NAVI: South Africa has begun their chase, with openers Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits at the crease. Renuka Singh has taken the new ball for India as the pressure-filled pursuit gets underway.

India set a strong chase for South Africa, finishing their innings at 298 in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 final. Despite a few late wickets, solid knocks from Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, and Deepti Sharma powered India to a competitive total.

Deepti Sharma was run out on the final ball after scoring a well-made 58 off 58 balls in the final over.

Richa Ghosh’s fluent knock of 34 off 24 balls came to an end when Ayabonga Khaka produced a brilliant delivery to break the partnership and check India’s scoring rate.

At the other end, Deepti Sharma continued to hold the innings together with a c

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