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On November 2, 2025, Harmanpreet Kaur joined elite list of Indian captains to win the maiden World Cup. India beat South Africa to clinch maiden Women’s ODI World Cup title but reality is yet to set in for captain Harmanpreet. A week later, Harmanpreet said that she spoke about processing the win with head coach Amol Muzumdar. She has not been able to realise the magnitude of the win and it feels as if they have won a bilateral series at home.
"To be honest, I am not even able to think about this right now," said Harmanpreet on the ICC Review Show on her reaction to join the likes of Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni and becoming the first woman on the list.
"Maybe I will realise after a few months what we have achieved, what we have given to the country. I can't process it right now. I spoke about the same with Amol [Muzumdar] sir. It feels like we have won some bilateral series and we’re going home.
"The impact of it is something that we will realise in a few months. Right now, it just feels like a dream. Even on the day we won, when we were dancing, everyone who would touch the trophy, asked "Is it real?" We have been watching this trophy from afar for so many years and never got the opportunity to touch it, to click pictures with it. I mean, what happened that night was magic," she added.
Harmanpreet on match-winning moment
However, she was elated when the clock struck 12 AM and she took Proteas all-rounder Nadine de Klerk's catch to win the World Cup.
"The moment I took that catch, I simply wanted to run. I didn’t know what to do. Arundhati Reddy then came towards me and said "Harry di". I said "Aru… we won. I can't express that feeling in words. I just wanted to keep running around the ground in that moment. We wanted to thank the fans. It was really an emotional moment," mentioned Harmanpreet.
Harmanpreet pocketed the match ball as India beat South Africa by 52 runs.
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