Synopsis: India lifted their first-ever ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup title with a 52-run win over South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday, capping a historic night for women’s cricket in the country. Batting first, India posted 298 for seven, led by Shafali Verma’s 87 and Deepti Sharma’s all-round display, before bowling out South Africa with disciplined spells from Deepti and Nallapureddy Charani. The victory, achieved before a jubilant home crowd, marked the culmination of years of near misses.

India created history on Sunday evening, 2 November, at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, clinching their first-ever ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup title with a commanding 52-run victory over South Africa.

In front of a packed and emotional home crowd, the women in bl

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