After two runners-up finishes in 2005 and 2017, the Indian team finally became third time lucky as they defeated South Africa by 52 runs in the final to lift maiden silverware.

At Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium, under a moonlit November sky, Harmanpreet Kaur’s India defeated South Africa in a tense finale to lift their first-ever ICC Women’s World Cup

India vs South Africa Live Score, Women's World Cup 2025 Final: The Indian women's cricket team kept its date with history by winning its first-ever

Renuka Singh Thakur’s love for cricket began on the streets of her Parsa village in Shimla district, where she played with boys using a wooden bat and balls made of cloth, her mother Sunita recalled.

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India A vs South Africa A, 1st Unofficial Test Day 2, Live Updates: Sai Sudharsan and Ayush Mhatre are forming a good partnership for India A against South Africa A.