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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_____________.

take 5 wickets in the matches

take 22 wickets in the matches

score 58 runs and take 5 wickets off 39 balls in the seven matches.

score the highest among all the men and women players in both batting and bowling.

✅ Correct Option: 4

The passage highlights Deepti's historic all-round achievement:

"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."

NTA treats this unique batting-and-bowling double as the reason for choosing the option describing her outstanding performance across both areas. So, as per NTA's official key, Option 4 is correct.

Note: The passage directly states that she took 22 wickets, so Option 2 is also factually supported. It does not literally say that she was the highest scorer in both batting and bowling across men's and women's World Cups. We are following NTA's official key.

Question 46

Which one of the following did Deepti Sharma not achieve:

Question 47

Identify the word that has been used metaphorically in the passage :

Question 49

Choose the most appropriate meaning of the word "anchored" as it appears in the passage describing Deepti's innings:

Question 50

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option to form a meaningful sentence derived from the statistical description of her performance:

Deepti Sharma's all-round performance was characterised by an unparalleled level of _______________ , securing her place as the highest wicket-taker and consistently delivering runs throughout the tournament.

Choose the most appropriate option to complete the given sentence: Deepti was named 'Player of the tournament' because she managed to_____________.

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Choose the most appropriate option to complete the given sentence:

Deepti was named 'Player of the tournament' because she managed to_____________.