India beat South Africa to clinch historic maiden Women's ODI World Cup title |
New Delhi: India beat South Africa by 52 runs in the final to lift the maiden Women’s ODI World Cup trophy at DY Patil Stadium on Sunday, November 3. Deepti Sharma picked up 5 wickets, including Laura Wolvaardt, who was looking dangerous with 101 runs. Shafali Verma also played a key role in the summit clash, scoring 87 runs and taking two wickets.
This is the first time that a Women’s ODI World Cup has been won by a side that lost three games in the tournament. This has happened two-time in the men’s tournament: Pakistan in 1992 and England in 2019. Deepti is the first to achieve a double of 200 runs and 20 wickets in a single ODI World Cup edition – Men’s or Women’s. Aged 21y 279d, Shafali Verma became the youngest to win the Player of the Match award in the semi-final or final of an ODI World Cup (Men’s or Women’s).
Chasing the 299-run target, the Proteas Women made a good start in the powerplay despite struggling initially. India’s new ball bowlers conceded just 12 runs in the first four overs of the chase. Wolvaardt took the pressure back on the Indian bowlers with a........