India’s women beat South Africa to claim first Cricket World Cup
Summary
India's women's cricket team won the Cricket World Cup for the first time by beating South Africa. They played in Navi Mumbai and won by 52 runs after setting a target that South Africa could not reach.Key Facts
- India's women's cricket team won their first Cricket World Cup.
- The match took place in Navi Mumbai, India.
- India defeated South Africa by 52 runs.
- Harmanpreet Kaur led India, which had reached the final twice before but had not won.
- This final was South Africa's first appearance in a Women's World Cup final.
- India posted 298-7 in their innings, with key performances from Shafali Verma (87 runs) and Deepti Sharma (58 runs).
- South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt scored 101 runs but lacked support to chase down India's total.
- South Africa's team was bowled out for 246 runs in 46 overs.
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