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BCCI announces Rs 51 crore cash reward for Women's WC winning Ind

Team India finally put the heartbreaks of the 2005 and 2017 World Cup finals behind them as they beat South Africa to secure their maiden world title across ODI and T20I formats.

2025-11-02T21:43:30.361876+00:00 IST

Captain Harmanpreet expresses gratitude of sharing maiden WC trophy with legends Jhulan, Mithali Raj

Harmanpreet finally had her moment, capturing the maiden ICC Women's World Cup for India by beating South Africa by 52 runs at Navi Mumbai in the finals. After the match, the team was seen sharing and handing the trophy to Mithali and Jhulan, who had worked hard to bring the Indian women's cricket to the heights it just reached with the title win.

2025-11-02T21:41:50.098273+00:00 IST

Jay Shah, Nita Ambani hail Team India for maiden women's WC win

The recent reforms over the last two to three years by BCCI, such as the equaling of match-fees of men's and women's players and the introduction of the WPL, have finally bore fruit as India lifted their maiden ICC Women's World Cup, beating South Africa by 52 runs in a clinical title clash.

2025-11-02T21:36:06.501301+00:00 IST

"Surprise factor": Laura Wolvaardt on Shafali Verma's wickets

South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt commented on India's Shafali Verma's surprise bowling performance in the World Cup final, where she picked up crucial wickets with her slow bowling.

2025-11-02T21:27:12.543189+00:00 IST

“I am just going to give them hug": Mithali Raj

"I am just going to give them a hug. The way they have made a comeback in this World Cup was amazing," she noted.

2025-11-02T21:26:52.835669+00:00 IST

WC winner Harman reflects on T20 WC, CT goals, Shafali's spell

Harmanpreet, one of India's women's cricket's longest serving players, finally fulfilled her World Cup dream with the captaincy armband on her, as India beat South Africa by 52 runs in a clinical performance during the title clash. During the final, after Shafali's 87 had lifted India to 298/7, Harmanpreet gave her a chance with the ball too, which paid off really well as she got two wickets of Sune Luus and an experienced Marizanne Kapp, which put the Proteas under immense pressure.

2025-11-02T21:20:02.999347+00:00 IST

Laura Wolvaardt after defeat against India in Women's CWC final 

South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt expressed pride in her team's campaign in the Women's World Cup 2025 despite losing the final to India and revealed that it was the last CWC for her teammate Marizanne Kapp.

2025-11-02T20:46:33.953783+00:00 IST

Mandhana speaks on "45 sleepless nights" after India's WC triumph

Smriti's incredible World Cup campaign was filled with records and led her to the World Cup trophy, finally, after the heartbreaks of the past two editions. She surpassed Mithali Raj to have the best-ever World Cup by an Indian batter, scoring 434 runs in nine innings at an average of 54.25, with a century and two fifties and a best score of 109.

2025-11-02T20:42:18.919392+00:00 IST

“Ripple effects will be felt for generations”: Amol Muzumdar

India's head coach Amol Muzumdar was a proud man as India lifted their maiden Women's World Cup title, defeating South Africa in a thrilling final. Beaming with pride, Muzumdar said the victory will have a lasting impact on Indian cricket for generations to come.

2025-11-02T20:39:20.084571+00:00 IST

From Lord's collapse to no-ball at Christchurch to World Cup glory: 'Player of the Tournament Deepti Sharma lives a hard-earned redemption

Deepti delivered one of the all-time great World Cup campaigns, scoring 215 runs in seven innings at an average of 30.71 and a strike rate of 90.33, with three fifties and a best score of 58 and topping the wicket-taking charts with 22 scalps in nine innings at an average of over 20, with a match-winning fifty and five-wicket haul coming in the final, truly saving her best for the last.

2025-11-02T20:31:18.421847+00:00 IST

Chopra lauds India's triumph in Women's CWC final over Proteas 

Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra and the Indian cricketing fraternity hail India as they finally break their world title drought, securing their maiden ICC Women's World Cup title by beating first-time finalists South Africa by 52 runs in a clinical display at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.

