The series may have been lost, but the tone is set, the warning bugle has been sounded. The world has been alerted. Harmanpreet Kaur and her girls have announced their never-say-die attitude in a thrilling series against the Aussies.

Australia come in as the defending champions, and to be fair, the favourites. But Team India refuse to be far behind. In the third ODI at Delhi, chasing a whopping 413 for victory against Australia, Kaptaan Kaur’s army refused to throw in the towel. The tone was set from the get-go. Smriti Mandhana went on a rampage, smashing a 63-ball 125. Harman set the tone and the intent as well with a 35-ball 52, followed by a fighting 58-ball 72 by Deepti Sharma.

India may have eventually fallen 43 runs short, but for a great portion of the chase, looked like pulling off a miracle. That’s the Indian Women’s team, and that’s the attitude we’re set to see at the World Cup. We

At home, in Aamchi Mumbai for the final, let’s manifest it already… Harman finishes it off in style, India lift the World Cup for the first time!!