Cricket star Smriti Mandhana inks a matching “World Cup 2025” tattoo. [Photo: X/BCCI Women]
Indian women’s cricket team captain and vice captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana have found a unique way to celebrate India’s first-ever ICC Women’s World Cup victory. Just days after leading India to glory, she got a tattoo symbolising the unforgettable moment when India lifted the trophy by defeating South Africa in the 2025 final at Navi Mumbai.
The tattoo, which sits proudly on her arm, features three key symbols — the World Cup trophy, the number 52 (India’s winning margin), and the year 2025. Each detail marks a milestone in her journey and serves as a daily reminder of the years of hard work, sacrifice, and determination that led her to this historic achievement.
Smriti Mandhana shows off a fresh tattoo on her forearm: the World Cup trophy, the number “52” (India’s winning margin in the final), and the year “2025”. She and Harmanpreet share identical tattoos — with Harmanpreet wearing hers on her bicep. Mandhana featured hers in a video shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
This isn’t just body art — it stands for years of hard work, heartbreak and hope finally rewarded on a global stage.
Smriti Mandhana joins Harmanpreet Kaur in what they call a lasting tribute to a dream fulfilled. The caption shared by Kaur read: “Forever etched in my skin and my heart. Waited for you since Day 1, and now I will see you every morning and be grateful.”
Smriti Mandhana’s matching ink reinforces their long-standing partnership — teammates through defeat, rebirth, and ultimate triumph.
India’s 2025 Women’s World Cup win in Navi Mumbai on November 2 was historic. The ink on Mandhana’s forearm becomes a personal and collective badge of that milestone. It signals how far Indian women’s cricket has come — from near misses in finals to clinching the crown.
The “52” also carries meaning: the margin of victory over South Africa in the final — a number that will forever hold a place in their legacy.
In recent times, tattoos have become more than personal — they have become team identity. Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur’s matching ink broadcasts unity and shared purpose. It’s a visual testament that the victory belongs not just to one star, but to a band of women who built it together.
The choice to get identical tattoos suggests that for these athletes, the win is not the finale — it’s the next chapter.
While Mandhana’s ink marks a personal milestone, it also resonates with every aspiring cricketer in India. It says: you can rise, you can win, and you can make history.
As she looks at that tattoo each morning, she’ll remember what it took — the early mornings, the torn muscles, the handful of fans. And for every girl with a dream and a bat, that ink becomes an emblem of what’s possible.
Smriti Mandhana’s tattoo is more than ink. It’s inspiration, evidence and celebration all rolled into one permanent line on her skin. And it tells a story not just of victory — but of belonging, resilience and shared triumph.
