India beat SA for historic first World Cup win
Summary
India won their first Women's World Cup by defeating South Africa by 52 runs in Navi Mumbai. Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma were key players, helping India to set a high target of 298 runs. Despite South Africa's strong chase with Laura Wolvaardt's century, India secured victory with effective bowling.Key Facts
- India scored 298 runs for 7 wickets in 50 overs.
- Shafali Verma scored 87 runs from 78 balls.
- Deepti Sharma took 5 wickets for 39 runs.
- Laura Wolvaardt from South Africa scored 101 runs.
- South Africa was all out for 246 runs in 45.3 overs.
- The match was delayed by two hours due to rain but no overs were reduced.
- The win marked India's first-ever Women's World Cup title.
- The game ended after midnight local time, with India fans celebrating enthusiastically.
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