‘For every November 19, there is November 2’: Harmanpreet’s India healed a nation’s heartbreak with World Cup triumph | Cricket News
NEW DELHI: As the adage goes, “Every dark night follows a bright new sunrise”. On Sunday, India witnessed this sunrise that erased the haunting memories of November 19, 2023. Two years after the men’s team’s crushing defeat to Australia in the ODI World Cup final in Ahmedabad, the Indian women’s team, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, wrote a historic redemption story by lifting their maiden ICC Women’s World Cup trophy in Navi Mumbai.Go beyond borders with our YouTube channel. REGISTER NOW!The emotional contrast between these two Novembers could not have been more stark. The images of a teary-eyed Rohit Sharma and a gutted Virat Kohli in 2023 have remained etched forever in India’s collective sporting memory. But on November 2, 2025, the sight of Harmanpreet’s elated leap and his team’s joyful embrace at the DY Patil Stadium became the healing balm for those old wounds.Capturing this sentiment perfectly, IPL franchise Delhi Capitals released a poignant montage blending the heartbreak of 2023 with the jubilation of 2025, captioned simply: “For every November 19, there is November 2.” » The video went viral, resonating in a billion hearts who had waited too long for redemption.Click to WATCH the viral montage Indian women delivered a performance worthy of the emotion – posting 298 for 7, powered by Shafali Verma’s sparkling 87 and Deepti Sharma(55 and 5/39), before eliminating South Africa for 246 points and securing a 52-point victory.As AR Rahman’s ‘Vande Mataram’ filled the night air, Harmanpreet sealed the moment by capturing Nadine de Klerk – and commentator Ian Bishop’s words, ‘inspiring generations’, perfectly captured the poetry of the occasion.For Rohit Sharma, watching from the stands, the victory must have had extra meaning. For Harmanpreet, who herself felt the pain of losing a World Cup final eight years ago, it was the sweetest redemption.If June 25, 1983 marked the birth of cricket dreams in India, November 2, 2025 may well mark the dawn of a new era – one led by eleven intrepid women whose triumph will inspire generations of girls to dream with bat and ball.
