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Deepti Sharma crowned 'Player of the Tournament', achieves historic first-time double across men's and women's World Cups. She produced a sensational all-round performance to guide India to their first-ever Women's World Cup title, defeating South Africa in the final in Navi Mumbai on Sunday. The all-rounder was named Player of the Tournament after scoring a vital 215 runs and taking 22 wickets, playing a decisive role with both bat and ball.
Deepti's innings in the final came at a crucial stage when India needed stability in the middle overs. Her composed 58 anchored the innings and helped the team post a competitive total before she turned the match on its head with the ball, dismantling South Africa's batting lineup in the chase, as she finished with 5/39 in 9.3 overs.
With her incredible consistency throughout the tournament, Deepti became the first player in Women's World Cup history to achieve the double of 200 runs and 20 wickets in a single edition across the men's and women's World Cups. Across nine matches and seven innings, she scored 215 runs at an average of 30.71 and a strike rate of 90.71, including three half-centuries, with the highest score of 58. She was equally brilliant with the ball, finishing as the tournament's highest wicket-taker with 22 wickets at an average of 24.11 and her best bowling figures of 5/39. She also became the first Indian to claim a five-wicket haul in a Women's World Cup final.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday congratulated the Indian women's cricket team on their historic victory in the World Cup final against South Africa. "Our daughters are champions! They have not only won the match, but also won the hearts of the entire nation. This victory shows that the aspirations of India's daughters soar higher than the sky," Chouhan said in a post on X.
Choose the most appropriate option to complete the given sentence:
Deepti was named 'Player of the tournament' because she managed to_____________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → score the highest among all the men and women players in both batting and bowling.
The passage says she was named Player of the Tournament "after scoring a vital 215 runs and taking 22 wickets, playing a decisive role with both bat and ball", and that she was the first to achieve "the double of 200 runs and 20 wickets in a single edition across the men's and women's World Cups". The award came for her record in both batting and bowling, which only Option (4) covers.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: take 5 wickets in the matches — Incorrect. Too narrow: five wickets (5/39) was her return in the final, not the reason for the award, and it leaves out her batting.
Option 2: take 22 wickets in the matches — Incorrect. Only partly true: the award came after "215 runs and taking 22 wickets", so this leaves out her batting.
Option 3: score 58 runs and take 5 wickets off 39 balls in the seven matches. — Incorrect. Misread: 58 was her highest score, not her total, and 5/39 means five wickets for 39 runs, not "off 39 balls".
Note: Option (4) goes slightly beyond the passage, which does not say that she scored the most runs of all players; it says she was the highest wicket-taker and the first to achieve the 200-run and 20-wicket double across the men's and women's World Cups. It is still the only option that covers both batting and bowling.