Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:38pm on 02 Nov 2025,Sunday Sports
India are three wickets down in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 final against South Africa at Navi Mumbai. Shafali Verma set the stage with a brilliant 87 off 78 balls before falling short of a century. Jemimah Rodrigues added 24 before being dismissed, leaving captain Harmanpreet Kaur to take charge in the middle. Earlier, Smriti Mandhana scored 45 and broke Mithali Raj’s record for the most runs by an Indian in a single World Cup edition. Put in to bat first, India reached 171/3 in the 30th over, aiming for a strong total in the final. (PC: BCCI)