Introduction
On November 2, India and South Africa will fight in the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 final. With a novel assured champion, the core player matchups will be highly important.
A fight between India and South Africa
History repeats as India and South Africa are all set to face one another during the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 final. On 2nd November at the Dr. DY Patil Stadium, the two major teams will be battling with each other. The existence of the two teams in the final assures that we will have a novel champion within Women’s ODIs.
The novel winner of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup will soon be crowned since both teams, India and South Africa, possess a number of match-winners. South African player, Laura Woolvaardt, is looking forward to moving one step up and winning their first ICC title.
During the league phase on 9th October at Vizag, although South Africa beat India, India could take confidence from their robust novel ball-performance. By supporting the spinners to keep the Proteas down to 81/5, they had minimized South Africa to 18/2 inside six overs.
DY Patil Stadium: With a record-breaking crowd and a seating capacity of 45,300, the stage is all set for a fight that promises to electrify fans. The Stadium has been considered to be a fortress for India, hosting a dramatic semifinal as well as three league matches with India staying unbeaten there across this World Cup.
This final chases a month of intense competition among the top teams of the world, which will feature 30 gripping matches with both South Africa and India playing at their finest.
Kapp vs. Mandhana: The fight of class and experience
- In the history of the Women’s World Cup, the most successful wicket-taker will push the new ball against the No. 1-ranked ODI batter, which is considered to be a dream battle for millions watching at home and fans at the stadium.
- After breaking the tournament record for most wickets, Marizanne Kapp steps into the final with full self-assurance, which was earlier held by Jhulan Goswami. In the semi-final, Kapp’s 5/20 against England involved three top-order wickets.
- While in the semi-final, Smriti Mandhana made a run-a-ball 24 against Australia.
- Within ODIs, both Kapp and Mandhana share mutual respect. Kapp has dismissed Mandhana one time in 116 balls.
Deepti and Rodrigues Eye rescue: Since her unbeaten 127 against Australia in the semi-final, India’s 25-year-old middle-order star, Jemimah Rodrigues, has been the talk of world cricket. However, repeating that achievement in the final will be a novel challenge.
The aim of Rodrigues will be to make compensation after being dismissed for a duck against South Africa in the group phase.
Deepti Sharma possesses a golden opportunity to finish as the top wicket-taker of the whole tournament. Nevertheless, she deals with the most challenging test in the World Cup final.
De Klerk’s Firepower could decide on the final
- The unbeaten 84 off 54 balls of Nadine de Klerk’s against India remains one of the standout knocks of the tournament. Her 13-boundary blitz supported South Africa to grab an amazing comeback win.
- With high scores anticipated at Navi Mumbai, the aggressive batting of de Klerk will again become a major factor. Nonetheless, this time India would have completed their homework.
- Harmanpreet Kaur, along with her team, very well knows that if South Africa develops a robust start then the big striking of de Klerk’s could become a severe threat.
