Overview
- India defeated South Africa by 52 runs in the November 2 final at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai to clinch a maiden ICC Women's World Cup crown.
- Deepti Sharma scored 58 and took 5 for 39 in the final, finishing the tournament with 215 runs and 22 wickets to earn Player of the Tournament.
- DGP Rajeev Krishna publicly lauded Sharma as a source of pride for Uttar Pradesh and the UP Police in an official statement and social media post.
- Officials highlighted that Sharma was appointed as a Deputy Superintendent of Police in January under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's Kushal Khiladi Yojana sports quota.
- CricTracker noted Sharma became the first cricketer to score a fifty and take five wickets in a World Cup knockout match, with India next set for a multi-format tour of Australia in February–March 2026.