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Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai praise Indian eves for World Cup victory. Photo: BCCI Women/X

Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai can’t keep calm! Tech titans hail India women’s epic World Cup win

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Nov 03, 2025, at 02:47 pm

#World Cup # India # South Africa # satya nadella # Harmanpreet Kaur # India South Africa # World Cup final # Sundar Pichai #Microsoft # Google

Indian women's cricket team left enthusiasts happy with their World Cup-winning performance on Sunday, and their victory also caught the attention of Indian-origin tech giants- Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai- who shared their greetings with the mighty eves.

Sundar Pichai, Google CEO, remembered the 1983 and 2011 World Cup memories while congratulating the Indian women's team.

He said: "That was a nail-biting women's world cup cricket final, memories of 1983 and 2011 indeed. Congrats to team India, am sure will inspire a whole generation. Great tournament from South Africa too!."

Women in Blue = World Champions! 🏆🇮🇳

Respect to 🇿🇦 South Africa for making their first-ever final 👏

A truly historic day for women’s cricket—new chapters written, barriers broken, legends born.
— Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) November 2, 2025

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wrote on X: "Women in Blue = World Champions!"

That was a nail biting women's world cup cricket final, memories of 1983 and 2011 indeed. Congrats to team India, am sure will inspire a whole generation. Great tournament from South Africa too!
— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) November 2, 2025

"Respect to South Africa for making their first-ever final A truly historic day for women’s cricket—new chapters written, barriers, legends born" he said.

Indian eves, led by skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, put up a spirited performance to beat South Africa by 52 runs to lift the 50-over World Cup for the first time in the history of the tournament.

Indian bowlers kept things tight and picked up wickets at regular intervals to bowl out the opponents for 246, in 45. 3 overs, after posting a competitive 298 runs for the loss of seven wickets on the scoreboard.

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