The 2026 is just two days away as Cricketgully wraps up ten best innings India played in 2025. 2025 has indeed been a great year for the Indian fans when it comes to white-ball cricket in men's cricket, adding that the girls, too, won their maiden ICC World Cup. Despite a shambolic overall performance in Test cricket, here are top 5 matches in international cricket where Indians had their "paisa wasool" moment. 1| Women's ODI World Cup Final: The first star on the chest- theglory came after years of heartbreak, after years of standing at a corner hoping to lift the trophy. Despite the South African captain Laura Wolvaardt's lone battle (101 off 98 balls), the proteas failed to chase 299. The irony of fate was India's tournament's first-choice opener Pratika Rawal was injured and Shafali Verma, who had manifested a chance in the team, got her way in it. And Shafali didn't fail. 87 runs off 78 balls before she left and was then followed by Deepti Sharma. Deepti Sharma has seen three defeats in her career, 2017 Women's ODI World Cup Final might be the most brutal one. But this time the girl did not fail. She contributed a crucial 58 and picked 5 wickets for 39, becoming the standout bowler of the match, and the tournament too. the 2025 ICC Women's World Cup saw a flood of emotions for the ignored cricketer Amol majumdar who finally got his achievement as a coach. And captains like Mithali Raj, Jhulan Goswami and Anjum Chopra saw their dreams finally coming to reality. 2| Women's ODI World Cup semi final: Jemimah Rodrigues cried during the press conference. As said, a sport always has a bigger game that is played outside. Jemimah played that with utmost grit before playing her life's probably best innings at the DY Patil Stadium against Australia. Yes, Australia faltered, but Jemimah owns the credit, as she had her own battles, fighting against a tired body on the field and a gritty mind. Before that inning, she had a drop-and-play situation due to a lean patch that had shaken her belief. Relentless crying and support from her close friends and family—this was Jemmy's routine apart from gymming and dieting. As Jemmy said, she almost took the innings in her hand after Australia bagged the captain, Harmanpreet Kaur (89). Jemmy and Harman added 167 runs together at the third wicket. It's such a shame to not mention Richa Ghosh's contribution of 36 runs from 25 balls that eased the run rate for Jemmy before Amanpreet kaur joined her. India had won by 5 wickets by chasing a massive target of 339 runs. But they probably won another thing- the crowd at the stadium and the bucket hat gang. 3| India vs England third Test, the Lord's: Not all memories end in a win, but nerves and pain. The third Test between the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at the Lord's wasjust another of them. India had a gruelling fifth day, whith Ravindra Jadeja fighting alone with the bat, hoping for the inevitable outcome—a draw Notably, the match was evenly poised after both teams were dismissed for the exact same first-innings total of 387. In their second innings, England collapsed from a solid position to 192 all out, largely due to a superb four-wicket haul from spinner Washington Sundar. Chasing 193 for victory, India's top order crumbled, but an unbeaten 61 from Ravindra Jadeja kept their hopes alive. And Siraj was the last man accompanying Jadeja. And in an unfortunate way, an injured Shoaib Bashir got a low bounce ball, which Siraj tried to defend. The ball had significant overspin and took advantage of the slope at the Lord's ground. After hitting the bat, it rolled just enough to gently brush and dislodge the bails, literally shattering Siraj and Jadeja on the field as England won by 22 runs. 4| Men's 5th T20I vs England India produced a commanding performance to crush England by 150 runs in the 5th T20I at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on February 2, 2025, sealing the series 4-1. Batting first, India posted a massive 247/9 in 20 overs, powered by a record-breaking innings from opener Abhishek Sharma, who scored 135 off just 54 balls. Sharma’s century came in 37 deliveries, the second-fastest by an Indian in T20Is, while India also recorded their highest-ever powerplay score, reaching 95/1 in the first six overs. England’s reply collapsed under India’s relentless bowling, managing only 97 runs in 10.3 overs. Mohammed Shami led the attack with three wickets, supported by two-wicket hauls from Abhishek Sharma, Varun Chakravarthy, and Shivam Dube. Despite a quick 55 from Phil Salt, England never recovered. The result highlighted India’s dominance with both bat and ball and capped a memorable series for the hosts, marking one of the most emphatic T20I victories in recent times and showcasing Abhishek Sharma’s emergence as a powerful force in Indian cricket. 5| Men's Asia Cup Final The Asia Cup 2025 itself was a highly controversial tournament with all the focus on India and Pakistan due to the ongoing tensions between the two countries. Despite that the two faed each other thrice, including the final. And the final match showcased the maturity of Tilak Varma's game awareness. India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan by five wickets in a thrilling T20 final of the 2025 Men's Asia Cup on September 28, 2025, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. India successfully chased the target of 147 runs with two balls to spare. Varma walked in with India reeling at 10/2 and soon saw the team at 20/3. Instead of panicking, he absorbed the immense pressure and focused on building the innings, which is so unlikely of anorml day Tilak Varma. On a slow and tricky pitch, Varma prioritized rotating the strike and finding boundaries only when necessary, building crucial partnerships with Sanju Samson (57-run stand) and Shivam Dube (60-run stand). His unbeaten 69 runs off 53 balls included 3 fours and 4 sixes, with a strike rate of 130.19, which was considered exactly what the situation demanded. In the final over, with 10 runs needed, he smashed a six off Haris Rauf to bring the equation down to 2 runs from 4 balls, effectively sealing the win