India vs South Africa Highlights Women's World Cup Final: India win maiden world title

Harmanpreet Kaur walks up to ICC Chairman Jay Shah to receive the trophy before joining her teammates in the celebration that remains the ultimate dream for any cricketer.

“I am so grateful for this crowd, they have been really amazing. Thank you for being with us in all our ups and downs. Last game also, we spoke that self-belief was there, even though we lost three back-to-back games. we knew we had something special to turn things around. They stayed positive, we knew what we had to do, everyone was so involved, they were there day and night and this team deserves to be there. (On Shafali bowling) When Laura and Sune were batting, they were looking really good. I just saw Shafali standing there, and the way she was batting, I knew it was our day. I thought I have to go with my gut feeling. If my heart was saying, I had to give her at least one over. And that was the turning point for us. When she came to the team, we spoke to her that we might need 2-3 overs, and she said if you give me bowling, I will bowl ten overs. Credit goes to her, she was so positive and she was there for the team. Salute her (for the way she was there for the team). (On the score) Today’s pitch was totally different. We knew this total is enough for a final because you always have a little extra pressure. We should give credit to South Africa, they batted beautifully. In the end, they panicked a little and that is where we cashed (in). at the right time, Deepti came in and took those wickets,” Harmanpreet says during the presentation ceremony.

“Every time, after every World Cup, we were always discussing to cross that line. In the last two years, Amol sir was with the team and he was always telling us to come up with something special, and to keep preparing for the big occasion. We should give credit to the support staff and the BCCI. We did not make too many changes (to our squad), and they really invested in us, and because of everyone, we are standing here. This is the start. We wanted to break this barrier. And our next plan is to make this a habit. We were waiting for it. now this moment has come. So many big occasions are coming, and we want to keep improving. This is not the end, just the beginning,” she adds.

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After three runner-up finishes in Women’s World Cups – in the ODI as well as T20I formats – India finally conquer the final hurdle and get to call themselves world champions for the first time ever!

Deepti Sharma grabs the final wicket to complete a five-for. Nadine de Klerk, who had starred in the victory over India earlier in Vizag, is the last batter dismissed. And it’s Harmanpreet Kaur who seals the winning moment in the covers!

After enduring multiple heartbreaks over the years, India finally end up on the right side of the result! SA 246 all out in 45.3

The South African captain goes past Australia skipper Alyssa Healy’s tally of 509 runs in the 2022 edition. Earlier in the day, Smriti Mandhana had broken the record for most runs in a World Cup that had previously belonged to Mithali Raj.

Wolvaardt, meanwhile, keeps the Proteas on track with another boundary, drilling the ball straight down the ground off Amanjot. She’s batting on 42 at the end of the 14th over, with Sune Luus also getting off the mark in the meantime. SA 71/2 after 14; need 228 off 216 balls