Navi Mumbai, Nov 2, 2025

A heavy downpour began about 15 minutes before the rescheduled toss time for the Women’s ODI World Cup final between India and South Africa at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, further delaying the start of the match.

The rain started around 2:40 PM, and the ground staff brought out the covers, making it impossible to conduct the toss at 3:00 PM as announced. The stadium is shrouded by dark clouds, and the visibility is quite low.

The first spurt of rain had started around noon, and it has been going on and off since then. The ground staff was forced to bring out the covers, and the rain ensured that players stayed put inside the dugout and did not come out for their pre-match warm-up routines.

However, things brightened around 2:30 PM, before the original sched

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