Indian womens 1983 moment: Their long journey to a World Cup triumph

Two defeats had dented belief, but the heartbreak against England, India’s third in a row, lit the spark that carried Harmanpreet Kaur’s team to World Cup glory

NAVI MUMBAI: (Nov 2) On an overcast evening at the DY Patil Stadium on Sunday, the Indian womens team broke a long-standing barrier and scripted their own 1983 moment, defeating South Africa by 52 runs to lift their maiden World Cup title.

Following is a list of the Indian womens teams performances in the Womens World Cup (ODI) and Womens T20 World Cup over the years.

ICC Womens World Cup (ODI format)

* 1973 England - Didnt participate

* 1978 India – Group stage (India hosted; made their debut but didn’t progress beyond the group stage)

* 1982 New Zealand – Group stage (Earned first World Cup win; showed promise under Diana Edulji)

* 1988 Australia - Didnt participate

* 1993 England – Finished fourth in the round-robin stage, Indias best show till then.

* 1997 India – Semifinalist (Hosted the event for second time; lost to Australia in semifinals)

* 2000 New Zealand – Semifinalist (lost to New Zealand in the semis)

* 2005 South Africa – Runners-up (lost to Australia in the final)

* 2009 Australia – Third place (defeated Australia in third place play-off)

* 2013 India – Group stage (hosted in India for third time; failed to make super six, finishing bottom in Group A of four teams)

* 2017 England – Runners-up (lost to England at Lord’s)

* 2022 New Zealand - group stage (failed to make semifinals, finishing fifth in round robin league)

* 2025 India – Champions (beat South Africa by 52 runs in Navi Mumbai)

T20I World Cup

* 2009 England – Semifinalist (lost to New Zealand)

* 2010 West Indies – Semifinalist (lost to Australia)

* 2012 Sri Lanka – Group stage

* 2014 Bangladesh – Group stage

* 2016 India – Group stage

* 2018 West Indies – Semifinalist (lost to England)

* 2020 Australia – Runners-up (lost to Australia at MCG)

* 2023 South Africa – Semifinalist (lost to Australia)

* 2024 UAE - Group stage.

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