Overview
- Rodrigues posted an Instagram video saying she is ready with her guitar and asked Gavaskar to be ready with his mic.
- Gavaskar had said before the final that he would sing with Rodrigues if India won, referencing their impromptu 2024 BCCI awards performance.
- India won their first Women’s ODI World Cup by defeating South Africa by 52 runs at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
- Rodrigues was pivotal in the run to the title with an unbeaten 127 in the semi-final against Australia to complete a record chase of 339.
- Shafali Verma’s 87 and Deepti Sharma’s five-wicket haul underpinned the final win, and there is no confirmed plan or date yet for the duet.