Overview
- Players were welcomed in Delhi with public celebrations, cutting a cake and dancing as nationwide tributes continued after the 52-run final win over South Africa.
- Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma were named in the ICC Team of the Tournament, which Laura Wolvaardt of South Africa will captain after topping the run charts.
- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann congratulated the team over video call and said the Punjab players will receive a rousing reception on their return.
- Amanjot Kaur’s late catch was highlighted as a match‑defining moment, drawing emotional family reactions that underscored the human stories behind the triumph.
- Former players and analysts pressed for deeper reforms, citing limited red-ball days, uneven domestic support and bonus disparities, even as Sunil Gavaskar said the win is monumental but not identical to the men’s 1983 triumph.