Jhulan Goswami in tears as Indian team make former players lift trophy after historic win in World Cup 2025 final [Watch]

Legendary India pacer Jhulan Goswami was moved to tears of joy as the Women in Blue made the former seamer lift the trophy following their historic victory in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 final against South Africa. The high-voltage clash took place on Sunday, November 2, at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

Put into bat first, India rode on brilliant half-centuries from Shafali Verma (87 off 78) and Deepti Sharma (58 off 58) to post a formidable 298/7 in 50 overs. In reply, Proteas skipper Laura Wolvaardt fought a lone battle with a superb 101 off 98 balls, but the rest of the South African batting lineup failed to deliver as the visitors were bowled out for 246 in 45.3 overs.

Deepti Sharma starred with the ball as well, claiming 5/39, to seal a 52-run win and India’s maiden World Cup title.

After the memorable triumph, the Women in Blue celebrated their historic achievement by inviting Jhulan Goswami to join them in lifting the trophy, bringing the veteran to tears of pride and happiness. Former captains Mithali Raj and Anjum Chopra also joined in the celebrations.

Watch the video here:

Meanwhile, Shafali Verma was named the Player of the Match for her all-round performance, scoring 87 runs and taking two wickets.

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“This is feeling like a dream” - Player of the Tournament Deepti Sharma reacts to India’s historic win

India’s Deepti Sharma was named the Player of the Tournament for her outstanding all-round performances. The southpaw amassed 215 runs in seven innings at an average of 30.71 and a strike rate of 90.33, including three half-centuries. With the ball, the off-spinner topped the wicket charts, claiming 22 wickets, including a five-wicket haul in the final.

Reacting to India’s historic win and her individual honour during the post-match presentation, Deepti said [as quoted by ESPNcricinfo]:

“Honestly, this is feeling like a dream because we have not been able to come out of that emotion. Feeling really nice I could contribute this way in a World Cup final. We have always thought about how we can use the takeaways from every match. Thanks to them (the people), this would not have been possible. As a team, we are feeling very happy. (On her responsibilities and roles and preparation) I always enjoy, whichever department I am in, or whichever situation is. I wanted to play according to the situation. Enjoyed a lot.” “At this stage, to perform as an all-rounder, it cannot be a more amazing feeling. Laura played a very good innings. But we were always calm, and cheering each other up. As a bowling unit, we were talking about going to the last ball and to focus on our best ball, and that is what we did. (On what she wants to see changing) There has been a lot of change since 2017. I hope there are even more matches now (for us). I just wanted to dedicate this (POTS) trophy to my mom and dad,” she added.

After falling short in the 2005 and 2017 finals, India finally ended their wait for glory, clinching the World Cup title in their third attempt in 2025 under Harmanpreet Kaur’s captaincy.

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Edited by Dev Sharma