The Indian women's cricket team defeated seven-time ICC Women's ODI World Cup champions Australia.
The Indian women's cricket team defeated seven-time ICC Women's ODI World Cup champions Australia.
A brief overview of the news:
The Indian women's cricket team defeated seven-time champions Australia in the semi-finals of the ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 to advance to the final.
India defeated Australia by 5 wickets. This was the highest successful run chase in women's ODI cricket history, a total of 339 runs. Previously, Australia had posted a highest score of 331 runs, breaking their own previous record of 331 runs. India broke that global record and created history with victory.
The heroes of this historic battle were Jemimah Rodrigues and captain Harmanpreet Kaur. Without their keen eye, India would not have achieved this victory.
A detailed overview of the news:
The Indian women's cricket team defeated seven-time champions Australia in the semi-finals of the ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 to advance to the final.
India defeated Australia by 5 wickets. This was the highest successful run chase in women's ODI cricket history, a total of 339 runs. Previously, Australia had posted a highest score of 331 runs, breaking their own previous record of 331 runs. India broke that global record and created history with victory.
The heroes of this historic battle were Jemimah Rodrigues and captain Harmanpreet Kaur. Without their sharp eyes, India would not have achieved this victory.
Jemimah Rodrigues scored an unbeaten 127 and was named Player of the Match. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who supported her, played a crucial innings of 89 runs. The two shared a crucial 167-run partnership for the third wicket, a significant partnership.
Now we await the final. India will face South Africa, who reached the final after defeating England in the first semi-final. The final match will be played on November 2nd.
The ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 is going to be both historic and new. Both India and South Africa have yet to win a single ODI World Cup title, so this time the cricket world will have a new world champion.
This will be India's third Women's ODI World Cup final. Previously, India reached the finals of the ICC Women's ODI World Cup in 2005 and 2017, but the cup never returned to India. What happens this time will be known on November 2nd.
