Overview
- With Deepti Sharma’s 5/39 and Harmanpreet Kaur’s match-sealing catch after India posted 298/7, South Africa were bowled out for 246 despite Laura Wolvaardt’s 101.
- Jemimah Rodrigues’ unbeaten 127 powered a record 339 chase against Australia in the semifinal to set up the title clash.
- The tournament logged unprecedented engagement, including 22,843 at the Guwahati opener, over 60 million viewers in the first 13 matches and 7 billion minutes of watch time, plus all‑time highs for India–Pakistan and digital peaks.
- India’s champions brought Mithali Raj, Jhulan Goswami and Anjum Chopra into the on‑field celebrations, a gesture praised by R Ashwin as rare in men’s cricket and described by Jhulan as the fulfilment of a promise.
- India’s next assignments are set, including an all‑format tour of Australia beginning February 15, 2026, and the Women’s T20 World Cup in England from June 12 to July 5, 2026.