Overview
- India defeated South Africa by 52 runs in Navi Mumbai on Sunday to secure their maiden Women’s ODI World Cup title.
- Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced a ₹1 crore cash award for Renuka Singh Thakur and said the state would offer her a government job, according to The Indian Express.
- The Chief Minister spoke with Renuka by phone for about eight minutes and told her he had watched the entire final.
- Her family celebrated in Parsa village with a community feast hosted by her mother, Sunita, as villagers performed the traditional natti dance.
- Renuka’s journey progressed from playing with cloth balls and a wooden bat to training at the Dharamshala Cricket Academy, and she took three wickets in six matches at the 2025 tournament.