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Women`s WC 2025: Top five players to watch out for in India-South Africa clash

Updated On: 05 November, 2025 05:24 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

Ahead of the ODI Women`s World Cup 2025 match between India and South Africa on Thursday, here are some of the top players to watch out for (Pic: X)

Ahead of the ODI Women`s World Cup 2025 match between India and South Africa on Thursday, here are some of the top players to watch out for (Pic: X)

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Ahead of the ODI Women`s World Cup 2025 match between India and South Africa on Thursday, here are some of the top players to watch out for (Pic: X)
<p>Tazmin Brits will be the top player to watch out for during the contest. In South Africa`s previous match against New Zealand, Brits had scored 101 runs, and will be expected to deliver a big knock against India <em><strong>(Pic: X/@ICC)</strong></em></p>

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Tazmin Brits will be the top player to watch out for during the contest. In South Africa`s previous match against New Zealand, Brits had scored 101 runs, and will be expected to deliver a big knock against India (Pic: X/@ICC)

<p>Team India`s Harleen Deol has delivered stunning performances in previous matches. She missed her well-deserved half-centuries by a margin of two and four runs against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, respectively. The right-handed batswoman will be eager to register her first half-century in the ongoing tournament <em><strong>(Pic: X/@BCCIWomen)</strong></em></p>

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Team India`s Harleen Deol has delivered stunning performances in previous matches. She missed her well-deserved half-centuries by a margin of two and four runs against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, respectively. The right-handed batswoman will be eager to register her first half-century in the ongoing tournament (Pic: X/@BCCIWomen)

<p>Premier batswoman Smriti Mandhana has been slowly gaining her form. In the opening clash against Lanka, she scored eight runs, and then went on to play a knock of 23 runs against Pakistan. The team will expect a big knock from Mandhana in the upcoming match against the Proteas <em><strong>(Pic: X/@ICC)</strong></em></p>

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Premier batswoman Smriti Mandhana has been slowly gaining her form. In the opening clash against Lanka, she scored eight runs, and then went on to play a knock of 23 runs against Pakistan. The team will expect a big knock from Mandhana in the upcoming match against the Proteas (Pic: X/@ICC)

<p>India`s Deepti Sharma is currently enjoying the top spot on the list of leading wicket-takers in the ongoing marquee event. Having played two matches, she has bagged six wickets and will be aiming to strike more scalps in order to stay ahead in the race <em><strong>(Pic: X/<span class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">@BCCIWomen)</span></strong></em></p>

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India`s Deepti Sharma is currently enjoying the top spot on the list of leading wicket-takers in the ongoing marquee event. Having played two matches, she has bagged six wickets and will be aiming to strike more scalps in order to stay ahead in the race (Pic: X/@BCCIWomen)

<p>The South African fans will also keep a tab on Nonkululeko Mlaba to help the team by striking early wickets against the "Women in Blue". So far, she has the best bowling figures of four wickets for 40 runs <em><strong>(Pic: X/@ProteasWomenCSA)</strong></em></p>

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The South African fans will also keep a tab on Nonkululeko Mlaba to help the team by striking early wickets against the "Women in Blue". So far, she has the best bowling figures of four wickets for 40 runs (Pic: X/@ProteasWomenCSA)

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