By Admin 
2 November 2025, this date can write a new chapter in Indian cricket. On this day, India and South Africa will face each other in the final of the Women’s World Cup 2025. No matter who becomes the winner, this time women’s ODI cricket is going to get a new champion, because India and South Africa have never won the World Cup trophy. Both the teams are in great rhythm. In such a situation, before the final, know about those 3 shortcomings, if Team India overcomes them then it will be almost certain that it will become the champion.
1. Shefali Verma will have to walk
Before the semi-final match, Pratika Rawal was opening with Smriti Mandhana. Unfortunately, Pratika is out of the tournament due to injury, Shefali Verma has been brought as her replacement. Verma is known for her explosive batting, but she will have to compensate for Pratika Raval, who had scored 308 runs at an average of 51.33 in the tournament before the injury. With the opening partnership between Shefali and Smriti Mandhana, the Indian team will be able to lay the foundation of a big score.
2. Fielding needs to be better
In the second semi-final, the Indian team dropped many catches and wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh also missed an easy stumping. The result of poor fielding was that in the semi-finals, Indian fielders missed 2 catches, missed one stumping and gave away 8 runs through overthrow. In the final, the Indian team will have to improve its fielding against South Africa.
3. It is necessary to get Laura Woolworth out early.
Laura Woolworth is the real run machine of the South African team. In the current World Cup, she has scored 470 runs in 8 matches, which is the highest. Woolworth had also played an inning of 70 runs against India in the league stage match. Woolworth has been the leading run-scorer for South Africa in the last 3 ICC tournaments. By dismissing Woolworth, Team India’s chances of winning the final will double.
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