India’s ODI World Cup-winning captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, said that when Laura Wolvaardt and Sune Luus were building a partnership, she saw Shafali Verma standing, and her gut told her it was Shafali’s day and she couldn’t do anything wrong, which ultimately led her team to an ODI World Cup triumph.

Indian women’s cricket touched its Everest as years of toil and near-misses culminated in an evening of redemption and history for the hosts.

India’s win in the 13th edition of the global showpiece made them only the fourth team to lift the trophy, joining Australia (7 titles), England (4) and New Zealand (1) in the elite list of champions.

“ When Laura and Sune were batting, they looked really good. I saw Shafali standing there and the way she batted earlier – I just knew it was her day

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