Overview
- India captured their first ICC Women’s World Cup title by defeating South Africa by 52 runs in Navi Mumbai.
- In the final, Deepti Sharma struck 58 and returned 5 for 39 as India posted 298 for 7 and then bowled out South Africa.
- Deepti was named Player of the Tournament after scoring 215 runs in seven innings and leading the wicket charts with 22.
- Meg Lanning praised Deepti’s ability to influence games with bat and ball under pressure, lauded Shafali Verma’s assertive batting, and commended Jemimah Rodrigues for calmly finishing the semi-final chase against Australia.
- Following the tournament, Deepti rose to fourth in the ICC ODI all-rounder rankings and joined Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues in the ICC Team of the Tournament.