India’s agonising wait for an ICC Women’s world title ended in thumping fashion on Sunday night in Navi Mumbai when Harmanpreet Kaur’s side brushed aside South Africa by 52 runs to clinch the ODI World Cup crown.

Having suffered knockout heartbreaks aplenty and despite not having the best of league stage campaigns where they finished fourth with only seven points, India’s resolve came to the fore when they slayed the mighty Australia in the semi-final before stubbing the Proteas in the summit clash. Speaking after the final, Harmanpreet reflected on the journey and said it will be imperative for the Women in Blue to not lose focus and turn this momentum into a habit.

We need to give a lot of credit to out support staff. This team has been there from the last 2 years, we have not made a l

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