South Africa beat India by three wickets when they met in the group stages
For the first time in 25 years, a new name will be inscribed on the Women's World Cup trophy as India and South Africa meet in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.
Not only is this symbolic of the growth and development of the game, but it is also a mouth-watering prospect considering the seismic impact it will have for whoever is triumphant.
South Africa are cricket's perennial 'nearly' team and while their men's team broke their duck earlier this year with a World Test Championship win, for Laura Wolvaardt's side it has been a tale of near misses.
The spine-tingling moment of a full Cape Town crowd singing the national anthem at the T20 World Cup final in 2023 was so emotional that it almost eclipsed their eventual defeat by Australia, but the following year's loss to New Zealand in the final was the one that got away.
