INDW vs SAW, Womens WC Final 2025: The Indian women's cricket team is just one step away from lifting its first ODI World Cup title. India is going to face South Africa in the final on Sunday, November 2. To lift the first trophy, both the teams will face each other at the DY Patil Sports Academy ground in Navi Mumbai. The players of Team India have shown full strength in this tournament. The team has reached the semi-finals by registering a historic win against Australia. In such a situation, these 5 players will have to make a big contribution in winning the title. Let's take a look at those players...
Due to injury to Prateik Rawal, Shefali Verma was included in the team for the semi-finals and final, but was out after scoring 10 runs in the second semi-final against Australia. But forgetting the previous match, the team will have to give a good start with Smriti in the final. Shefali is known as Sehwag of the women's team, whose batting style is aggressive. He has scored 654 runs in 30 ODI matches. The figures are not very good, but there is no doubt about his ability.
Smriti Mandhana's bat did not work in the semi-final against Australia and she was out after scoring 24 runs. However, in this tournament he has scored 389 runs in 8 matches at an average of 55.57 and strike rate of 102.37. He has scored 2 half-centuries and 1 century with his bat. He scored a century in a do-or-die match against New Zealand. In such a situation, if Team India has to win the title, then Mandhana will play a big role in the final. His record against South Africa is also excellent.
Jemimah Rodrigues became the savior for India in the semi-final against Australia. He made the impossible target possible by scoring 124* runs and took India to the final. He was sent at number 3. If we look at her ODI career, she has scored 1725 runs in 58 matches at an average of 35.20. During this period, 3 centuries and 8 half-centuries have been scored. Jemima is known for forming long partnerships with other batsmen. In such a situation, the Indian team would be expecting something similar from this player against South Africa also.
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Deepti Sharma has shown great performance with bat and ball so far in this tournament. When Deepti will play in the semi-finals against Australia, captain Harmanpreet Kaur will expect her best performance. Scored 133 runs in 5 innings of this tournament, which included 2 half-centuries. At the same time, she has also taken 15 wickets with the ball in 7 innings. In such a situation, Deepti's all-round performance with bat and ball will be very important in this big match.
Indian women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur will have to come forward as a big leader in the final. He also did this in the second semi-final against Australia, due to which India reached the final. An excellent inning of 89 runs came from his bat. Had also made a big partnership with Jemima. Team India will expect something similar from this player in the final. Apart from this, as a captain, the team's playing 11 and bowlers will have to be used properly. At the same time, Team India will have to improve in fielding.
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