Women's World Championships: Rain can cause disruption in India-South Africa contest

Visakhapatnam, October 8 (IANS). The Indian team’s third match of the World Cup 2025 will be played against South Africa on Thursday at the ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stage. There is a threat of rain that threatens the match. After this match, the next match of both India and South Africa is against the strong Australia. Therefore, both teams will end up in Visakhapatnam with the aim of securing two points before the match against Australia. Rain can disrupt the game. It has been raining in the city since Tuesday night. In many places there was heavy rain in many places throughout the day. The next 24 hours to Thursday afternoon, a red warning of heavy rain was issued. India started their campaign with a 59-run win over fellow host Sri Lanka in Guwahati and then defeated Pakistan by 88 runs in Colombo to register their second win in the competition. The Indian team is jointly above with England with four points out of two wins, while in second place based on the net run. In contrast, in their first match, South Africa had a humiliating defeat of ten wickets against England. In the second game, South Africa defeated New Zealand by 5 wickets. So far, 33 matches have been played between India and South Africa. The Indian team took the lead by winning 20 games. South Africa has won 12 games. One game has no result. Indian team: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (Vice Captain), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Uma Chhetri, Renuka Singh Thakur, Deepi Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sri Charani, Radha Yadav, AMANJOT K KL. Kranti gold. South Africa Squad: Laura Wolvaardt (captain), Ayabonga Khaka, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Marizanne Kapp, Tajmin Britts, Sinalo Jafta, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Annery Dirksen, Anneke Bosch, Masabata Klaas, Sune Luus, Karabo Maceo, Tumi Klaas, Sune Luus, Karabo Maceo, Tumi Klaas, Sekhukhune, Nondumiso Shangase. -—IANS PAK