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This was the second time India had reached the final, having finished runners-up in 2017. (Express Photo by Narendra Vaskar)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian team for having won the Women’s World Cup for the first time in their history. India beat South Africa by 52 runs at the DY Patil Stadium in the final which extended into the wee hours of Monday morning and thus won the trophy for the first time in history.
“A spectacular win by the Indian team in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Finals. Their performance in the final was marked by great skill and confidence. The team showed exceptional teamwork and tenacity throughout the tournament. Congratulations to our players. This historic win will motivate future champions to take up sports. #WomensWorldCup2025,” said PM Modi in his post.
A spectacular win by the Indian team in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Finals. Their performance in the final was marked by great skill and confidence. The team showed exceptional teamwork and tenacity throughout the tournament. Congratulations to our players. This…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 2, 2025
A moment in time for Indian cricket
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur fittingly ended the final by taking an incredible catch over her shoulder running back, which was also Deepti Sharma’s fifth wicket, with the latter having scored a crucial half-century earlier in the day. Shafali Verma, who had been dropped from the team throughout the tournament and was brought back in the semi-finals due to an injury to Pratika Rawal, was India’s highest scorer on the night and then took two crucial wickets as well.
Shafali’s robust 87 was followed by combative knocks from Deepti Sharma and Richa Ghosh before South Africa rallied to limit India to an under-par 298/7. Deepti’s run-a-ball 58 with three fours and a six and Richa (34 off 24 balls, 3x4s, 2x6s) provided the much-needed late impetus with a 47-run partnership for the sixth wicket after India’s innings faltered in the middle overs with Jemimah Rodrigues (24) and captain Harmanpreet Kaur (20) failing to convert their starts.
This was the second time India had reached the final, having finished runners-up in 2017. India came back from quite a few setbacks throughout the tournament. Several times in the tournament they were on the brink of elimination. Three successive defeats in the league stage, a steep score compiled by serial winners Australia, a defiant South Africa captain, Laura Wolvaardt, they experienced several nearly end moments. But they believed, fought, and won.
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