India beat South Africa in the Women's World Cup 2025 to be crowned champions for the first time. Here's how their players reacted immediately after the win.
Shafali Verma , Player of the Match : "At the start, I had said that God has sent me to do something special and that reflected today. I'm very happy that we've won the World Cup. I can't express it in words. It was tough [coming into the tournament midway] but I was confident that if I keep self belief and stayed calm, then I can do anything. My parents, friends and my brother supported me immensely. Today, I was thinking that I need to make runs anyhow and that the team needed to win. My mind was quite clear and I batted according to my plans. I was happy they got executed. Smriti di was talking to me continuously, Harma

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