Kapil, Dhoni, and now Harmanpreet... Will the Indian women's team create history today?

Today (Sunday) is the Women's World Cup 2026 final between India and South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. Harmanpreet Kaur has a day to make history. The year 2005, the date is April 10... The Indian women's cricket team, under the captaincy of Mithali Raj, reached the final of the Women's World Cup 2005 for the first time. At that ground in Centurion, the Indian team lost to Australia by 98 runs.

If the Indian team defeats South Africa today, Harmanpreet will join Kapil Dev (1983) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2011) as the only two World Cup winners in the ODI format.

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Will the Indian women's team create history today?

Then, on July 23, 2017, the Indian team, under the captaincy of Mithali Raj, reached the final once again. This final against England was also a loss at Lord's by just 9 runs.

After 2005 and 2017, the wheel of time has turned once again to 2025. The date is November 2. The venue will be Navi Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium, where India will face South Africa. This is South Africa's first World Cup final. And for the first time in history, neither Australia nor England will be in the Women's ODI World Cup final.

Women's World Cup 2026 final

In such a situation, Harmanpreet Kaur and company will have to make the final attack at all costs. Harmanpreet played an innings of 51 runs in the 2017 World Cup final, so that defeat must still be painful for her. Now, Harman will have the opportunity to achieve in Navi Mumbai what Kapil Dev did at Lord's in 1983 and Mahendra Singh Dhoni did at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium in 2011.

The World Cup final between India and South Africa's women's cricket team will begin at 3:00 PM today (November 2) at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The toss will take place at 2:30 PM. The match will be live streamed on Jio Hotstar and also available on DD Sports (DD Free Dish).

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Indian team squad: Shefali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Amanjot Kaur, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Radha Yadav, Kranti Goud, Shri Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur, Sneh Rana, Arundhati Reddy, Harleen Deol, Uma Chhetri (wicketkeeper).

South Africa squad: Laura Wolvaardt (captain), Tajmin Brits, Sune Luus, Anneri Dirksen, Anneke Bosch, Marizanne Kapp, Sinalo Jafta (wicketkeeper), Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nondumiso Shangase, Karabo Meso, Masabata Klaas.