The ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 has already brought with it some thrilling matches and none more so than the one scheduled for October 9, When India Women face South Africa Women at the Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam. The match is set to start at 3:00 PM IST, making it one of the most anticipated clashes of the tournament.
Recent Outings – India
India has been showing their full capacity in all departments in the very first two games, when they were considered quite good already. The team that faced Sri Lanka first improved their position from 124/6 to a DLS-adjusted 270 thanks to good contributions from the lower-order batsmen and then secured a 59-run win by bowling the opponents out for 211. The momentum stayed with them in the high-pressure game against Pakistan, where they first scored 247 and later on managed to dismiss their opponents for only 159, thus winning the match by 88 runs and not losing any of their matches.
The World Cup preparations have also been indicative of India being in good form. The Indian side did not make it easy for the reigning champions Australia in a very tough ODI series where they played three matches and eventually lost 1–2 but picked up valuable insights in batting and bowling.
In the warm-up matches, they first suffered a significant 152-run defeat in front of the English but then came back with a four-wicket win over New Zealand, thus regaining confidence and balance before the World Cup opener.
Recent Outings – South Africa
For South Africa, it has been a rollercoaster ride of outcomes. After a complete collapse in their first match against England – getting out for just 69 runs and losing the match by a large margin of 10 wickets – they made a strong comeback against New Zealand. The bowlers brought the plan perfectly into action, limiting the Kiwis to 231, then the batting unit conducted a smooth and composed chase, thus leading to a 6-wicket win with 9.1 overs left, and their campaign has been lit up again.
Their World Cup journey was not easy at all. While playing in the Tri-Nation Series with India and Sri Lanka, South Africa got only one victory in four matches, thus losing the momentum completely. But the form was regained on the West Indies tour in June, where they took a 2-1 series victory, followed by another 2-1 series win in Pakistan in September – vital in building faith. Their warm-up matches gave them mixed results, one match being a washout and a four-wicket win in the other, thus providing them with steady confidence heading up.
Head-to-Head:
Total Matches – 33
India Wins – 20
South Africa Wins – 12
In the history of One-Day Internationals, India and South Africa have faced each other 33 times, where the former has an overwhelming advantage with 20 wins. Their latest confrontations were in the Tri-Nation Series, where India went on to win both times – by 15 runs and 23 runs, respectively.
Since both teams are already in good form, the game at Vizag will be an exciting one. India would try to keep their winning streak alive and rule over the opponents, while South Africa’s goal is to ride on the back of their recent comeback. With great players from both teams, this match might be very important in deciding the World Cup rankings.
