Overview
- Sent in after a two‑hour delay, India posted 298/7 before bowling South Africa out for 246 in 45.3 overs at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
- Shafali Verma top‑scored with 87 off 78 and took two wickets, earning Player of the Match after a late call‑up to replace injured Pratika Rawal.
- Deepti Sharma added a run‑a‑ball 58 and finished with 5/39, taking the final wicket and being named Player of the Tournament.
- South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt struck 101 to keep the chase alive until her dismissal, after which India’s spinners tightened control.
- The victory delivered India’s maiden women’s title, drew congratulations from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and emotional scenes featuring Rohit Sharma, and came in a final featuring first‑time finalists South Africa with neither Australia nor England involved.