One of the most highly anticipated matches of the ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 is here, where the co-hosts India Women will take on South Africa Women in their third match in Visakhapatnam on October 9. India Women The Indian women's team is playing brilliantly so far in the tournament, having beaten Sri Lanka and Pakistan in their first two outings. India started their tournament with a 59-run win (DLS method) over Sri Lanka, followed by an 88-run victory over Pakistan. They are currently placed second in the ICC Women's ODI World Cup leaderboard with four points in their first two matches. The Women in Blue will look to continue their dominance in the tournament going forward in the tournament. South Africa Women South Africa Women, on the other hand, is coming into this match after beating New Zealand by six wickets on Monday. This was a crucial victory for the Proteas Women as they had lost their opening match by a whopping 10 wickets against England Women, where they were bowled out for just 69 runs. It will be interesting to see the batting between the top batting lineup against the resilient bowling attack; however, the Proteas lost their recent five fixtures against India. IND-W vs SA-W ODI Match Details IND-W vs SA-W ODI Match Details Match IND-W vs SA-W ICC Women's World Cup Match Date and Time Thursday, October 9; 3:00 p.m. IST Venue ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam Broadcasting and live streaming TV - Star Sports Network, Live Stream - JioHotstar IND-W vs SA-W Pitch Report The Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium pitch in Visakhapatnam is generally considered a batter-friendly surface, offering a good amount of assistance to the batters to play their shots and bowlers during the initial overs. Batters will enjoy their time at the crease during the middle overs as the pitch will get eased out a little and the ball will come nicely to the bat. Spinners can make an impact in the middle and later stages, offering turn and grip. IND-W vs SA-W Weather Report The weather is expected to remain a little humid and cloudy throughout the entire match, with chances of rain predicted is around 24%. The conditions are expected to be humid for this match, with the highest temperature expected to hit nearly 34°C during the day. IND-W vs SA-W Head-to-Head Records IND-W vs SA-W head-to-head (in ODIs) Match Played 33 Won by India Women 20 Won by South Africa Women 12 Tied 0 No Result 1 IND-W vs SA-W Probable XI IND-W: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh Thakur SA-W: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus, Marizanne Kapp, Anneke Bosch, Sinalo Jafta (w), Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Masabata Klaas, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba Players To Watch Out For In the IND-W vs SA-W Match Deepti Sharma | IND-W: Deepti Sharma has been the standout performer for the Indian Women's team in this edition of the World Cup so far. In two games, the spinner has scalped six wickets at an average of 16.50 and an economy of 5.21. She has also scored one half-century in the tournament against Sri Lanka Women in the opening match. With back-to-back three-wicket hauls, Sharma will be confident to take on the South African batting lineup. Tazmin Brits | SA-W: South Africa's Tazmin Brits could be the player to watch out for with the bat in the upcoming game against India. She has been in sublime touch with her bat, becoming the fastest woman to hit 7 ODI hundreds. The right-handed batter will enter this contest on the back of a match-winning ton against New Zealand. IND-W vs SA-W Toss Prediction Historical Toss-Winning Stats at the Venue In the last three ODI matches played at this venue, the teams that won the toss have opted to bowl twice and bat once. Advantages of Bowling First on This Pitch The teams batting first have won 6 matches, while teams bowling first have won just 3 matches at this venue out of the total 10 matches that have been played here. IND-W vs SA-W Today's Match Scenario Scenario 1 Toss Winner: IND-W (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 45-50 SL-W Total: 265-285 Match Winner: India Women Scenario 2 Toss Winner: SA-W (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 40-45 IND-W Total: 255-275 Match Winner: South Africa Women Who will win today's IND-W vs SA-W match? Team India has been an unstoppable force in the ODI format of the game in recent times, and hence, they are favorable to win this match. Moreover, they are slightly ahead in their head-to-head face-offs. In the last five encounters against India Women, the Proteas Women has failed to win a single ODI match, depicting their strugglig form against Women in Blue.