India, Nov. 3 -- 52 years since the first Women's ODI World Cup - one India didn't qualify for, given the country didn't have a women's team at that point in time - the women in blue have finally brought glory home. It is only fitting that the number 52 appears again, referring to the margin of victory as India beat South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium to end their long wait.

The significance of the victory is impossible to downplay, not just for the women who were on the field in the winning moment, not just for the thousands of girls and cricketers of tomorrow who will have gained new heroes from the final, but also for the unsung heroes of India's cricketing past who all put one foot in front of the other to get to this point.

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