Harmanpreet Kaur sat down for the pre-match press conference at the DY Patil Stadium, her face seemingly devoid of any emotion. There was only a simmering fire.

She had cried uncontrollably after India sealed a high-octane victory over Australia in the semi-final. That was only two nights ago. Two nights to digest the high of beating serial World Cup winners. Two nights to come to terms with the fact the job isn't quite done.

"Well, the semi-final was a very high-pressure game and very intense," Harmanpreet said on the eve of the final against South Africa . "After that, recovery was something which we all paid more attention to because the fresher we are, mentally, for the final, the better it will be.

"Because we have been working hard for so many years and we have been batting d

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