Women’s World Cup : India beat South Africa by 52 runs

way2barak, November 3 : The Indian women’s cricket team kept its date with history by winning its first-ever World Cup with a 52-run victory over South to script a golden chapter in the country’s pantheon of sporting achievements at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.

Shafali Verma, the 21-year-old, who till last week wasn’t even in the reserves, created memories of a lifetime by scoring 87 in India’s 298/7 and then grabbed a couple of crucial wickets to restrict the Proteas Women to 246 in in front of a packed Stadium.

The seasoned Deepti Sharma (5/39) and young Shree Charani (1/48) also did their bit under extreme pressure to usher in the most memorable day for women’s cricket in the country.

“In 1983, Kapil Dev brought about a new era and encouragement in cricket by making India win the World Cup. The same excitement and encouragement has been introduced by the women today. Harmanpreet Kaur and her team have not just won the trophy today, they have won the hearts of all Indians. They have paved the way for the next generation of women cricketers… Women’s cricket already reached its next level when our team defeated Australia in the semifinals…” said Devajit Saikia, BCCI Secretary .