The Indian womens cricket team kept its date with history by winning its first-ever World Cup with a 52-run victory over South to script a golden chapter in the countrys pantheon of sporting achievements here on Sunday.
Shafali Verma, the 21-year-old, who till last week wasnt even in the reserves, created memories of a lifetime by scoring 87 in Indias 298 for 7 and then grabbed a couple of crucial wickets to restrict the Proteas Women to 246 in in front of a packed DY Patil Stadium.
The seasoned Deepti Sharma 5/39 and young Shree Charani 1/48 also did their bit under extreme pressure to usher in the most memorable day for womens cricket in the country.