Who: South Africa vs. India
What: ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 final
When: Sunday, November 2 at 09:30 GMT
Where: DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, India
The Women’s World Cup final is the biggest one of all, and it comes down to it after a month of action and 30 fierce competitions.
In a blockbuster fight between tournament hosts India and first-place finalists South Africa, with the goal of announcing a new world champion.
India reached the final thanks to a sensational five-wicket win over defending champions Australia, and South Africa triumphed over England to win the summit match.
What are the key details for the final:
The Women’s World Cup final is taking place where?
The venue’s 45-car capacity DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium, will host Sunday’s final. In this year’s Women’s World Cup, the multi-purpose sports arena, which is primarily used for cricket, hosted three league games and a semifinal.
With victories over Australia in the semifinals and New Zealand in the league stage, India has an unbeaten record against Bangladesh, which has left them with a washed-out no-show. The venue is the site of South Africa’s last concert.
The two options for Sunday’s final were R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, which is regarded as a neutral venue and would have hosted the game if Pakistan had qualified.
Both countries have the option to play their games at a neutral venue for a tournament hosted by either of the South Asian nations, according to an ICC-brokered agreement between India and Pakistan.
The nuclear-armed neighbors haven’t visited one another for a bilateral cricket match in 13 years, which they shared a four-day military and aerial conflict with in May.
The highest attendance for a group-stage fixture at any ICC Women’s event ever at any ICC Women’s event has ever been at a new record of 25, 166 people showed up in Navi Mumbai.
It was higher than the previous record of 22, 843, set during the Guwahati-based team’s #CWC25 opener. twitter.com/AHdOHV6COC
What is the forecast for the weather?
In one of the league games in Navi Mumbai, rain caused some issues for the final on Sunday.
A passing shower or two, as well as the possibility of a late-night downpour, are expected throughout the afternoon.
What transpired during the most recent South African vs. India game?
The last meeting between the two organizations took place on October 9 when South Africa won the tournament’s opening game by three wickets in Visakhapatnam. Nadine de Klerk, who has an unbeaten 84-run record and 2-52 bowling runs, was named the match’s player of the match.
How many women’s world championships have South Africa and India won?
Although neither nation has yet to win the trophy, India did so twice, winning in 2005 and 2017, respectively, in the loss to Australia and England.
South Africa’s debut contestant will win Sunday’s final.
When did India last last defeat South Africa?
In a women’s ODI tri-series in Sri Lanka in May, India defeated South Africa by 23 runs in Colombo. Following her outstanding 123-run knock, Jemimah Rodrigues won the match.
Head-to-head encounters between India and South Africa in ODIs
India has won 20 of the 34 Women’s ODI matches that the two countries have played each other in, including the most recent series.
For the first time in Navi Mumbai, India and South Africa will compete in the final on Sunday.
Watch out for India
Jemimah Rodrigues: The middle-order Indian batter exhibited nerves of steel to help India triumph over giants Australia in an unanticipated semifinal victory thanks to her unbeaten 127 from 134 balls. The 25-year-old initially struggled for consistency and was dropped once during the league phase, but she made it back with tenacity when her nation needed her most.
Rodrigues currently leads the top-batting order with a ton and a half-century, ranking ninth with her two 68-run performance.
Before Thursday’s semifinal, the Mumbai-born batter also recorded an unbeaten 76 against New Zealand before the semifinal due to how she revealed she experienced anxiety in the weeks leading up to the semifinal.
Watch out for South Africa
With 470 runs scored in eight innings, South Africa’s captain Wolvaardt has been the tournament’s most reliable batter. The opener found her rhythm and consistency after a slow start, hitting three half-centuries in the league.
Wolvaardt, however, put her best foot forward in the decisive moment, smashing a staggering 169 runs in Wednesday’s semifinal victory over England, which was both the captain’s best total and the third-most runs allowed.
The South Africans won the World Cup knockout games with a 319-7 victory thanks to her batting prowess.
Formal instructions for India
India will be hoping that the third time is the charm after losing in the previous two finals.
India won the league title race by placing fourth overall, losing three games, including one against South Africa, who had already finished fourth.
India blew the odds and defeated seven-time champion Australia in the semifinals, putting together a 339-run women’s ODI record-chasing performance.
With her maiden World Cup ton, Rodrigues was responsible for India’s well-fought five-wicket victory, and Harmanpreet Kaur, the team’s captain, also scored 89 runs.
Smriti Mandhana, the tournament’s top and overall second-highest scorer, has 389 runs for India, and Pritika Rawal, the tournament’s top and second-highest, has also had an impact. Until the semifinals, her campaign was halted by an ankle injury.
India’s top bowling unit players, Shree Charani and Deepti Sharma, who combined for 17 wickets and has the most wins overall, are the best.
South Africa form guide
Following semifinal defeats in 2017 and 2022, South Africa will face off in its first World Cup final on Sunday.
To finish third in the league phase, they lost two of their seven games at this year’s tournament to Australia and England, before thrashing England by a massive 125-run margin in the first semifinal in Guwahati.
With 12 wickets, including a career-best 5-20 in the semifinals, Marizanne Kapp leads the tournament in terms of run scoring, while captain Wolvardt has been outstanding. With her teammate Nonkululeko Mlaba, Kapp places sixth.
With 44 wickets, Kapp overtakes India’s Jhulan Goswami as the women’s world record-taker after the semifinal.
India’s final five results (previously the most recent):
W-W-L-L-L
The final five results for South Africa (most recently, first):
W-L-W-W-W
India team news
Sneh Rana, the bowling all-rounder, could be replaced by Radha Yadav by India.
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh, Jemimah Rodrigues,
South Africa team news
With Anneke Bosch on the batting-friendly pitch in Navi Mumbai, South Africa could stick with their semifinal lineup.
The South African lineup for the upcoming season includes: Laura Wolvaardt (captain), Tazmin Brits (captain), Anneke Bosch (wicketkeeper), Sune Luus (captain), Marizanne Kapp (wicketkeeper), Annerie Dercksen (captain), Nadine de Klerk (ayabonga Khaka), Nonkululeko Mlaba, and
How can I watch the South Africa Women’s World Cup final between India and South Africa live on TV?
From 7:30 GMT, Al Jazeera Sport will have a live build-up followed by a detailed photo and text commentary stream of the final.
The game will be live streamed on live television platforms, including live-streaming platforms, as well as terrestrial and satellite channels.
The final will be broadcast on SuperSport in South Africa, while Star Sports viewers can watch it on the Star Sports network.
What is the process for purchasing Women’s World Cup tickets?
The official website for the tournament’s final in Navi Mumbai, which redirects to BookMyShow, is where you can purchase tickets.
Less than $2, which is the starting price for tickets, 150 Indian rupees.
Source: Aljazeera
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