Harmanpreet Kaur and company should make one change to the starting XI, according to former India opener Aakash Chopra. The 2025 Women’s World Cup final between India and South Africa will take place on Sunday, November 1 at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai. The team defeated Australia in the 2025 Women’s World Cup semi-final on Thursday, chasing down a record total of 339 runs.
Since Sneh Rana might offer greater depth in the batting department, Chopra believes she should be selected in place of Radha Yadav. Both Radha and Rana are all-round spin bowlers. The former bowls spin with the left arm, while the later is a cunning off-spinner.
India has struggled with dropping catches during the campaign, therefore the cricketer-turned-commentator also suggested that they do their best to avoid doing so. According to Chopra, it might end up being very expensive to give the seasoned South African batters a break.
“What India has to control are unforced errors. Don’t let catches slip. Last time, it didn’t turn out to be costly, but it can. For Australia, it proved costly. Jemimah Rodrigues was given two opportunities, and the outcome is seen to all. “We will be done if we give Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits, Nadine de Klerk, or Marizanne Kapp a chance,” Chopra stated in a video posted to his YouTube account.
Because we lose, I won’t discuss the toss. Don’t worry about it, then. It’s okay, we can chase. When Dew arrives, the ball begins to land on the bat with ease. When chasing, you can find Sneh Rana’s batting to be quite helpful, therefore play him instead of Radha Yadav. Regardless, she bowls off-spin. She is an extremely good player. “Don’t alter anything else,” he continued.
The World Cup hasn’t been a dream come true for the Indian women’s team: Aakash Chopra
On Sunday, the 48-year-old Aakash Chopra hoped that the Indian batting lineup will contribute to the total runs scored against the Proteas.
“I’m hoping Smriti Mandhana’s bat will provide runs. I am really looking forward to Shafali Verma’s bat hitting fours and sixes. “We will do it, and I only wish the best for Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh, Amanjot Kaur, and Deepti Sharma,” he stated.
The Indian team didn’t have a smooth campaign, as Aakash Chopra said, losing three straight games at one time. But after their hard-fought victory over Australia in the semifinals, he thinks they might feel unstoppable.
“The Indian women’s team hasn’t had a perfect World Cup. Your heart sank repeatedly after you lost three straight games. In this situation, self-doubts start to surface. Then you switched your combination. Many things happened throughout this World Cup. Everyone feels invincible at one point in any trophy-winning campaign. The semi-final time had arrived,” Aakash Chopra noted.
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