INDW vs SAW Final, Toss Update: The final match of the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 is being played between India and South Africa in Navi Mumbai. South Africa won the toss which was delayed due to rain and decided to bowl first.
INDW vs SAW Final, Womens World Cup 2025: The final match of the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 is being played between India and South Africa. Both the teams are facing each other at the Dr. DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. In this final, South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl first. Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandhana have made a good start. Team India, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, is in search of its first trophy, while Africa would also like to create history. Both the teams have made it to the finals by performing brilliantly in the semi-finals.
Shefali Verma’s explosive start
In this final match, Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandhana have given an explosive start to the Indian team. In the first power play, both of them together have classed the South African bowlers. Both the batsmen seem to be completely in control. There has been a partnership of 50 runs between the two. South Africa is looking for the first wicket.
Laura Walvert is a big threat to India
South African captain Laura Walvert has emerged as a big challenge for the Indian women’s team. He is at number one in terms of scoring most runs in this tournament. She has scored 470 runs in 8 innings of 8 matches at an average of 67.17. He played a brilliant inning of 170 runs against England in the semi-finals. Apart from this, she has also played an important innings against India in the last group stage match. The biggest specialty of this batsman is to form good partnerships with other batsmen. In such a situation, it is very important for the Indian bowlers to stop them.
India Women Playing 11: Smriti Mandhana, Shefali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Amanjot Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Kranti Gaur, Shri Charni, Renuka Singh Thakur.
South Africa Women’s Playing 11: Laura Wolvaardt (capt), Tazmin Brits, Annery Derksen, Marijne Kapp, Sune Ale Luus, Sinalo Jafta (wk), CL Trianon, Nadine de Klerk, Ayabanga Khaka, NK Bosch, Nonkululeko Mlaba.