India, Nov. 1 -- The last time India and South Africa met in the World Cup in Visakhapatnam in the league phase, the contest was settled by two No.8s. Nadine de Klerk's spectacular 84* overpowered Richa Ghosh's counter-attacking 94. It is not always in a major ODI competition that the lower-middle order has a big role to play. It's been that sort of a tournament where, although it has been mostly high scoring, the batting depth of the fancied teams has been truly tested.

Expect it to be no different when the two best teams out of eight after 32 days and 30 face-offs clash to be crowned first-time World Cup winners.

India's openers Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal (out injured) have scored big, while Laura Wolvaardt has done the heavy l...