Jemimah Rodrigues smashes a charismatic century! India beat Australia to reach the World Cup final – IND W vs AUS W Semifinal

Yesterday, the Indian women’s cricket team made history. Thanks to Jemimah Rodrigues’ charismatic century, India reached the final of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup. Jemimah Rodrigues led the team to victory with the most memorable innings of her career. Team India will now face South Africa in the final on November 2nd.

India not only completed the highest successful run chase in a knockout match (IND W vs AUS W Semifinal), but also ended Australia’s streak of 15 wins in the Women’s ODI World Cup. Jemimah, the hero of the match, was in tears. Her historic innings has been etched in history.

IND W vs AUS W Semifinal Highlights: Australia set a mammoth total of 339 runs
In the match, Australia, batting first, set a mammoth total of 339 runs for Team India. Chasing the target, the Indian team had a poor start. The team lost Shafali’s wicket at the score of 13. Mandhana then departed for the pavilion at the score of 59.

Excellent partnership between captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemima
Jemima and captain Harmanpreet Kaur then shared a 167-run partnership for the third wicket, laying the foundation for India’s victory.

However, Harmanpreet was dismissed after playing a brilliant innings of 89 runs. Jemima then took the responsibility of victory upon herself. She partnered with Richa to bring the match to a close.

Jemimah Rodrigues Plays Charismatic Century
Jemimah Rodrigues played a charismatic century, scoring an unbeaten 127 runs off 134 balls, helping the team defeat Australia and reach the final of the Women’s World Cup 2025. The team achieved the mammoth target of 339 runs in 48.3 overs with 5 wickets remaining. It’s worth noting that the team is reaching the final for the third time. Jemimah Rodriguez was also named Player of the Match for her century.

Australia’s Phoebe Litchfield scored a century
Regarding Australia’s batting, Phoebe Litchfield’s century helped Australia post a mammoth total of 338 runs. Litchfield scored 119 runs off 93 balls. She and Ellyse Perry shared a 155-run partnership for the second wicket. However, Ellyse Perry returned to the pavilion after scoring 77 runs.

Indian bowlers took this many wickets
After this, the Indian bowlers made a comeback. However, in the end, Ashleigh Gardner played an innings of 67 runs to take the team’s score past 300. For India, Deepti and Sricharani took two wickets each. Amanjot, Kranti, and Radha Yadav each took one wicket.