India created history by defeating Australia in the second semi-final of the Women’s World Cup 2025. Team India chased down a mammoth target of 339 runs, a feat never before achieved in women’s cricket history. With this, India secured its place in the World Cup final. India and South Africa will now face off in the title match. The hero of India’s victory was Jemimah Rodrigues, who fought until the very end. She was ably supported by skipper Harmanpreet Kaur who scored 89. The 167 run stand between the duo laid a solid foundation for a famous win for team India.
Australia had lost a single match in this edition of Women’s World Cup. India defeated seven-time champions Australia in the knockout stage, ending their run in the tournament. Australia won the toss and elected to bat first. Phoebe Litchfield’s 119-run innings troubled the Indian bowlers. Thanks to this century, the Australian women’s team scored 338 runs. Chasing the target, India won the match with nine balls remaining.
Making history, avenging the defeat against Australia
When India lost to Australia in the Women’s World Cup league match, Harmanpreet Kaur and company set Australia a target of 331 runs to win. This target had never been chased before in the history of women’s cricket, but Australia achieved it. Now, India has chased down an even bigger target of 339 against Australia, and that too on the semi-final stage.
Jemimah Rodriguez innings for the ages
Team India, chasing the target, did not get off to a good start in this match. Shafali Verma, who was returning to the team after a long time, was out after scoring 10 runs in 5 balls. After this, India got the second blow in the form of Smriti Mandhana, she was out after scoring 24 runs in 24 balls. After this, Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemima Rodriguez took charge of India’s innings. There was a partnership of 167 runs for the third wicket between the two. Harmanpreet was out after scoring 89 runs in this match. After this, Deepti Sharma was out after scoring 24 runs in 17 balls. Jemima Rodriguez and Richa Ghosh did the remaining work together. Jemima Rodriguez played a match-winning innings for India in this match scoring an career best unbeaten 127.
