The roar at the DY Patil Stadium shattered the silence of two decades. On a humid November evening in Navi Mumbai, as Harmanpreet Kaur caught the final wicket and Deepti Sharma completed her five wicket haul, the Indian women's cricket team finally erased the pain of 2005 and 2017. The trophy that had eluded them twice before was theirs. India defeated South Africa by 52 runs to become world champions for the first time.​

India secured their place in the semifinals of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 with a convincing 53 run victory over New Zealand via the DLS method at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on October 23, 2025.​

South Africa secured a dramatic three wicket win over India in their Women's World Cup match at the Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Chasing a target of 252, the visitors completed the chase with seven balls remaining, handing India their first defeat in the tournament.