Overview
- India beat South Africa by 52 runs in the final at DY Patil Stadium to clinch their maiden ICC women’s crown under captain Harmanpreet Kaur.
- Head coach Amol Muzumdar marked the win by planting the Indian tricolour on the turf, echoing Rohit Sharma’s 2024 World Cup celebration.
- Muzumdar said the achievement felt surreal and that the moment had not yet sunk in after a two-year build with a tightly knit squad.
- Aakash Chopra publicly congratulated Muzumdar for completing his journey from domestic stalwart to world champion and joked that Akshay Kumar might already be eyeing a film script.
- Former Assam teammates Gokul Sharma and Tarjinder Singh praised Muzumdar’s mentorship and positivity, recalling how he unified teams and boosted players’ confidence.