written by Atharva Jori
Harmanpreet Kaur collects trophy from Jay Shah and celebrates with her teammates after IND vs SA Women's World Cup 2025 final [Watch]
Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur collected the coveted World Cup trophy from ICC Chairman Jay Shah after the Women in Blue defeated South Africa in the final at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday, November 2. Kaur celebrated with her teammates as they lifted the trophy together.
Led by the 36-year-old, the hosts outclassed South Africa by 52 runs while defending 298. The 104-run opening stand between Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana set the tone for their big total. Later, Deepti Sharma starred with the ball, as she registered outstanding figures of 9.3-0-39-5.
The Punjab-born cricketer is the first Indian captain to win a Women's World Cup in any format.
"If my heart was saying, I had to give her at least one over" - Harmanpreet Kaur on bowling Shafali Verma
When asked at the post-match presentation about the unusual move of bowling Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet said it was her day, given the way she batted for her innings of 87 (78). Harmanpreet went on to credit the youngster for bringing in the positive outlook, saying:
Written by Atharva Jori Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the centre of which is a 22-yard (20-metre; 66-foot) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails (small sticks) balanced on three stumps. Two players from the batting team, the striker and nonstriker, stand in front of either wicket holding bats, while one player from the fielding team, the bowler, bowls the ball toward the striker's wicket from the opposite end of the pitch. The striker's goal is to hit the bowled ball with the bat and then switch places with the nonstriker, with the batting team scoring one run for each of these exchanges. Runs are also scored when the ball reaches the boundary of the field or when the ball is bowled illegally. The fielding team aims to prevent runs by dismissing batters (so they are "out"). Dismissal can occur in various ways, including being bowled (when the ball hits the striker's wicket and dislodge...

Comments
Post a Comment