In the World Cup final, the Indian team, playing first, scored 298 runs. This is the second highest score made by any team in the Women’s ODI World Cup final. Shefali Verma played an inning of 87 runs and Deepti Sharma played an inning of 58 runs. South Africa is playing the World Cup final for the first time, after which there is such a batting line-up which can achieve this record target. Meanwhile, let us know how many runs have been the biggest successful run chase so far in the World Cup.

Biggest run chase in World Cup final

The biggest run chase in the Women’s ODI World Cup final took place in the year 2009. In the 2009 final, England successfully achieved the target of 167 runs against New Zealand. In that match, New Zealand was all out for just 166 runs while playing first. In response, England achieved this target with 4 wickets remaining.

The second most successful run chase in a World Cup final came in 1997. That year, Australia won the trophy by achieving the target of 165 runs in the title clash against New Zealand.

• 167 runs – England (vs New Zealand)
• 165 runs – Australia (vs New Zealand)
• 152 runs – Australia (vs England)
• 129 runs – Australia (vs England)

Unique record in the name of India

Earlier, he scored 298 runs in the final of 2025 World Cup. This is the second highest total made by any team in Women’s ODI World Cup history. Australia holds the record for scoring the most runs in the final. Australia had scored 356 runs against England in the 2022 final. They are also the only team to score 300 or more runs in the final. In this list, the Indian team has come second with 298 runs.

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The final match between India and South Africa was played in Navi Mumbai. In this match, Indian opener Smriti Mandhana has missed out on making a historic record. Actually, to complete 1000 runs in Women’s ODI World Cup history, Mandhana had to score 52 runs. But in the final match against South Africa, she could score only 45 runs. Till now only 9 batsmen have been able to score one thousand or more runs in the history of ODI World Cup.

7 runs less

Before the start of the final match, Smriti Mandhana had scored 948 runs in ODI World Cup history. He needed 52 runs to join the 1000 run club. Along with Shefali Verma, she gave a strong start to Team India and made a century opening partnership of 104 runs.

Mandhana has now scored 993 runs in 25 matches in ODI World Cup history. Among these, he has three centuries and five half-centuries to his name. If she had scored 7 more runs, she would have become the third Indian batsman after Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur to complete 1000 runs in the World Cup. Mithali Raj had scored 1321 runs in the World Cup by playing 38 matches. On the other hand, the current Indian captain has scored more than 1100 runs in 35 matches.

The record for scoring the most runs in World Cup history is in the name of New Zealand’s D Hockley, who scored 1501 runs in 45 matches. India’s Mithali Raj is present after her in this list.

Indians who scored the most runs in the World Cup

Mithali Raj (1321 runs) is the highest run scorer for India in the Women’s ODI World Cup. After her is Harmanpreet Kaur (1100+) and Smriti Mandhana is at third place with 993 runs. After Mandhana, there is Anjum Chopra in this list, who had scored 619 runs in 26 matches.

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Tomorrow the final of the Women’s World Cup will be played between India and South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. When the two met in the league stage, their encounter was thrilling but in the end South Africa emerged victorious by 3 wickets. The Indian team would like to avenge that defeat in the final and win the World Cup for the first time. Before the match starts, know here how will be the weather of Navi Mumbai during the final match?

How will be the weather of Navi Mumbai?

The India vs South Africa final match on November 2 may be affected by rain. Rain can interfere in the match at times. The sky may remain cloudy during the match and there is a possibility of rain in the evening. According to Accuweather, more than 50 percent rainfall is expected between 4-7 pm. The temperature can drop to 25 degrees Celsius in the evening.

Humidity levels can be quite high during the day. Dew can prove to be a big factor in the second innings. In such a situation, the toss will be very important, the winning team can decide to bowl first.

How many runs will be scored in the final?

The final will be played at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. A total of 4 matches have been played on this ground in the current World Cup. Earlier, Sri Lanka had defended the target of 203 runs against Bangladesh here. After that the Indian team defeated New Zealand by 53 runs. The match between India and Bangladesh was also played in this ground, in which no result could be achieved due to rain.

The India-Australia final match was also played on this ground, in which Team India created history by chasing the target of 339 runs. This was the most successful run chase achieved in the history of women’s ODI cricket. Taking the example of the semi-finals, it would not be surprising to see a high-scoring match in the finals as well.

