The governing body of Indian cricket, BCCI , will gift their champion team a cash of 128 croes as a bonus for winning the World Cup , Sunil Gavaskhar has promised to record a song using his voice with Jemima Rodriguez to accompany him with her guitar.
This is Indian cricket and passion, the tears shed by the players, their hugs and kisses, portrayed that cricket to the Indians is more than divinity.
The only thing that India loses is the coin toss , but who cares because the only team that can compete with them is Australia , because South Africa the finalist were made to look a mediocre outfit in a one-sided finals at Mumbai yesterday.
Invited to bat, openers Smiriti Mandana and her make shift companion Shefali Varma made Marizanne Kapp and Ayabonga Khaka look like something that the cat brought home from the streets as the pair slammed them all round the park , Marrizane Kapp simply shook her head in disbelief the way the Indian lassies both Mandana and Varma treated her.
104 run partnership by the opening pair gave early indications that India will bat South Africa out-of the trophy.
Mandhana made 45 , but nicked left arm orthodox spinner Tyron to keeper , Sunelo jaffta, but Sefali Varma had a field day . She thumped 87 in 78 balls with 7 boundaries and 2 maximums, Anneka Bosch who dropped her , and an easy sitter incidentally South Africa seemed to carry a passenger on the field in Anneka Bosch who also dropped Deepthi Sharma, who made 58 off deliveries, hence South African fielding , especially catching was no better to Australia against the same opposition during the semi finals.
India also stiched another partnership between Jemmima Rodriguez and Shefali Varma of a valuable 61 runs for the 3rd wicket , and India looked in command with 166vruns for 1 wicket , before Jemima Rodriguez was caught brilliantly by Laura Wolvaardt the South African skipper, who was paying for the sins of some South African butter fingering players in the park.
Let me reintegrate, teams like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan are push overs because of their poor fielding standards. South Africa , let themselves down in the catching area.
Ayabonga Khaka with her seam in terms of accuracy in her second spell with a bit of support from left arm orthodox spinner Malaba controlled the middle overs , but the wrath of Rivha Ghose 34 in 24 deliveries, and consistency of Deepthi Sharma 58 , , pushed India to 298 for 7 wickets, hence the target of 299 , for South Africa was not herculean but the sword of Damocles in terms of choking in big match situations was I guess one amongst India’ s hopes analysing the opponents weakness.
Ripleys believe it or not , it happened to South Africa as per the critics’ prediction.
Tazmin Brits batting on 25 , having the opportunity of batting alongside the bestninbthe world Laura Wollvaardt got her self run-out trying the throwing arm of Amonjot Kaur , when the opening pair had stiched a partnership of 51 runs with ease.
Number 3 batter for South Africa Anneke Bosch has never disturbed the Scorers during the entire World Cup. Typical description of an extra baggage in a team..
Sune Luus instead of keeping company with her Skipper Laura Wollvaardt chokes , giving part-time dolly drop bowler Shefali Varma the easiest of catches by lunging forward , and making Varma a hero.
Laura Wolvaardt played the captains role and made her third century of the 2025 World Cup and recorded the highest Induvidual score of over 500 plus runs , show pieced her class , and distance between her and the rest of her team mates.
Laura and Annamarrie Derrrikson , all most got South Africa to striking distance of 297 for 5 wickets in 38.4 overs.
South Africa is starting to choke and stated a reporter when he called me with the departure of Derrikson , appaling stroke play , which got Laura Wollvaardt into a shell and she started playing dot balls.
Laura Wolvaardt threw her wicket batting on 101 in 98 deliveries with 11 boundaries and six . and suddenly South Africa were 220 runs for 7 wickets. They simply choked and gave Deepthi Sharma 5 wickets made her Lady of the night.
South Africa struggles against quality spin. India has a triple spin cordon. Sree Charani , Deepthi Sharma, and Rana Yadev will run through any side in their own backyard.
South Africa could not bat the 50 overs , bowled out for 246 in 45.3 overs. I dare say choked out for 246 runs in 45.3 overs, conceeding a defeat by 52 runs.
India has a world-class fielding unit. Blessed with Amonjot Kaur, excellent arm, Jemima Rodriguez, Rana Yadev, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smiriti Mandana, hence they are far superior even to the Australians in their own backyard. In all three disciplines.
Main scores
India 298 for 7 wickets.
Shefali Varma 87
Deepthi Sharma 58
Smiriti Mandana 45
Richa Ghose 34
Abaonga Khaka 3 for 58
Malabe 1 for 47
Nadine De Klerk 1 for 52
Chola Tyrone 1 for 48
South Africa 246 all out in 45.3 overs.
Laura Wolvaardt 101
Tazmin Brits 23
Sune Luss 25
Annamarrie Derrikson kj36
Deepthi Sharma 5 for 39
Shefali Varma 2 for 36
Share Charan 1 for 43
Player of the finals Shefali Varma
