Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:55am on 02 Nov 2025,Sunday Sports
India faces South Africa in Sunday's historic Women's Cricket World Cup final in Mumbai, with either nation winning their first title. India reached the final after Jemimah Rodrigues' epic semi-final century against reigning champions Australia left the team exhausted. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur's squad previously lost finals in 2005, 2017, and seeks redemption after years battling institutional misogyny the BCCI was the last major board offering women professional contracts and delayed the Women's Premier League until 2023. South Africa's Marizanne Kapp's ferocious bowling poses threats. India lost to South Africa in group stages when Nadine de Klerk scored 41 off 25 balls. A 35,000-strong Mumbai crowd will witness the match. Victory could bring India's women fame rivaling Kapil Dev's 1983 team.
