INDW vs SAW Final Pitch Report: The final of the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 between India and South Africa will be played in Navi Mumbai. There will be a title clash between the two teams on November 2. It was on this ground that India made a historic run chase against Australia.
INDW vs SAW Final, Womens WC 2025: There is going to be a tough competition between India and South Africa in the final of Women’s ODI World Cup 2025. On Sunday, 2nd November, both the teams will compete to win the first title at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy ground in Navi Mumbai. For the first time in 52 years of World Cup history, both the teams will face each other in the final. Team India led by Harmanpreet Kaur has reached the semi-finals by defeating Australia, while South Africa has also reached the semi-finals by defeating England. Now the fans have questions in their minds, what will be the nature of the pitch in this title clash? Let us tell you about it…
Indian women’s team’s historic run chase in Navi Mumbai
The final is going to be held between India and South Africa in Navi Mumbai. On the same ground, the Indian team defeated the 7-time champion Australian team by 5 wickets in the second semi-final. The Indian team achieved the mountain-like target of 339 runs with 9 balls to spare. This was also the biggest run chase in Women’s ODI history. In that match, Australia batted first and scored 338 runs. The batsmen of both the teams hit a lot of fours and sixes. At the same time, that match proved to be a bad day for the bowlers. Jemimah Rodrigues played an inning of 124* runs. Phoebe Litchfield scored 109 runs for Australia.
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How will the Navi Mumbai pitch be for batting in the final?
Now the final match is also going to be held in Navi Mumbai. In such a situation, this time too there may be rain of runs between the two teams. The Indian team has crossed 300+ score twice in this tournament. At the same time, South Africa had scored 319 runs against England in the first semi-final. The team batting first had made a big score. In such a situation, even in the final, the team batting first can put a total of 300 on the board at DY Patil Stadium. The ball comes at a good height on the pitch here, which makes batting easy. There is also a possibility of dew coming later, which poses a lot of problems to spin bowling. There is a short boundary side and the outfield is fast, which leads to fours and sixes.
How will the Navi Mumbai pitch be for the bowlers in the final?
At the same time, the pitch of Navi Mumbai helps the fast bowlers in the beginning. Something similar can be seen in the finals also. Bowlers can prove to be effective with sim and swing with the new ball. Fast bowlers of both the teams can take advantage of this. According to reports, the weather there is also in overcast condition and there is a possibility of wind blowing. In this situation, fast bowlers can take wickets by waving the ball in the air. At the same time, slow ball can be effective for spin bowlers.
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