India, Nov. 1 -- South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt said her team would love to "silence" a packed Indian crowd by beating the hosts in Sunday's Women's ODI World Cup final - echoing Australian skipper Pat Cummins' famous words before his side stunned India in the men's 2023 World Cup final in Ahmedabad.

Speaking to reporters on the eve of the title clash at the DY Patil Stadium, Wolvaardt said the Proteas were not dwelling on past results, including their three consecutive wins over India since 2017, and were instead focused on producing their best cricket on the big day.

"Knockout cricket is completely different to league cricket. We've seen players do some very special things in knockout games, like we saw from Jemimah Rodrigues th...