India, Nov. 3 -- In a night of glory for Indian cricket, Deepti Sharma etched her name into the record books with a performance for the ages, leading India to their first-ever ICC Women's World Cup title with a stunning all-round display against South Africa in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.

The 27-year-old all-rounder produced one of the finest individual performances ever seen in a World Cup final - scoring a composed 58 runs with the bat before wreaking havoc with the ball to claim 5/39, guiding India to a historic 52-run victory and their maiden Women's World Cup triumph.

Deepti's feat was not only instrumental in securing the title but also historic in cricketing terms.

She became:

The first cricketer (man or woman) ever to score a fifty...