Social media has been flooded overnight with pure gold reactions to the ICC Women’s World Cup Finals showdown between India and South Africa. Led by skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, the Indian women’s cricket team scripted history unlike any other at the stroke of midnight. Fireworks were set off in the home country as the ‘Women in Blue’ defeated their top-notch contenders by 52 runs at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
While colourful displays lit up India’s skies, X doubled down on its own explosive cathartic release of emotions. Many have already likened the first of hopeful many legendary victories for the women’s squad to the Kapil Dev-led 1983 World Cup win. Drawing parallels between the two hopeful beginnings, users flooded the SNS platform with immense praise for the new world champions.
Comments like “This is 1983 moment for women’s cricket in India” instantly consumed the social media feed as India lifted its maiden ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup trophy.
The hosts struck a near-300-mark target for their opponents on Sunday. Shining bright with a 298/7 score, the Indian team posted the second-highest score in a Women’s ODI World Cup final. Shafali Verma stood at the top of the batting table with 87 runs, while Deepti Sharma followed with a knock of 58. Despite having lost the toss, neither play faltered in bringing their A-game, as both remained the top stars even when tested on the bowling stage.
With the official ICC account posting the head-turning moment of the Indian squad lifting the Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 trophy, fans couldn’t help but tear up. “The GLORIOUS IMAGE for the change of Women’s Cricket in the country,” someone bared their heart on X.
From being a slideshow to the men's cricket team and a sidebar in the news to being the global spotlight as World Champions.
What 1983 and the World Cup win did for Indian cricket, 2025 and this win by the #WomenInBlue will do for women's cricket in India. pic.twitter.com/z1PEF8PmqT
Countless others joined in to hail the much-deserved victory of Team India, which, in turn, inevitably empowered high hopes for the future of women’s sports. “At the stroke pf the midnight hour India WOMEN lift the WORLD CUP trophy,” another emotionally charged Indian user wrote in reference to Jawaharlal Nehru’s iconic “Tryst With Destiny” speech delivered upon India gaining freedom from British rule.
Another added, “An ODI World Cup after 14 years and the first one for women’s. This is the day we all been waiting for a while. Unbelievable performance from our team. Thank you Indian Cricket team for making this day special.”
A fourth person wrote, “Indian Women team became World cup cricket champions after years of wait!! Going to be transformative moment for women cricket in country!!!” Someone else chimed in, “By this victory, Women’s tournaments get equal attentions with Men’s. Path breaking victory by Women’s cricket team.”
This is Indian Women’s 1983 moment
Unreal scenes 😭 pic.twitter.com/1I4Ybk9qXC
Speaking at length about the Indian “Wonder Women,” more comments joined the streak: “History rewritten. Spirit unmatched. Pride unshakable. What a performance by our women’s team you didn’t just win a match., you won millions of hearts. Let’s flood the timeline with love for these champions.”
Celebrities and A-list leaders from across walks of life and industries joined in the celebrations and applauded the women’s ‘Bleed Blue’ squad. Congratulations poured in from all sides–Gautam Adani to Preity Zinta and Gautam Gambhir and many others.
Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi was quick to commend the team. “A spectacular win by the Indian team in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Finals. Their performance in the final was marked by great skill and confidence,” she shared via X. “The team showed exceptional teamwork and tenacity throughout the tournament. Congratulations to our players. This historic win will motivate future champions to take up sports.”
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