New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- Harmanpreet Kaur became the first Indian captain and 11th overall to win a ICC Women's World Cup after the Indian team defeated South Africa by 52 runs in the final at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Defending 299 runs in the final, Deepti Sharma took a five-wicket haul while Shafali Verma's all-round show helped the hosts restrict the opposition to 246 all out in 45.3 overs to script history at home soil.

With this victory, Harmanpreet became the only second Indian captain to win a World Cup on home soil. MS Dhoni achieved the same before Harmanpreet when the he led the Indian men's team to 2011 triumph at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

England's Rachael Heyhoe-Flint was the first-ever captain to win a Women'...