Navi Mumbai: Harmanpreet Kaur’s girls kept their date with destiny to lift the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup at the DY Patil Stadium here on Sunday.

On a magical night, which brought back memories of June 25, 1983 when Kapil’s Devils won the ODI World Cup conquering the mighty West Indies at Lord’s, the women in blue rose to the occasion to win by 52 runs. ADVERTISEMENT

It was a team effort, but Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma stood out with their all-round show. Shafali, who was drafted into the squad from the semifinal stage after regular opener Pratika Rawal was ruled out with an injury, set the tone with an attacking 87. And then the part-time spinner came on to pick up two crucial wickets in consecutive overs.

Allrounder Deepti, considered to be the team’s Miss Reliable, scored a cruc

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