [422] | |
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Priya Malik | Women's 76 kg | [423] | ||
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Suraj | Greco-Roman | Men's 60 kg | 22 August | [424] |
|
Shruti | Freestyle | Women's 50 kg | [425] | |
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Saarika | Women's 53 kg | |||