Deepti Sharma and Shafali Varma emerged as heroes. The Indian women’s team etched its name in history, becoming world champions for the first time after beating South Africa by 52 runs in the final. |

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Deepti Sharma played a major role in India's historic triumph with her all-round brilliance. She hit run-a-ball 58 earlier with the bat and registered five scalps.

Earlier in the day Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and opted to bowl first against Mitchell Marsh's Australia

LIVE UPDATES | India vs Australia Live Score, 2nd T20I: Rain spoiled the opener in Canberra, but India’s aggressive, high-risk approach under coach Gautam Gambhir remains central to their World Cup build-up. Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav found some form and that should help their confidence a lot heading into the MCG game.

Australia’s decision to bowl first is paying off as India sit at 32/4 after 5 overs. Josh Hazlewood has been outstanding, picking up three wickets while Nathan Ellis has one.

Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah grab a couple of wickets each However, the explosive start provided by openers Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head ensures Australia get over the line with plenty of overs to spare.