India's Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma set a 104-run opening partnership against South Africa on Sunday, becoming only the second pair to record a century stand in a Women's World Cup final. Australia's Alyssa Healy and Rachael Haynes had recorded a 160-run opening partnership in 2022 Women's World Cup final. Notably, Shafali scored 87(78), while Mandhana hit 45(58) in final.