November 2, 2025 can add a new chapter in Indian cricket. On this day, India and South Africa will face each other in the final of the 2025 Women’s World Cup. No matter who wins, women’s ODI cricket will have a new champion this time as neither India nor South Africa have ever won the World Cup. Both teams are in great form. So, before the final, know about those three shortcomings that overcome if Team India, then it is almost certain that they will become the champion. 1. Shefali Verma will have to perform well. Before the semi-final, Prateik Rawal opened the innings with Smriti Mandhana. Unfortunately, Pratik was ruled out of the tournament due to injury, and was replaced by Shefali Verma. Verma is known for her explosive batting, but she will have to make up for Prateek Raval, who scored 308 runs at an average of 51.33 in the tournament before the injury. The opening partnership between Shefali and Smriti Mandhana will help the Indian team lay the foundation for a big score. 2. Fielding needs to improve In the second semi-final, the Indian team dropped several catches and wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh even dropped an easy stump. As a result of this poor fielding, the Indian fielders dropped two catches, one stumped and gave away eight runs off cover. In the final, the Indian team will have to improve its fielding against South Africa. 3. It is important to get Laura Wolvaardt out early. Laura Wolvaardt is the true running machine of the South African team. In the ongoing World Cup, he scored the highest score of 470 runs in eight matches. Wolvaardt also played an innings of 70 runs against India in the league stage match. Wolvaardt was South Africa’s leading run-scorer in the last three ICC tournaments. With Wolvaardt out, India’s chances of winning the final will double. Share this story Tags