At the stroke of midnight, India awake as World Champions!

Outclassing South Africa by 52 runs in the final of the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup at the DY Patil Stadium on Sunday night, with 45,000 fans cheering them, India finally put an end to their long wait for an elusive World Cup crown. A billion hearts can now celebrate the Women in Blue’s memorable, historic, game-changing triumph for women’s cricket in India for a long time to come — courtesy of a player who wasn’t even in the reserves!