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Before the final match against South Africa on Sunday, November 2, Indian captain Harmanpreet says that he has faced heart-breaking defeats many times in the past. The captain said that now the time has come to forget those heart-breaking defeats and win the World Cup. The final match will be played in Navi Mumbai, which will start at 3 pm Indian time. Till now only England, Australia and New Zealand have won the Women’s ODI World Cup. This time women’s ODI cricket is going to get its fourth champion.

Captain Harmanpreet became emotional

Before the final match, Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur said emotionally, “We know how it feels to lose. But this time we want to feel how it feels to win. Hopefully, tomorrow will be a special day for us. We have worked very hard and tomorrow is a day of giving our all for the team. This is a proud moment for me and the entire team. I know that the whole country will be proud of us after seeing our performance in the last 2 matches.”

Gave success mantra to the team

Before this, the Indian team has lost the World Cup final twice. Team India also lost to Australia in the final of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Giving the mantra of success to Team India, Harmanpreet Kaur said, “When you are about to play the World Cup final, there cannot be a bigger motivation than this. The team is fully prepared, supporting each other. This shows unity and how prepared we are for this match. We knew long ago that the World Cup is going to be held in India and now the time has come for the team to give 100 percent.”

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Women’s World Cup 2025 is concluding tomorrow. The World Cup final (IND W vs SA W Final) will be played between India and South Africa in Navi Mumbai. Meanwhile, Bollywood stars are going to grace the Women’s World Cup Closing Ceremony. A big name among them will be Sunidhi Chauhan, who will enthrall the audience with her singing during the innings break during the India vs South Africa match.

Big stars will come to the closing ceremony

Sunidhi Chauhan will win the hearts of fans with her singing during the innings break in the India vs South Africa final match. 60 dancers will perform live with them, along with this, fireworks in the sky will be making the atmosphere enjoyable for the audience. Choreographer Sanjay Shetty will also be present here. A laser show will be organized in this program, 350 artists will perform and there will also be a drone show.

Sunidhi Chauhan is also going to sing the national anthem of India before the start of the India vs South Africa final match. On the other hand, Taryn Banks will sing the national anthem of South Africa.

What did Sunidhi Chauhan say

Before performing at the closing ceremony, Sunidhi Chauhan said, “It is an honor to perform in the Women’s World Cup and I am very excited for this special day. The Indian team is in the finals, the arena will be full, I am hopeful that the atmosphere is going to be very exciting. This day is going to be memorable for all of us.”

The World Cup final match between India and South Africa will start at 3 pm Indian time. India and South Africa have never won the Women’s World Cup title, so this time the ODI format is going to get a new champion.

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India or South Africa, on November 2 one of these teams will be called the new world champion. Everyone’s eyes will be on famous players like Smriti Mandhana to Jemimah Rodrigues and Laura Woolworth. In ODI cricket, the women’s teams of India and South Africa have come face to face 33 times till date, out of which Team India has won 20 times. Paper records are in favor of India, but you will be shocked to see the statistics of mutual battles between the players. Talking about Rodrigues, South Africa’s Marizanne Kapp has dominated her.

How far ahead are the Indian batsmen in the mutual battle?

First of all, if we talk about Smriti Mandhana, in the ODI against Marijne Kapp, she has scored 72 runs playing 116 balls, but during this period, Kapp has also dismissed her 3 times. Mandhana’s record against Malaba is not very good. Malaba scored 67 runs in 81 balls, but was also out 3 times.

Captain Harmanpreet had scored 89 runs against Australia in the semi-finals. But against South Africa’s Cap, he lost his wicket four times after playing 80 balls. Jemimah Rodrigues’s record against Kapp is worst at best. Against them, Jemima could score only four runs in 14 balls and was out twice. She is coming after playing an unbeaten inning of 127 runs in the semi-finals.

Condition of Indian bowlers, against South Africa batting

Woolworth will be the biggest threat to the Indian team in the final. Deepti Sharma has taken 17 wickets in the current World Cup, but Woolworth has been dominating her. Deepti has scored 95 runs on 173 balls. Deepti has been able to get him out only 3 times. Whereas Deepti has dismissed Tajmin Brits once. Brits scored 27 runs on 38 balls of Deepti.

Marijne Kapp has been batting brilliantly against Deepti. He has scored 107 runs on 130 balls of Deepti. However, the Indian all-rounder has also dismissed Kapp three times. Shri Charani has taken 13 wickets in this World Cup, which has outweighed Sinalo Jafta. He has dismissed Jafta twice in 9 balls.

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