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‘I just went to my room and I started crying’: Jemimah Rodrigues on how a talk with her mother helped her ahead of World Cup match vs Pakistan | Cricket News

‘I just went to my room and I started crying’: Jemimah Rodrigues on how a talk with her mother helped her ahead of World Cup match vs Pakistan | Cricket News

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India’s Jemimah Rodrigues didn’t have the best of starts in the recently concluded ODI World Cup which India ended after winning after a coming back from an ordinary beginning. India started with back to back wins over Sri Lanka and Pakistan but then went on a losing streak of back to back 3 matches. The Women in Blue lost matches against South Africa, Australia and England and were staring at elimination before rebounding with a win against New Zealand while their match vs Bangladesh was abandoned. But the win against the Kiwis were enough to send them through to the semifinals. Rodrigues scored 0 and 32 against Sri Lanka and Pakistan before notching up another duck against the Proteas. She would then find herself out of the playing XI against England but returned in the match against New Zealand where she scored a crucial 76-run knock helping India down the Kiwis. After that, there was no looking back for the player as she went on a rampage against Australia in the semifinal, scoring 127 as …

‘It was the toughest catch of my life’: Amanjot Kaur reflects on taking Laura Wolvaardt’s catch in Women’s World Cup final | Cricket News

‘It was the toughest catch of my life’: Amanjot Kaur reflects on taking Laura Wolvaardt’s catch in Women’s World Cup final | Cricket News

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At a crucial juncture of the Women’s World Cup final, South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt was looking ominous, scoring a century and looking to drag the Proteas over the line against India to their first World Cup trophy. But fate had other plans for India after years of heartbreaks. Trying to change gears, Wolvaardt tried to take on Deepti Sharma and slammed a ball high towards the mid-wicket region where allrounder Amanjot Kaur was patrolling the boundary. With the ball in the air, Amanjot readied herself and caught hold of it before fumbling thrice but just managed to hold on to it with one hand. That was the turning point with India ultimately winning their maiden ICC Trophy by defeating South Africa by 52 runs. “My god, it was the toughest catch of my life. I have never fumbled before — either I have taken them or spilled them. There has been nothing in between but for the first time god gave me three chances (to take it). It was a crucial catch and we …

Days before recall to India’s World Cup squad, Shafali Verma’s father told her: ‘Your time will come… you should be ready’ | Cricket News

Days before recall to India’s World Cup squad, Shafali Verma’s father told her: ‘Your time will come… you should be ready’ | Cricket News

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Sanjeev Verma recalls the conversation with her daughter Shafali Verma last year, when the opener was dropped from India’s ODI squad for the tour to Australia. “I had told her, Koi dikkat nahi, aap practice karo and apka time ayega. Bus taiyar rehna (No problem. You focus on your practice and your time will come. The only thing is that you should be ready). And when she missed making it to the Indian team for the World Cup, I repeated the same words to her.” On Sunday, as India made history by winning their first ever World Cup, beating South Africa in the final, it was Shafali who walked away with the Player of the Match award. The youngest to do so at 21 in World Cup history. When Shafali was dropped from the Indian team last year, the news had arrived just days after her father Sanjeev had suffered a heart-attack. As she told this newspaper before, she had hidden the news from her father, who did everything he could to make her a …

Her story is history: Harmanpreet Kaur & Co on top of the world | Cricket News

Her story is history: Harmanpreet Kaur & Co on top of the world | Cricket News

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More out of desperation than by design, Harmanpreet Kaur hurled the ball in the direction of Shafali Verma. Until last week, she was in Surat with the Haryana team and was SOS-ed into the team only because of an injury to Pratika Rawal, one of the stars of India’s World Cup. Now, under a sky heavy with tension, the 21-year-old — who scored a blistering 87 earlier in the day — faced a far crueler test. Laura Wolvaardt and Sune Luus were strangling India’s chances. With the match slipping out of their grasp, Harmanpreet turned to Shafali — the last, unlikely hope to turn the tide. She did that, and more. In two consecutive overs, Shafali picked two wickets that broke South Africa’s resistance and swung the momentum back in India’s favour. A couple of hours later, the Indian players — who held nerves to beat South Africa by 52 runs and win their first-ever World Cup — held aloft the trophy and every doubt dissolved into confetti. Just like that, decades of hurt were …

Why IND-w vs SA-w final is a seismic match for women’s cricket

Why IND-w vs SA-w final is a seismic match for women’s cricket

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Former India coach WV Raman puts it succinctly on what it would mean for Indian cricket if Harmanpreet Kaur and her team win the ICC Women’s World Cup: “Something similar to man’s landing on the moon…” That’s the kind of impact India’s triumph on Sunday could have as they take on South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai in front of what’s expected to be a massive turnout. In what is the first final in the tournament’s history not to feature either Australia or England, a new champion will be crowned, which will set off a chain of events that would significantly alter the women’s landscape either way. While South Africa’s decades of heartache in ICC events will be healed, it is undeniable that an Indian win would be seismic for the sport. Former India international Sudha Shah, who played in the 1978 World Cup and has seen the game evolve over decades, likened it to the 1983 triumph for the men’s team under Kapil Dev. “Everybody loves a winning side. And …

Women’s World Cup Final – ‘Lot of pressure on India’: South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt lays down the gauntlet | Cricket News

Women’s World Cup Final – ‘Lot of pressure on India’: South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt lays down the gauntlet | Cricket News

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South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt has said that a capacity Indian crowd at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai could end up adding more pressure on the home team in the World Cup final on Sunday. South Africa, who like Australia had beaten India in the group stages, are also looking to be first-time winners of the Women’s World Cup. “It’s going to be a very exciting opportunity but at the same time I think it puts a lot of pressure on them as well. They have the whole country behind them and are sort of expected to win. I guess so. Yeah, I think it sort of plays in our favour hopefully. We’re very excited for the game. They’re a very good side. We’re going to have to play some really good cricket to beat them, but we’re really excited for the opportunity,” said Wolvaardt in the press conference ahead of the final. South Africa has enjoyed a superior head to head over India in World Cup cricket, with the home team yet …

India vs South Africa, 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup Final: Key battles, X-factors and where the match could turn | Cricket News

India vs South Africa, 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup Final: Key battles, X-factors and where the match could turn | Cricket News

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After a spectacular result against Australia in the semi-final on Thursday, an upbeat India will play their third ICC Women’s World Cup final, this time at home at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, hoping to break their trophy drought. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side had a topsy-turvy league phase run, where they lost three matches in a row before overcoming New Zealand to enter the semis where they knocked out the most successful team in the history of the competition. On Sunday, the hosts will face South Africa, who produced their best all-round performance against England in Guwahati. With a new winner of the tournament guaranteed, here’s a look at the tactical match-up between the two teams. Wolvaardt-Brits combo at the top As was the case against Australia, India will again face up to a quality opening partnership at the top on Sunday. As a duo, Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits have had their ups and downs at this World Cup, but when they have got going, they have struck big. Story continues below …