After a spectacular result against Australia in the semi-final on Thursday, an upbeat India will play their third ICC Women’s World Cup final, this time at home at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, hoping to break their trophy drought.

The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side had a topsy-turvy league phase run, where they lost three matches in a row before overcoming New Zealand to enter the semis where they knocked out the most successful team in the history of the competition. On Sunday, the hosts will face South Africa, who produced their best all-round performance against England in Guwahati . With a new winner of the tournament guaranteed, here’s a look at the tactical match-up between the two teams.

Wolvaardt-Brits combo at the top

As was the case against Australia, India will again fac

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