South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt won the toss and chose to bowl first against India in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 final at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.
India’s captain
has won only one toss in her last 11 ODIs, and even that match — against Bangladesh at the same venue last Sunday, which ended without a result.
Women’s World Cup 2025 Final: India Vs South Africa – Live Score
Which Team Has Lost Most Tosses In A Row?
In the history of the Women’s World Cup, England has the record for losing the most tosses in a single edition, with 9 losses out of 13 matches in 1982.
India has also faced poor luck with tosses, losing 8 out of 9 in 2025 and 8 out of 12 in 1982. Sri Lanka lost all 7 tosses in the 2000 edition, while South Africa lost 7 out of 9 in 2025.
Same Sides
Both teams, India and South Africa, remain unchanged, opting to retain the same XI that participated in their respective semifinals against Australia and England.
Harmanpreet Kaur: We would’ve bowled first as well, given the weather and conditions. But yeah, it’s an important game, and somehow it feels like we’re back in rhythm. Hopefully, we can bat freely and put up a strong total on the board. This one’s a little sticky (pitch) because of the rain and the overhead conditions. The outfield is slightly damp too, but I think after five or six overs it should settle down nicely. We’ll try to do the same things again – play with intent, stay positive, and back our plans. We spoke about that game that night, enjoyed the win, and then had two days to recover and reset. Everyone’s back focused now, and we’re really looking forward to this game.
Laura Wolvaardt: Yeah, a bit of rain around, so it just feels like a nice day to chase later with a bit of movement on offer. The surface looks pretty good, and hopefully we can get a bit of swing early on with the rain we’ve had over the last couple of hours. But yeah, looks like a really good wicket overall. Definitely, we haven’t played here before, but I think we’ve been pretty good at adapting throughout the tournament. Hopefully our bowlers can quickly assess conditions and make the most of it today. We’re unchanged today. Definitely. It’s a big day for us, but we’re just really excited about the opportunity. It’s very special playing in front of a crowd like this, so we’ll just look to enjoy every moment. Yeah, we’ll take the positives from that, but it all starts from zero again today. We’ll have to start fresh, but the confidence in the group is high and we’ve been playing some really positive cricket.
The toss was delayed by two hours due to a wet outfield, a result of heavy rain.
IND vs SA: Playing XIs –
India: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (w), Amanjot Kaur, Radha Yadav, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani and Renuka Singh Thakur.
South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Sinalo Jafta (w), Annerie Dercksen, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Ayabonga Khaka and Nonkululeko Mlaba.
