The final of the Women’s World Cup 2025 will be held between Indian women and South Africa women’s team at DY Patil Stadium. Team India, captained by Harmanpreet Kaur, has created history in the semi-finals and reached the finals, the team won against Australia by chasing the target of 339 runs. This was the biggest run chase in women’s ODI history. By defeating 7-time world champion Australia, the Indian women’s team reached the ODI World Cup final for the third time, while the South African team will play the final for the first time. See how the pitch of DY Patil Stadium is expected to be in the title match. Probable playing 11 and match prediction of both the teams.

The way Jemimah Rodriguez led India to victory by playing an unbeaten inning of 127 runs in the semi-finals, a similar performance will be expected from her in the finals as well. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur did not bat in this tournament, but in the semi-final against Australia, she made the fans happy by playing a brilliant inning of 89 runs.

Will keep an eye on the opening pair

Shefali Verma has been included in the Indian squad after Pratika Raval’s injury, but she was out in the semi-finals after scoring only 10 runs. But if we want to win in the final, then it will be necessary for her and the other opener Smriti Mandhana to perform well, both of them are expected to make a good start.

in front of the bowlers challenge

South African captain Laura Wolvaardt opens the innings, so she will have to be prevented from lasting in the beginning. Otherwise she can become a problem, she played a historic inning of 169 runs in the semi-finals. Renuka Singh, Kranti Gaur will have to fall early wickets in the beginning.

Nallapureddy Charani has been doing her job well in restricting the runs, although Deepti Sharma proved to be a bit expensive in the semi-finals, her all-round performance in the tournament has been good. His experience will also be useful to India in the final.

Indian Women vs South Africa Women Head to Head Records (in ODI)

• Total matches- 34
• India won- 20
• South Africa won- 13
• Result- 1

DY Patil Stadium Pitch Report

The pitch of DY Patil Stadium is favorable for batting, hence a high scoring match can be seen in the final. Spinners are likely to get more help here than fast bowlers. The team winning the toss can bowl first, because there is a possibility of rain here. The average score here in the first innings is 220. Talking about the weather, there is a 25 percent chance of rain here around 2 pm on Sunday. Winds are expected to blow at a speed of 16 kilometers per hour.

Probable playing 11 of Indian women’s team

Shefali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodriguez, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wicket keeper), Amanjot Kaur, Radha Yadav, Kranti Gaur, Nallapureddy Charani, Renuka Singh.

Probable playing 11 of South Africa women’s team

Laura Wolvaardt (captain), Tazmin Brits, Annie Bosch, Sune Luus, Marijne Kapp, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Annery Derksen, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Ayabanga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba.

Who will win the Women’s World Cup final?

It is certain that this time a new world champion team will be found, because both have not won the title yet. Talking about the chances, there is more than 70 percent chance of Harmanpreet Kaur and team winning. Because India had defeated Australia on this ground in the semi-finals, Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah batted brilliantly. India is also ahead in head-to-head statistics, while the pressure on South Africa will be more because the team is playing the final for the first time. In this context, it can be said that the chances of Indian women’s cricket team becoming world champion are high.

When and where to watch the Women’s World Cup final?

The final of the Women’s World Cup 2025 will be held on Sunday, November 2 at the DY Patil Stadium. The match will start at 3 pm, toss will take place at 2:30 pm. The match will be telecast live on Star Sports channel and live streaming on JioHotstar app and website.

There is a threat of rain in the final of the Women’s World Cup 2025. The title match will be played between the Indian women’s team and South Africa women’s team in Navi Mumbai. India defeated Australia in the semi-finals at the DY Patil Stadium itself. The bad news regarding the final is that a yellow alert has been issued for Maharashtra, in which there is a possibility of rain in Mumbai and surrounding cities. However, ICC has kept a reserve day for the final. But if it rains even on the reserve day and the match cannot be played, then who will be given the trophy? Know what is ICC’s rule on this.

India has made it to the final by defeating Australia in the semi-finals at the DY Patil Stadium. Jemimah Rodriguez scored an unbeaten 127 runs against 7-time world champion Australia, for which she was chosen as the player of the match. South Africa has made it to the final by defeating England.

Such a final is taking place for the first time in history

It is certain that this time we will get a new champion team, because India and South Africa have never won the ODI World Cup before. India has reached the final for the third time while South Africa will play the final for the first time. This is the first time in history that there will be no team from Australia and England in the Women’s World Cup final.

How will be the weather of Navi Mumbai?

The World Cup final between Indian women vs South Africa women’s team will be held at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. This match will start on Sunday, November 2 at 3 pm. According to Accuweather, the probability of rain on match day on Sunday is 63 percent, from 4 to 7 pm the probability is 50 percent. The league stage match between India and Bangladesh in this stadium was canceled due to rain.

If the match does not take place on Sunday then the reserve day is fixed for Monday, 3 November. Then the next game will be played on Monday, but even on this day there is a 55 percent chance of rain in Navi Mumbai. If there is no match on both the days and the match is cancelled, then how will the result be known? Which team will be made the champion and which will be made the runner-up.

What if the World Cup final is canceled due to rain?

