India's Jemimah Rodrigues, left, and Amanjot Kaur celebrates their win over Australia in the women's World Cup semi-final. AP
India's Jemimah Rodrigues, left, and Amanjot Kaur celebrates their win over Australia in the women's World Cup semi-final. AP
India's Jemimah Rodrigues, left, and Amanjot Kaur celebrates their win over Australia in the women's World Cup semi-final. AP
India's Jemimah Rodrigues, left, and Amanjot Kaur celebrates their win over Australia in the women's World Cup semi-final. AP

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Women's World Cup final: Prize money, weather and how to watch India v South Africa title match in UAE

Both teams to fight for maiden 50-over crown on Sunday

The National

November 01, 2025

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India and South Africa will have history in their sights when they face off in the women's World Cup final on Sunday.

India reached the title match after a record-breaking win over serial champions Australia in the semi-final.

Jemimah Rodrigues hit an unbeaten 127 as the hosts chased down a record 339 in Navi Mumbai to oust the reigning seven-time champions .

India now face South Africa in the title match with both teams looking to win the one-day tournament for the first time in its 52-year history.

Players to watch

India will hoping for an encore from semi-final stars Rodrigues and captain Harmanpreet Kaur. The two forged a tournament-defining 167-run partnership, with captain Harmanpreet making 89.

India will also be banking on star batter Smriti Mandhana who is the second-highest run getter of the tournament.

The Proteas will be playing at the venue for the first time. They too have enough firepower in their camp, led by captain Laura Wolvaardt who smashed 169 in the semi-final against England and leads the run scoring chart. Their star all-rounder Marizanne Kapp picked up 5-20 in a thumping 125-run win.

Prize money

The overall prize money for the 2025 women's World Cup is $13.88 million - a huge rise of 297 per cent from $3.5m at the last edition in 2022.

The total prize pot also eclipses that of the 2023 men’s ODI World Cup from two years ago in India, which stood at $10m.

Weather and conditions

The Navi Mumbai venue is expected to see temperatures of around 30° Celsius and a high humidity.

The pitch is one of the best batting surfaces in the competition with chasing favourable under lights owing to late evening dew. However, the pressure of a chase in a World Cup final is something else. The safer option could be to bat first, put up a good score and let the scoreboard pressure do most of the work.

How to watch final in UAE

The women's World Cup final begins at 1.30pm UAE time on Sunday, November 2, and will be shown live on the Starzplay app.

Wenger's Arsenal reign in numbers

1,228 - games at the helm, ahead of Sunday's Premier League fixture against West Ham United.
704 - wins to date as Arsenal manager.
3 - Premier League title wins, the last during an unbeaten Invincibles campaign of 2003/04.
1,549 - goals scored in Premier League matches by Wenger's teams.
10 - major trophies won.
473 - Premier League victories.
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151 - Premier League losses.
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Saturday's results

Women's third round

  • 14-Garbine Muguruza Blanco (Spain) beat Sorana Cirstea (Romania) 6-2, 6-2
  • Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) beat Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) 6-2, 6-1
  • 7-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) beat Polona Hercog (Slovenia) 6-4. 6-0
  • Coco Vandeweghe (USA) beat Alison Riske (USA) 6-2, 6-4
  •  9-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) beat 19-Timea Bacsinszky (Switzerland) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
  • Petra Martic (Croatia) beat Zarina Diyas (Kazakhstan) 7-6, 6-1
  • Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) beat Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) 6-2, 6-1
  • 7-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) beat Polona Hercog (Slovenia) 6-4, 6-0

Men's third round

  • 13-Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) beat Dudi Sela (Israel) 6-1, 6-1 -- retired
  • Sam Queery (United States) beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6, 1-6, 7-5
  • 6-Milos Raonic (Canada) beat 25-Albert Ramos (Spain) 7-6, 6-4, 7-5
  • 10-Alexander Zverev (Germany) beat Sebastian Ofner (Austria) 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
  • 11-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) beat David Ferrer (Spain) 6-3, 6-4, 6-3
  • Adrian Mannarino (France) beat 15-Gael Monfils (France) 7-6, 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
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Citizenship-by-investment programmes

United Kingdom

The UK offers three programmes for residency. The UK Overseas Business Representative Visa lets you open an overseas branch office of your existing company in the country at no extra investment. For the UK Tier 1 Innovator Visa, you are required to invest £50,000 (Dh238,000) into a business. You can also get a UK Tier 1 Investor Visa if you invest £2 million, £5m or £10m (the higher the investment, the sooner you obtain your permanent residency).

All UK residency visas get approved in 90 to 120 days and are valid for 3 years. After 3 years, the applicant can apply for extension of another 2 years. Once they have lived in the UK for a minimum of 6 months every year, they are eligible to apply for permanent residency (called Indefinite Leave to Remain). After one year of ILR, the applicant can apply for UK passport.

The Caribbean

Depending on the country, the investment amount starts from $100,000 (Dh367,250) and can go up to $400,000 in real estate. From the date of purchase, it will take between four to five months to receive a passport. 

Portugal

The investment amount ranges from €350,000 to €500,000 (Dh1.5m to Dh2.16m) in real estate. From the date of purchase, it will take a maximum of six months to receive a Golden Visa. Applicants can apply for permanent residency after five years and Portuguese citizenship after six years.

“Among European countries with residency programmes, Portugal has been the most popular because it offers the most cost-effective programme to eventually acquire citizenship of the European Union without ever residing in Portugal,” states Veronica Cotdemiey of Citizenship Invest.

Greece

The real estate investment threshold to acquire residency for Greece is €250,000, making it the cheapest real estate residency visa scheme in Europe. You can apply for residency in four months and citizenship after seven years.

Spain

The real estate investment threshold to acquire residency for Spain is €500,000. You can apply for permanent residency after five years and citizenship after 10 years. It is not necessary to live in Spain to retain and renew the residency visa permit.

Cyprus

Cyprus offers the quickest route to citizenship of a European country in only six months. An investment of €2m in real estate is required, making it the highest priced programme in Europe.

Malta

The Malta citizenship by investment programme is lengthy and investors are required to contribute sums as donations to the Maltese government. The applicant must either contribute at least €650,000 to the National Development & Social Fund. Spouses and children are required to contribute €25,000; unmarried children between 18 and 25 and dependent parents must contribute €50,000 each.

The second step is to make an investment in property of at least €350,000 or enter a property rental contract for at least €16,000 per annum for five years. The third step is to invest at least €150,000 in bonds or shares approved by the Maltese government to be kept for at least five years.

Candidates must commit to a minimum physical presence in Malta before citizenship is granted. While you get residency in two months, you can apply for citizenship after a year.

Egypt 

A one-year residency permit can be bought if you purchase property in Egypt worth $100,000. A three-year residency is available for those who invest $200,000 in property, and five years for those who purchase property worth $400,000.

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Eibar v Real Sociedad (7pm)

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Monday

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