India vs South Africa final: India’s women’s cricket team scripted a memorable victory in the ICC Women’s World Cup final defeating South Africa.

Recalled to the Indian squad as an injury replacement for the knockout stages, 21-year-old Shafali Verma made the most of her opportunity on the grandest stage.She produced the finest innings of her ODI career, scoring a career-best 87 to anchor a brilliant century partnership with opener Smriti Mandhana. Together, they gave India a flying start before Deepti Sharma’s composed 58 from 53 balls helped India reach a competitive total of 298 for six in 50 overs. Richa Ghosh also played a quickfire cameo of 34 from 24 balls.

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The match itself got off to a delayed start. Persistent rain forced a two-hour wait, but the fans’ patience w

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