Heartbreak to hope: Harmanpreet's emotional words ahead of World Cup final

NEW DELHI: India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur connected Saturday said her squad has endured the heartbreak of decision respective times successful the past but is present acceptable to acquisition the joyousness of winning a planetary title, up of their Women's World Cup last against South Africa.

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India and South Africa volition clash successful the acme brushwood astatine the DY Patil Stadium connected Sunday, with the Women’s World Cup guaranteed to invited a caller champion — joining the ranks of erstwhile winners Australia, England and New Zealand.

“We cognize however it feels to lose. But we are looking guardant to however it feels to win. Hopefully time is simply a peculiar time for us. We person done a batch of hard work, and it's lone astir getting everything (done) time for the team,” Harmanpreet told reporters connected the eve of the final.“We person been talking astir that whenever we person enjoyed and fixed our best, we ever get affirmative results.“It's a arrogant infinitesimal for maine and the full team, and I'm definite the full state indispensable beryllium besides precise arrogant of the mode we person played the past 2 games,” she said.This volition beryllium India’s 3rd quality successful a Women’s ODI World Cup final. The squad mislaid to Australia by 98 runs successful the 1998 rubric clash and went down warring to England by 9 runs successful the 2017 final.

India besides fell abbreviated successful the 2022 Commonwealth Games golden medal match, again against Australia.“When you are astatine a signifier similar a World Cup final, determination cannot beryllium immoderate bigger motivation. The squad is charged up, players are supporting each other, and that shows they are unneurotic and however acceptable we are for this match. We knew agelong earlier that the World Cup was successful India, and present it is astir giving 100 per cent,” Harman replied erstwhile asked astir motivating her side.Harmanpreet besides welcomed the information that a caller ODI satellite champion volition beryllium crowned connected Sunday night.“It’s bully that determination are 2 antithetic teams. We person seen Australia dominating satellite cricket for truthful galore years and England was besides connected that stage. The excitement is different,” she said.