Former South Africa captain Ali Bacher believes the India vs South Africa Women’s World Cup final was the perfect shot in the arm for women’s cricket, after decades of dominance by Australia and England.

Both India and South Africa had never won the tournament before. In fact,  the latter had never even featured in the summit clash of the women’s showpiece event prior to Sunday — a reflection of Australia and England bossing over the tournament (they have won 11 of the 13 ODI World Cup titles). But now, Bacher reckons the tide is changing.