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Namibia: Verma and Sharma power India to first Women’s World Cup triumph – Sport

Namibia: Verma and Sharma power India to first Women’s World Cup triumph – Sport

Africa Links 24 with AFP
Published on 2025-11-02 20:15:11

Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma starred with both bat and ball to propel India to their first Women’s World Cup title with a 52-run win over South Africa on Sunday.

Hosts India posted 298-7 and then bowled South Africa out for 246 with spinner Sharma taking five wickets in front of a sell-out home crowd at Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium.

Verma top-scored with 87 and Sharma hit 58 off as many balls as India posted a challenging total after they were put in to bat in a final delayed two…

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