The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 is set for a thrilling finish on Sunday, November 2, at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.
India Women will face South Africa Women in what promises to be a historic contest, as one of them will lift the ODI World Cup trophy for the very first time. The match is scheduled to start at 3:00 PM IST.
India booked their spot in the final after pulling off a record-breaking chase against Australia, thanks to Jemimah Rodrigues’ superb knock of 127 from 134 balls.
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This will be India’s third appearance in a World Cup final, following their runs in 2005 and 2017. Meanwhile, South Africa made it to their first-ever final in style, defeating England by a massive 125 runs in Guwahati.
Here is the match-day live blog with scores, highlights, and updates.
IND-W vs SA-W Women's World Cup 2025 Final: Live score updates
12:01 pm: INDIA ARE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS!! Team India creates history as they bag their first-ever world title by defeating South Africa by 52 runs
11:58 pm: Last five overs left and India are in command with South Africa 9 down. SA 246/9 after 45 overs
11:14 pm: South Africa have lost five wickets but captain Wolvaardt is inching closer to a hundred. 183-5 after 35 overs.
10:18 pm: Laura Wolvaardt is going steady for South Africa as she hits a half-century under pressure. 113/2 after 20 overs.
9:39 pm: India finally get a breakthrough in the 10th over as Tazmin Brits run out for 23. SA 52/1 after 10 overs.
8:23 pm: India fail to cross the 300-run mark as they end up posting 298-6 after 50 overs. A mouth-watering run chase awaits us.
7:40 pm: India have slowed down a bit as they look to retain wickets before going all out in the slog overs as they post 229/4 after 40 overs.
6:56 pm: India are off to a strong start but will have to accelerate in the final 20 overs of the match. India 172/3 after 30 overs.
5:55 pm: India have started well, with both openers going strong, Shafali Verma nearing her half-century (45), and Smriti Mandhana on 34. IND 89/0 after 15 overs.
5:00 pm: Smriti and Shafali open for India, with Kapp taking the new ball. All set for an exciting start!
4:32 pm: SA-W have won the toss and have opted to field.
4:02 pm: Toss is scheduled for 4:32 pm and the play is scheduled to start at 5 PM.
2:30 pm: Toss delayed due to rain!
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Women's World Cup 2025 Final between India and South Africa. The marquee clash is set to begin at 3:00 pm (IST) with the toss scheduled at 2:30 p.m.
Women's World Cup 2025 Final: IND-W vs SA-W latest betting odds
According to Dafabet, India W are the favourites to win the Women's World Cup 2025 clash against South Africa W.
Odds* (click here to bet) | |
India | 1.22 |
South Africa | 4.20 |
IND-W vs SA-W, Women's World Cup 2025 Final: Confirmed XI
India-W XI: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh(w), Amanjot Kaur, Radha Yadav, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur
South Africa-W XI: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Sinalo Jafta (w), Annerie Dercksen, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba
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