If the match is not completed on Sunday or is not able to start, then it will start on Monday on the reserve day from the same place where it ended on Sunday. The first attempt will be to ensure that the entire match is of 50-50 overs, if the match is not completed due to rain on both the days, then the Indian women’s cricket team and South Africa women’s cricket team will be jointly declared the winners.

This is the first time in history that South Africa women’s cricket team has reached the final of the ODI World Cup. South Africa defeated England by 125 runs in the first semi-final of the Women’s World Cup 2025 played at the ACA Stadium. Batting first, South Africa scored 319 runs, the highest runs for the team were scored by captain Laura Wolvaardt (169). Chasing the target, England collapsed for 194 runs, Marijne Kapp’s bowling was lethal, she took 5 wickets for just 20 runs in her spell of 7 overs. Wolvaardt was chosen player of the match.

England’s third wicket fell for 1 run

In the Women’s World Cup semi-finals, England had a target of 320 runs to win, chasing which the start was very bad. Marijne Kapp bowled England’s wicket-keeper batsman Amy Jones on the second ball of the first over. Marijne had also sent Heather Knight to the pavilion on the 5th ball of the first over. On the first ball of the very next over, Ayabanga Khaka dismissed Tammy Beaumont and took England’s third wicket. England had lost 3 wickets for 1 run, the top 3 batsmen could not even open their account.

Century partnership between Natalie and Capsie

After the fall of 3 wickets for 1 run, the century partnership between captain Natalie Siver and Alice Capsey kept England’s hopes of going to the final alive. Both of them made a partnership of 107 runs for the fourth wicket. Sune Luus broke this partnership and dismissed Capsy. Capsy scored 50 runs in 71 balls. After this, captain Natalie also returned to the pavilion, she scored 64 runs in 76 balls with the help of 1 six and 6 fours. He was dismissed by Marizanne Kapp.

Marijne Kapp’s ‘Five Wicket Hall’

Marijne Kapp took her 5th wicket of this match in the 31st over. He took 5 wickets for just 20 runs in his spell of 7 overs. Linsey Smith hit some good shots in the end, she was out after scoring 27 runs. This was the 10th wicket of England’s innings, which came in the 43rd over. England’s innings collapsed for 194 runs, South Africa entered the final by winning the semi-final by a huge margin of 125 runs.

Wolvaardt played a historic inning, South Africa scored 319 runs

For South Africa, captain Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Britts made a century partnership (116) for the first wicket. Sophie Ecclestone broke the pair in the 23rd over, when she bowled Britsch (45). In the same over, Sophie also bowled Annie Bosch, South Africa suffered one setback after another. His third wicket fell at the score of 119 in the form of Sune Loos.

After this, captain Laura along with Marijne Kapp made a partnership of 72 runs for the fourth wicket. Laura Wolvaardt played a historic inning of 169 runs before getting out. This is his 10th century in ODI and first century in the World Cup.

For England, Sophie Ecclestone took 4 wickets for 44 runs in a spell of 10 overs. Lauren took 2 wickets for 55 runs in 10 overs. One wicket was taken by captain Natalie Siver.

South Africa took revenge

South Africa has also taken revenge for the previous edition. In the last World Cup (2022), England defeated South Africa in the semi-finals. Laura Wolvaardt could not open her account in that semi-final, Marijne Kapp was also in that match, she scored 21 runs and took 2 wickets.

South Africa women’s cricket team captain Laura Wolvaardt played a memorable inning of 169 runs in the World Cup semi-final against England. In this match held at ACA Stadium, England won the toss and decided to bowl first. Wolvaardt made a century partnership (116) for the first wicket with Tazmin Brits, the captain did not stop even after Brits was out. She was out on the last ball of the 48th over.

Laura Wolvaardt scored the 10th century of her ODI career, this was her first century in the World Cup. Wolvaardt scored 169 runs in 143 balls in the semi-final against England. In this innings played with a strike of more than 118, he hit 4 sixes and 20 fours. That means he scored 104 runs (80 runs from fours and 24 runs from sixes) from boundaries.

Laura Wolvaardt equals Mithali Raj

It was only when Wolvaardt completed 50 runs that she equaled Mithali Raj in a big record. For the 13th time, Wolvaardt played an inning of more than 50 runs in the ODI World Cup. Earlier, Mithali Raj was the one to score the most number of innings of more than 50 runs in the ODI World Cup, she also did this 13 times.

The first South African batsman to do so

In this memorable inning of 169 runs, Laura Wolvaardt also completed 5000 runs of her ODI career. She is the first South African woman player to score 5000 runs in ODIs.

In the first semi-final of the Women’s World Cup 2025, South Africa, batting first, set a target of 319 runs for England to win. Chloe Tryon (33) and Marijne Kapp (42) also played good innings. Kapp also did wonders in bowling, he gave a great start to South Africa by taking 2 wickets in the very first over of the semi-final.

England’s wicket-keeper batsman Amy Jones was out on the second ball of the first over. After this, Heather Knight, who came at number three, also became the victim of Marijne Kapp, both the batsmen could not open the account. England lost its third wicket on the very first ball of the second over. England’s top 3 batsmen were out for just 1 run.