Sanjeev Kumar
khelja|03-11-2025
Amanjot Kaur's accurate throw gave Team India the first wicket.Image Credit source: Getty Images
Despite an up and down performance in the ICC Women's World Cup 2025, Team India made it to the final with a historic win in the semi-finals. But despite this, before the clash against South Africa in the final, Team India was facing a big problem and this problem was its fielding. Team India was one of the teams with the worst record in terms of taking catches in this World Cup, while many misfields were also seen. In such a situation, the Indian team needed to do wonders in fielding in the final and Team India got its first success only on the basis of excellent fielding.
In the final played on Sunday 2 November in Navi Mumbai, Team India, batting first, made a big score of 298 runs. In response to this, South Africa made a strong start. Captain Laura Woolworth and Tazmin Britts faced the Indian bowlers cautiously in the beginning and then started increasing the pace of runs by collecting boundaries. It was proving difficult for the Indian bowlers to dismiss both of them.
Direct hit that brought back Team India
Such are the times when some charismatic ball or fielding is needed and Team India also got success on the basis of this.
South Africa had completed 50 runs in the 10th over and Tazmin Britts was looking in her element. But on the third ball of this over, he made the mistake of taking a run by playing a shot towards mid-on and it proved fatal. Young player Amanjot Kaur quickly picked up the ball and threw it directly targeting the stumps of the non-strike end. Amanjot's aim was perfect and the stumps were shattered even before the Brits reached the crease.Got second success immediately
Team India, which was criticized for its fielding throughout the tournament, got the first wicket in the final only because of good fielding, which gave it a chance to make a comeback.
Brits got out after scoring 25 runs and after this the team also got the next wicket within 2 overs. On the contrary, South Africa, which had excellent fielding, dropped 3 important catches in the final, due to which it had to suffer the consequences of chasing a difficult target of 299 runs.
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