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India v South Africa: Women’s Cricket World Cup final – live

Over-by-over report: Who will take away the trophy in Navi Mumbai? Find out with our writers

India v South Africa: Women’s Cricket World Cup final – live

8.33am GMT And a couple of post-mortems. First Australia: Related: Australia’s Women’s World Cup defeat exposes need for a reset – not an overhaul | Mrinal Asija Then England: Related: England’s Ashes debacle and review was meant to change everything. Did it? | Raf Nicholson 8.32am GMT Raf’s preview of today’s big match. Related: India search for perfect end in historic Women’s Cricket World Cup final against South Africa 8.27am GMT South Africa's captain: Laura Wolvaardt And some soft snow calm from Laura Wovaardt. “Mandla [Mashimbyi, South Africa head coach] normally does the really inspirational stuff, the ‘you’re carrying your country’ type of thing. And then I think I’d just come with a little ‘stay calm, girls’ at the end. There’s going to be a lot of noise, a lot happening, a lot of maybe different routines than you’re used to in a normal game. But at the end of the day, we’re going to have to do the basics for longer throughout the game, and hold the nerve for longer. I think just holding on and staying calm is going to go a long way tomorrow.” “I’m trying not to think too far ahead; just really sort of slow it down. I think the first time you’re in those finals, it feels like a really big, fast-paced event. We’re going to need to slow down and take a big breath, and hope we’re able to do that as a group.” 8.27am GMT India's captain: Harmanpreet Kaur Harmanpreet, whose face tells a thousand, ten thousand, stories, wept as India turned over Australia. She was more composed on Saturday night. “I think the most important thing is that we have to enjoy this because there is nothing bigger than this in our life as a cricketer and as a captain. So our focus is to enjoy this moment and keep taking small targets which we have to achieve as a team rather than thinking bigger targets because you can achieve bigger targets if you achieve the small targets.” “As a player, these moments are very important. To beat a team like Australia, which is a big team and has always done well on the world stage. It’s not an easy thing to perform and be mentally strong in front of them. But I think overcoming that hurdle was something very special to all of us. I always tell my team that you don’t need to control your emotions. If you feel like crying, cry. At the same time, just keep enjoying. I think there is no bigger achievement or thing for us. Tomorrow is a special day and we will go with the same mindset.” Updated at 8.34am GMT 8.27am GMT Preamble Are you ready for a new chapter? A new name on an old trophy? A sell-out crowd is waiting at Navi Mumbai for these two sides, who turned over the old order in their semi-finals. Harmanpreet Kaur’s generational India play Laura Wolvaardt’s under- the radar-South Africa – England and Australia watching from their sofas. Two totemic captains, two sides chock-a-block with talent. This feels like a game changer. Stay with us as we count every over.

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