India-South Africa’s journey in Women’s World Cup
If we look at the journey of India and South Africa in the Women’s World Cup 2025, both of them had performed well in the group stage. The South African team was in third place with 10 points from seven matches with five wins and two losses, while the host Indian team was successful in reaching the semi-finals by finishing fourth with seven points from seven matches with three wins, three losses and one inconclusive match.
Wolvaart-Mandhana’s bat is roaring in the tournament
The bats of South African batsman Laura Wolvaardt and India’s vice-captain Smriti Mandhana are speaking strongly in the current tournament. Both the batsmen are among the highest run scorers in the tournament. At present, Wollwart is ahead of Mandhana, but if the Indian batsman fails in the final, then she will leave Wollwart behind and become the highest run-scorer in the current tournament. Currently there is a difference of 81 runs between Wolvaert and Mandhana. At the same time, Vollwart is also seen in dangerous form, in such a situation the competition to get ahead between the two batsmen will be very tough.
Performance of both batsmen in Women’s World Cup
Talking about the performance of Mandhana and Wolvaardt in the current Women’s World Cup, Mandhana had scored 8 runs against Sri Lanka, 23 against Pakistan, 23 against South Africa, 80 against Australia, 88 against England, 109 against New Zealand, 34* against Bangladesh and 24 runs against Australia in the semi-final. Mandhana has scored one century and two half-centuries in the tournament. Whereas, if we look at the performance of Wolvaardt, he had scored 5 runs against England, 14 against New Zealand, 70 against India, 31 against Bangladesh, 60* against Sri Lanka, 90 against Pakistan, 31 against Australia and 169 runs against England in the semi-final. Vollwart has also scored one century and two half-centuries in the tournament.
Deepti has a chance to become the highest wicket taking bowler
India’s star off-spinner Deepti Sharma has a chance to become the highest wicket-taker in the tournament. Deepti is currently jointly on top of this list with 17 wickets and if she is successful in taking one wicket in the final, she will leave everyone behind. Apart from Deepti, Annabel Sutherland also has 17 wickets in her name, but her team’s journey has come to a halt, in such a situation only compatriots Shri Charani and Marijane Kapp can present a challenge to Deepti. However, both these bowlers are far away from Deepti at present. In the ongoing Women’s World Cup, Deepti has taken 3 wickets against Sri Lanka, 3 against Pakistan, 1 against South Africa, 2 against Australia, 4 against England, 1 against New Zealand, 1 against Bangladesh and 2 against Australia in the semi-finals.
