You killed it

DY Patil Stadium: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri and India’s Test and ODI skipper Shubman Gill have congratulated the Indian women’s team for winning their maiden World Cup.

The Women in Blue beat South Africa by 52 runs on Sunday night at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

Playing their third 50-over World Cup final, India, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, beat the Laura Wolvaardt-led side to lift the World Cup trophy and to be named the world champions for the first time in the history of the sport in India. With that, the Indian women’s cricket team also ended their ICC Trophy drought.