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India captain Harmanpreet Kaur had a gut feeling it was Shafali Verma 's day when she threw the ball to the opener with South Africa ticking along in their run chase of 299 in the World Cup final. Shafali, who made a career-best 87 with the bat earlier, responded by delivering two key breakthroughs to help India win their maiden World Cup title.

South Africa faces contrasting weather on Friday with severe thunderstorm warnings issued for Limpopo and Mpumalanga, while the western provinces enjoy clear, dry conditions.