India are the new ICC Womens World Cup Champions . It was third time lucky for the Indians, as they defeated South Africa in the final at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai by 52 runs to lift the trophy for the first time on their third attempt.
Indias openers Smiriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma made an aggressive start after being invited to bat first.
Dispatching South Africas bowlers to all parts of the ground, they put on a 104-run opening stand - the highest against the South Africans in this World Cup .
