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Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana [Source: @mufaddal_vohra/x]
Team India clinched the 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in a nail-biting finish against South Africa Women at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. After the match, captain Harmanpreet Kaur and her deputy Smriti Mandhana hoisted the tri-colour to mark a historic moment of pride and glory, symbolizing India’s long-awaited ascent to the pinnacle of women’s cricket.
The win marked India’s maiden World Cup silverware, putting behind decades of near-misses and heartbreaks to script a golden chapter in the nation’s cricketing history.
Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana recreate Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma pose
Team India trumped South Africa Women by 52 runs in the final of the 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup. Moments after the match, amidst the euphoria and deafening cheers at DY Patil Stadium, captain Harmanpreet Kaur and her deputy Smriti Mandhana draped themselves in the Indian tri-colour.
The moment of jubilant patriotism mirrored the passion of a billion fans, as the duo proudly recreated the iconic Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma pose from last year’s 2024 ICC T20 World Cup to celebrate India’s crowning glory in front of a near-capacity crowd.
India vs South Africa: As it happened
India batted first and mounted 298-7 from 50 overs, with Shafali Verma punching out 87 from 78 balls with seven fours and two sixes at the top of the order. Deepti Sharma also cracked a run-a-ball 58, while Richa Ghosh provided the finishing touches to the innings.
Later in the game, South African captain Laura Wolvaardt led her team from the front with a sizzling century. However, lack of support from the other end, coupled with some bowling brilliance from Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma helped India clinch the 2025 World Cup by 52 runs.
