'Chana kha rahe the?': Jemimah reacts to Mandhana's 'win' - watch

In a last filled with defining moments, Amanjot Kaur delivered 1 that volition beryllium remembered for years. Her melodramatic drawback to disregard South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt turned the Women’s World Cup last decisively successful India’s favour and sparked scenes of solemnisation crossed the DY Patil Stadium. The infinitesimal came successful the 42nd implicit erstwhile Wolvaardt, batting connected 101, mistimed a changeable that flew towards heavy mid-wicket. Amanjot juggled the shot doubly earlier yet holding on, triggering an eruption of alleviation and joyousness some connected the tract and successful the stands. She had earlier produced a crisp run-out to disregard Tazmin Brits, giving India their archetypal breakthrough.

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Fielding manager Munish Bali, addressing the squad aft the win, summed up the pridefulness successful the dressing room.

“Thank you truthful overmuch for making america proud. Thank you truthful overmuch for giving america a accidental to deterioration this t-shirt. Champions! Let’s spell ladies,” Bali said successful a video shared by the BCCI. Teammate Jemimah Rodrigues hailed Amanjot’s infinitesimal of brilliance, saying it had changed everything. “So girls, we speech astir peculiar moments… determination are immoderate moments successful a crippled that alteration lives everlastingly and that infinitesimal has changed our lives everlastingly — and that is today, Amanjot,” she said.

“You conscionable didn’t drawback that catch, you caught the World Cup.”Watch the video here Bali besides highlighted Smriti Mandhana’s publication successful the field, revealing that she topped the team’s leaderboard. “Smriti Mandhana is astatine the apical with 8 catches, nary errors. We triumph connected the outfield. Well done, Smriti,” helium added.This prompted a light-hearted and hilarious absorption from Jemimah, who asked him whether she and teammate Radha (Yadav) were doing thing connected the transportation - "one infinitesimal sir, kya mai aur Radha chana kha rahe the?" she asked arsenic her teammates burst retired laughing.

India’s 52-run triumph was anchored by all-round excellence, owed to Deepti Sharma’s five-wicket haul (5/39) and half-century (58), Shafali Verma’s 87, and crisp fielding that kept South Africa nether pressure. Despite Wolvaardt’s century, India bundled retired the visitors for 246 successful 45.3 overs to unafraid their first-ever Women’s World Cup title.