NAVI MUMBAI: South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt has won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the Women’s World Cup final. It is a crucial toss win for the Proteas, as any team would prefer to bowl first under overcast skies and with the looming threat of rain.

The conditions are expected to favour the bowlers early on, making this decision tactically sound.

“We are going to bowl first. Bit of rain around and there might be dew later on, hoping for a bit of slipperiness early on with all the rain around. We are unchanged from the semis. Big game for us and we are really excited for the opportunity to be here and play in front of a big crowd. We are very confident,” said South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt.

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur said she too would have preferred to bo

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