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We often hear of heroes in history books. So nothing prepares you for the moment champions are made right before your eyes. It’s nerve-wracking to even write about it — because which words can capture the momentous, era-defining victory of the Indian women’s cricket team?

The clock had just struck midnight when South Africa’s Nadine de Klerke lobbed the ball in the direction of Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who caught it with both her hands. And that was it. A new chapter was written in Indian cricket history. The women had won their first-ever World Cup . A R Rahman’s ‘Vande Matram’ crooned over the speakers at the packed DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai . Celebratory cheers quickly gave way to tears as the gravity of the moment sank in.

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