The Indian bowlers started well, reducing South Africa to 81/5 but Laura Wolvaardt and Chloe Tryon turned the tide with a key partnership.

India’s campaign at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup has been a story of resilience and belief, as they stumbled mid-tournament with a string of close defeats but bounced back spectacularly to reach the final, as per the official website of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

We take a look at their road to the final as Harmanpreet Kaur’s side now stand one win away from lifting their first-ever ODI World Cup, facing South Africa in the title clash.

India got off to a strong start in their World Cup opener with a convincing win over Sri Lanka. Fifties from Deepti Sharma and Amanjot Kaur guided India to 269/8 while Harleen Deol and Pratika Rawal

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