Indian women’s cricket team created history and won the World Cup for the first time. Captured the World Cup by defeating South Africa by 52 runs in the match played against South Africa on Sunday (2 November 2025) at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. On this occasion, reactions came not only from the country but also from the neighboring country Pakistan.

Former Pakistan captain Rameez Raza said in a video, ‘India again showed why they are such a big team because the combination is solid. His performance is solid. They remained relaxed. It was not that there was any desperate situation. This is a very big thing about India. They are enjoying each other’s company and the results are in front of you. This is a lesson for any youngster to not forget the reason why you play cricket. We all play cricket because we love it. We enjoy sports.

On the victory of the Indian women’s team, former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said, ‘Many congratulations to India for the victory. Indian girls played well and truly deserved the victory. He gave people a chance to celebrate. Team India’s bowling and batting were also very good. With its help, he made sure that he came to the field with full attitude. Shoaib Akhtar further said that I felt good that Team India has won comprehensively. He has developed a lot of professionalism. He has invested a lot in himself.

Ended 52 years of drought

India created history by winning the title for the first time by defeating South Africa by 52 runs in the final of Women’s ICC ODI World Cup due to the all-round play of Shefali Verma and Deepti Sharma. Starting the innings, Shefali played an aggressive inning of 87 runs in 78 balls. After this, with her spin bowling, Sune Luus and Marijan Kapp showed the way to the pavilion to the experienced batsmen who scored 4 runs. Amidst the fall of wickets in the middle overs, Deepti, who contributed 58 runs in 58 balls, turned the match by taking five wickets, including South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt (101), who scored a century for the second consecutive match.

After being invited to bat first, India scored 298 runs for seven wickets and restricted South Africa to 246 runs, ending the 52-year drought in the history of this tournament. Wolvaardt stood firm from one end till the 41st over, but due to the continuous fall of wickets from the other end, the pressure on South Africa’s batsmen became dominant as the required run-rate increased.

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Former Pakistan captain and commentator Rameez Raja is once again in the news on social media. After giving a controversial statement about Babar Azam on Sunday, now he made such a comment on spinner Noman Ali, which has enraged the fans. Another commentary clip of Rameez is going viral during the Pakistan vs South Africa second test match being played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, in which he is seen making fun of Noman Ali’s attire.

Rameez’s taunt on Noman Ali

When Noman Ali came to bowl on the second day of the match, Rameez Raja said during the live commentary, “The fancy glasses that Noman Ali is wearing, they look exactly like welding glasses.”

Hearing this, the fellow commentators present in the commentary box also laughed, but this statement created an uproar on social media. Pakistan cricket fans accused Rameez of making fun of their own players and advised him to “behave seriously”.

Babar Azam was also taunted

This was the second consecutive day when Rameez Raja’s sarcastic comment went viral. Earlier, when Babar Azam was out LBW on the first day of the match and they decided to take DRS, Rameez Raja’s mic was on and he was heard saying, “It is out, drama will do.”

Although it was broadcast unintentionally, the clip spread on social media and fans called it “disrespectful.” Babar Azam is the star player of Pakistan team, and the fans considered such comments against him as a personal attack.

Great performance by Noman Ali

Despite the controversies, Noman Ali gave his answer with the ball on the field. He bowled brilliantly on the Lahore pitch and took 4 wickets. He shook South Africa’s top order and played an important role in restricting the team to 216 runs. On the other hand, South African batsman Tony de Jorji led his team by playing an unbeaten inning of 81 runs.