NEW DELHI: India have enjoyed a stellar year in ICC events, capping off 2025 with three titles - starting with the women's team lifting the Under-19 T20 World Cup. The team successfully defended their title with a comprehensive nine-wicket win over South Africa in Kuala Lumpur on February 2 earlier this year.

The Indian men's team clinched their third ICC Champions Trophy title with a four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the final in Dubai on March 9. India remained unbeaten throughout the tournament, from the group stage to the final.

The caravan then moved to the Women's ODI World Cup, where Team India finally emerged from years of heartbreak to create history, clinching their maiden title with a 52-run victory over South Africa in the final in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.

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With the victory, Harmanpreet's team finally buried the ghosts of past heartbreaks - the 2005 and 2017 finals - and delivered India's much-awaited World title, a watershed moment for the game in the country.

After posting 298 for 7 - the second-highest total in tournament history - India held their nerve to bundle out South Africa for 246 in 45.3 overs.

If June 25, 1983, was a watershed moment for Indian men's cricket - when Kapil's Devils conquered the mighty West Indies at Lord's - then November 2, 2025, will stand as a defining moment in the rise of women's cricket in India.