Jubilant scenes erupted across Moga as hometown hero Harmanpreet Kaur, the trailblasing captain of the Indian Women’s Cricket Team, led India to its first-ever Women’s Cricket World Cup victory.

It was a moment of pure pride — a spectacular display of grit, skill and leadership that has etched Harmanpreet’s name in the golden annals of Indian sports.

Waving the Tricolour, bursting crackers, and chanting her name, many cricket lovers reached the ground of Guru Nanak College in Moga where Harmanpreet Kaur started playing cricket in her childhood.

For Moga — a quiet town in Punjab now shining on the world map — this triumph is not just a sporting achievement, but a celebration of belief, perseverance and women’s empowerment, according to Anjali Gupta, a cricket fan and childhood friend of

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