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‘We Were Waiting for This Moment’ - India Wins Women’s Cricket World Cup for First Time | News Channel 3-12

India's women posted the second-highest total in a World Cup final and bowler Deepti Sharma took 5 wickets to secure a 52-run victory over South Africa.

  • On Sunday, India's women's cricket team lifted the Cricket World Cup for the first time, defeating South Africa by 52 runs at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai.
  • India, put in after a rain delay, scored 298-7, with Shafali Verma's 87 off 78 and Deepti Sharma's 58 key to the platform.
  • South Africa's chase faltered as Wolvaardt scored 101 off 98, but wickets fell regularly before they were bowled out for 246, with Deepti Sharma's 5-39 and Shafali Verma's-36 pivotal.
  • India's victory makes them only the fourth country to win the Women's World Cup in its 52-year history, with Harmanpreet Kaur, India captain, celebrating a match-defining catch that ended near-misses in 2005 final and 2017 final.
  • Tournament stats show that Laura Wolvaardt amassed 571 runs, surpassing Alyssa Healy's 509, while Smriti Mandhana finished with 434 runs, overtaking Mithali Raj's 409.
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‘We were waiting for this moment’ - India wins Women’s Cricket World Cup for first time

India won the Women’s Cricket World Cup for the first time with a 52-run victory over South Africa on Sunday, led by brilliant all-round performances from Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma.

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