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IND-W vs SA-W Final: After a brief delay due to rain in Navi Mumbai, the South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt won the toss and chose to bowl first against India in the highly anticipated Women's World Cup final at the DY Patil Sports Academy on Sunday.

Both teams are fielding the same playing XI that impressed in the semifinals earlier this week.

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India's curse with the toss continues to mount, with Harmanpreet Kaur's side losing the coin flip for the eighth time in nine matches at the ongoing Women's World Cup. In fact, Harmanpreet's luck with the toss has been plunging, having won just one of her last 11 ODIs.

The team has now equalled a 43-year-old record, losing eight out of nine matches in this year's tournament, a feat that echoes from 1982.

Team’s losing most tosses in Women’s WC edition

9 out of 13 - ENG-W in 1982

8 out of 9 - IND-W in 2025

8 out of 12 - IND-W in 1982

7 out of 7 - SL-W in 2000

7 out of 9 - SA-W in 2025

Talking about the ongoing match, both India and South Africa teams are unchanged, preferring to stick to the same XI that played in their respective semifinals against Australia and England.

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The toss was delayed by two hours due to a wet outfield caused by heavy rain.

India vs South Africa Playing XIs

India Women (Playing XI): Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh(w), Amanjot Kaur, Radha Yadav, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur.

South Africa Women (Playing XI): Laura Wolvaardt(c), Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Sinalo Jafta(w), Annerie Dercksen, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba.

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