India, Nov. 3 -- With the entire stadium's eyes fixed on her, Amanjot Kaur ran to her left to get her hands under the skier by Laura Wolvaardt off the first ball of the 42nd over. In a heart-stopping moment for the 45,000 home fans at the DY Patil Stadium, the ball popped out of Amanjot's palms on the first attempt, and the second attempt, but the India allrounder kept her eyes on the ball and plucked it the third time, taking the most important catch of the game, ending the South Africa captain's valiant innings.

Kapil Dev's running catch off Viv Richards in the 1983 World Cup final is still spoken about, and given the importance of Amanjot's effort in the Women's ODI World Cup final, it will also become part of the cricketing folklore....