2025-11-02T20:21:22.924720+00:00 IST

Shafali reveals Tendulkar inspiration after CWC final win

Player of the match in the ICC Women's World Cup Final 2025, Shafali Verma, revealed that watching Sachin Tendulkar in the stadium during the match gave her an incredible boost.

2025-11-02T20:20:06.418389+00:00 IST

Deepti Sharma crowned 'Player of the Tournament'

With her incredible consistency throughout the tournament, Deepti became the first player in Women's World Cup history to achieve the double of 200 runs and 20 wickets in a single edition across men's and women's World Cups. Across nine matches and seven innings, she scored 215 runs at an average of 30.71 and a strike rate of 90.71, including three half-centuries, with a highest score of 58. She was equally brilliant with the ball, finishing as the tournament's highest wicket-taker with 22 wickets at an average of 24.11 and best bowling figures of 5/39.

2025-11-02T20:05:21.163581+00:00 IST

Virat, Sachin hail Team India for maiden Women's WC triumph

After heartbreaks in 2005 and 2017 finals, the luck, skill-set, balance and depth favoured Team India a clinical Women in Blue overcame South Africa, the first time finalists by 52 runs to secure their first-ever World Cup title across both T20I and ODI formats. All-round performances from Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma were the crowning jewels for the team in the title clash.

2025-11-02T19:56:51.367855+00:00 IST

PM Modi, Mandaviya hail Team India for maiden ICC Women's WC win

India's years' dream of capturing the ICC Women's World Cup finally came to an end after two heartbreaks in 2005 and 2017 finals, as they defeated South Africa by 52 runs in a clinical performance at the finals, which saw Shafali Sharma (87 and 2/36) and Deepti Sharma (58 and 5/39) delivering all-round performances that would stay imprinted in the minds' of millions and serve as a tale of inspiration for the cricketers of the future.

2025-11-02T19:33:07.895719+00:00 IST

SA skipper Wolvaardt overtakes Healy

The 26-year-old batter enjoyed a record-breaking campaign, finishing as the highest run-getter in a single World Cup edition. Wolvaardt amassed 571 runs in 9 innings at an outstanding average of 71.37, which included two centuries and three fifties.

2025-11-02T19:17:44.600233+00:00 IST

Clinical India overcome Wolvaardt ton to capture maiden WC title

Just after having eliminated seven-time champions Australia with a record-breaking 339 run chase which included a century by Jeminah Rodrigues and a Harmanpreet Kaur special, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Team India overcame the heartbreak of 2005 and 2017 finals, as a fifty and five-wicket haul by Deepti Sharma and Shafali's brilliant 87 followed by two important wickets helped India to a World Cup title that very well could boost the women's cricket scene in coming years. First, India posted 298/7 on the board with Shafali (87) and Deepti (58) putting up solid half-centuries. Still, despite skipper Laura Wolvaardt's 101, Deepti (5/39) and Shafali (2/36) managed to put the brakes on Proteas, bundling them out for 246 runs.

2025-11-02T18:45:11.920619+00:00 IST

Karun Nair continues to knock on Indian selectors' door

The innings, which saw him score 233 runs off 389 balls with 25 fours and two sixes. Nair's performance helped Karnataka declare at a massive total of 586/5.

2025-11-02T18:10:46.363433+00:00 IST

Shreevats Goswami praises Richa Ghosh

Taking to X, Goswami lauded the youngster, "Richa Ghosh is well on her way to becoming one of the most feared cricketers in world cricket, if she hasn't yet. Special talent!"

2025-11-02T17:57:49.521291+00:00 IST

"Arshdeep's inclusion is essential, he's a must": Irfan Pathan

Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan praised Arshdeep Singh after he dazzled in the third T20I against Australia at Hobart, picking up three wickets for 35 runs in four overs, saying he's consistently proven his worth since his debut, particularly in powerplay overs.

2025-11-02T17:54:51.079991+00:00 IST

"Hopefully we get good batting surfaces like today”: Tim David

Speaking at the post-match presentation, David said, "Hard to predict what the pitch is going to be like in the World Cup where obviously I think we're either split between Sri Lanka and India and sometimes maybe the Indian team change the pitch depending on who they're playing. So it'll be tough to predict but hopefully we get good batting surfaces like that today. That'd be good fun."

2025-11-02T16:37:44.733702+00:00 IST