South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt won the toss and chose to bowl first against India in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 final at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.
India’s captain has won only one toss in her last 11 ODIs, and even that match — against Bangladesh at the same venue last Sunday, which ended without a result.
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In the history of the Women’s World Cup, England has the record for losing the most tosses in a single edition, with 9 losses out of 13 matches in 1982.
India has also faced poor luck with tosses, losing 8 out of 9 in 2025 and 8 out of 12 in 1982. Sri Lanka lost all 7 tosses in the 2000 edition, while South Africa lost 7 out of 9 in 2025.
Both teams, India and South Africa, re

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