Navi Mumbai, Nov. 3 -- Shafali Verma, at 21 years and 279 days, became the youngest cricketer to win the Player of the Match award in a semifinal or final of an ODI World Cup, men's or women's, as India Women scripted history by claiming their maiden ICC Women's World Cup title with a memorable victory over South Africa at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy tonight.
Led by 36-year-old Harmanpreet Kaur, the oldest captain to lift the Women's World Cup trophy, India's triumph was remarkable for several reasons. For the first time in Women's ODI World Cup history, a team that lost three matches in the tournament emerged as champions, a feat previously achieved only twice in the Men's game, by Pakistan in 1992 and England in 2019.
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