Overview
- Verma smashed 87 off 78 balls with seven fours and two sixes to headline India’s innings at DY Patil Stadium.
- Her half-century made her the youngest player to fifty in an ODI World Cup final across men’s and women’s events, surpassing Jessica Duffin and eclipsing Virender Sehwag as India’s youngest.
- She and Smriti Mandhana shared a 104-run opening stand after South Africa chose to bowl, setting a platform in the final.
- The 21-year-old’s score is the highest by an Indian opener in a World Cup final, moving past Punam Raut’s 86.
- India closed on 298 (298/7 reported) after a two-hour rain delay and Wolvaardt’s decision at the toss to field first.