The ICC Women's World Cup 2025 ended in the most poetic way imaginable, with a moment eerily reminiscent of Indian cricket history — echoing the iconic running catch of Kapil Dev at Lord’s in 1983, which helped India clinch its first-ever men’s World Cup.

India women’s skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, stationed at cover, completed a flying catch to dismiss Nadine de Klerk, South Africa’s last recognised batter, securing the team’s maiden World Cup title.

The batter attempted an uppish cover drive to clear the fielder inside the ring, but Harmanpreet timed her leap perfectly, plucking the ball out of thin air — converting a half-chance into the decisive wicket that ended the game and two decades of heartbreak for Indian women’s cricket.

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