India Wins Its First ICC Women's Cricket World Cup

On 2 November 2025, India defeated South Africa by 52 runs in the Women's Cricket World Cup final at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai to win its first title in the tournament. India scored 298 for seven before dismissing South Africa for 246. Shafali Verma made 87 and Deepti Sharma took five wickets in the decisive match. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur led a side whose victory was a milestone in the history of Indian women's cricket. The selected government photograph shows the winning team with the trophy three days later, not the final itself.