Jemimah Rodrigues, Smriti Mandhana Pose With Women's World Cup Trophy In Hotel Room - Pic Goes Viral

It was a special moment for Indian cricket as the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side clinched the Women's World Cup title for the first time ever.

In another post, Jemimah shared a picture with Smriti, Radha Yadav and Arundhati Reddy along with the trophy. “Are we still dreaming?" Rodrigues wrote on Instagram.

Earlier, Mandhana got emotional as she opened up about her team's journey and victory at the World Cup after the Women in Blue lifted their maiden ICC title.

Mandhana scored 45 runs and raised 104 runs for the opening stand before being dismissed, but Shafali Verma (87) and Deepti Sharma's knocks helped the side set the South Africans a target of 299 runs to chase. Deepti Sharma, the spin-bowling all-rounder, picked up a five-wicket haul (5-39) as India bundled out South Africa for 246 and lifted the Women's World Cup trophy, making India only the fourth nation to win the Women's ODI World Cup.

Mandhana, speaking to the broadcasters after the historic victory, revealed that it felt good to get the feeling of victory after multiple heartbreaks in the past.

“Every World Cup we've gone into, there have been so many heartbreaks for all of us. However, we always believed that we had a greater responsibility - not just to win, but to continue growing women's cricket. And honestly, just look at the support we've had over the last month and a half. It's been incredible. To finally lift the World Cup today - I'll take those 45 sleepless nights any day for this moment. That last World Cup was definitely tough for all of us to take. But after that, we had a clear focus - to get fitter, stronger, and better in every area,” she said.

“And honestly, what's special about this team - and no one really talks about it - is how much we stuck together. Everyone supported each other, through good days and bad. We genuinely celebrated each other's success. The team environment this time… it was just so positive, so connected. That's been the biggest difference, I think,” Mandhana added.

(With IANS inputs)