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India beat South Africa to win first Women's World Cup title

Published: 02 Nov 2025 - 09:50 pm | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2025 - 09:57 pm
India's Deepti Sharma (left),  team captain Harmanpreet Kaur celebrate during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 one-day international (ODI) final match between India and South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on November 2, 2025. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe / AFP)

India's Deepti Sharma (left), team captain Harmanpreet Kaur celebrate during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 one-day international (ODI) final match between India and South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on November 2, 2025. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe / AFP)

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Navi Mumbai: India beat South Africa by 52 runs to win their first Women's World Cup title in Mumbai on Sunday.


India players celebrate during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 one-day international (ODI) final match between India and South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on November 2, 2025. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe / AFP)

Hosts India posted 298-7 and then bowled out South Africa for 246, with spinner Deepti Sharma taking five wickets in the final in front of a sell-out crowd at the DY Patil Stadium.