New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- India captain Harmanpreet Kaur said she had a strong instinct that it was Shafali Verma's day when she handed the ball to the opener as South Africa closed in on their chase of 299 in the World Cup final. Having already scored a career-best 87 with the bat, Shafali rose to the occasion again, taking two crucial wickets that guided India to their first-ever World Cup triumph.

At the presentation ceremony, Harmanpreet stated, "When Laura and Sune were batting, they were looking really good, and I just saw Shafali standing there. And the way she was batting today, I knew today's her day. She was doing something special today, and I just thought I have to go with my gut feeling. If my heart is saying I should give at lea...