Star India batsman Virat Kohli was all reward for Jemimah Rodrigues and the Indian girls’s cricket staff after their historic victory over Australia within the Ladies’s World Cup 2025 semi-final in Navi Mumbai. Kohli described Jemimah’s match-winning knock as a “standout efficiency” and lauded the staff’s resilience and perception in pulling off a report chase in opposition to the defending champions.
India pulled off a monumental win on the Dr DY Patil Stadium on Thursday, beautiful the seven-time world champions with a wide ranging chase of 339—the best profitable run chase in girls’s ODI historical past. Jemimah produced an innings of pure class and composure, remaining unbeaten on 127 off 134 balls as India crossed the road with 5 wickets in hand and 9 deliveries to spare.
Ladies’s World Cup semifinal scorecard
Taking to “What a victory by our staff over a mighty opponent like Australia. A fantastic chase by the ladies and a standout efficiency by Jemimah in an enormous sport. A real show of resilience, perception, and keenness. Properly completed, Workforce India,” Kohli posted.
The victory was notably important given Australia’s dominance within the event – the Alyssa Healy-led aspect had not misplaced a World Cup match because the 2017 semi-final. That they had additionally overwhelmed India earlier within the group stage after chasing down 331 in Vizag.
Heading into the semi-final, few anticipated India to prevail, particularly after a difficult league section the place they suffered three consecutive defeats to South Africa, Australia and England. Nonetheless, underneath immense strain, Rodrigues rose to the event, taking part in the innings of her life to take India into their third Ladies’s ODI World Cup ultimate.
Jemimah’s century – her third in ODIs and first on the World Cup stage – was the inspiration of India’s historic triumph. She solid a superb 167-run partnership for the third wicket with captain Harmanpreet Kaur (89 off 88 balls, 10 fours, 2 sixes), which broke the again of Australia’s assault and ended their 15-match unbeaten streak throughout two World Cup editions.
Chasing 339, India stayed composed even after early setbacks. Jemimah anchored the innings with maturity, choosing her moments to assault and rotating the strike well, as the gang in Navi Mumbai roared with each boundary. Her unbeaten 127, embellished with 14 fours, exemplified her poise and self-belief on the largest stage.
For a staff that had endured a number of heartbreaks in knockout matches through the years, this win carried immense emotional weight. As India sealed the chase, each Harmanpreet and Jemimah have been seen in tears, overwhelmed by the magnitude of the achievement.
The victory means a brand new champion can be topped, as India are set to face South Africa within the Ladies’s World Cup ultimate on Sunday.
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