India vs South Africa, Women’s World Cup Final: Harmanpreet Kaur determined to end title drought

India has endured heartbreak in two World Cup finals, following which Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur is determined to rewrite history and will be playing the ODI World Cup final against South Africa on November 2, 2025.

The final match will be played at Navi Mumbai and a new champion will be crowned in women’s ODI cricket. India’s journey has been a point of grit and resilience, in the last match against Australia, Harmanpreet and co. showed the wonders they can do. Even though the Women in Blue suffered three consecutive defeats in the tournament, they bounced back and bagged a spot in the World Cup final.

“We already know what it feels like after losing (a final), but after winning a game what’s the feeling is something we are really looking forward to (experience),” she said in the pre-match press conference, on the eve of the final.

“Hopefully, tomorrow’s day is special for us and I hope we play our best cricket. Up till now, we have worked very hard but it’s about getting everything together for the team.”

“It’s a good feeling that two different teams are in the final. We have been seeing for many years that Australia has been dominating women’s cricket and England was at that stage too more or less. I’m feeling good that there are two different teams due to which there is more excitement and us reaching the final is not only special for us but also Indian fans because they have been the biggest support for us.”

“The team never shook up once because even though we had three losses despite that we were all together and were talking we have a great opportunity to reach the final. That was a positive mindset which really helped us to reach the final.”