New Delhi, Nov. 2 -- Persistent rains have delayed the toss of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 final between India and South Africa on Sunday at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Earlier, India's group stage clash against Bangladesh at this venue had to be abandoned due to rain.

It has been drizzling since Sunday morning but the rain picked up after noon. As a result the toss had to be delayed. It was rescheduled for 3 PM but the rain gods came back heavily around 2:45 PM to further delay the toss and the start of the match. At the time of writing this piece, plenty of puddles in the outfield are being seen.

The India vs South Africa final will lose overs only of the delay persists after 5 PM IST or there is more rain interruptions af...