Ind W vs Aus W Semi-Final: The second semi-final of the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 will be played between India and Australia in Visakhapatnam. On October 30, both the teams will face each other for a place in the finals. Everyone’s eyes will be on these 5 Indian players.
IND W vs AUS W, Semi-Final WC 2025: The Indian women’s cricket team is standing just 2 steps away from lifting the first title of the ODI World Cup. India is going to face Australia in the second semi-final on September 30. To make it to the finals, both the teams will face each other on the grounds of Visakhapatnam. The players of Team India have shown full strength in this tournament. The team has reached the semi-finals after winning the decisive match against New Zealand. In such a situation, these 5 players will have to make a big contribution to go into the title clash. Let’s take a look at those players…
Smriti Mandhana
After failing in the first 3 matches of the tournament, Smriti Mandhana has made a comeback and is the highest run-scorer till now. She has scored 365 runs in 7 matches at an average of 60.83 and strike rate of 102.53. He has scored 2 half-centuries and 1 century with his bat. He scored a century in a do-or-die match against New Zealand. In such a situation, if Team India has to make it to the finals, then Smriti Mandhana will play a big role in the semi-finals. His record against Australia is also excellent. In the same tournament, he has scored 80 runs on 66 balls against this team.
Shefali Verma
Due to injury to batsman Prateik Rawal, Shefali Verma has been included in the team for the semi-finals and final. Raval was batting well and was second in terms of scoring most runs in the tournament. In such a situation, now Shefali will have to take her place and along with Smriti will have to give a good start to the team. Shefali is known as Sehwag of the women’s team, whose batting style is aggressive. He has scored 644 runs in 29 ODI matches. The figures are not very good, but there is no doubt about his ability.
jemima rodrigues
Jemimah Rodrigues, who is the lifeblood of the Indian women’s team in the middle order, will also be in focus in the semi-finals. His ball also played in the match against New Zealand. Jemima played an unbeaten inning of 76 runs off 55 balls. If we look at her ODI career, she has scored 1598 runs in 57 matches at an average of 32.61. During this period, 2 centuries and 8 half-centuries have been scored. Jemima is known for forming long partnerships with other batsmen. In such a situation, the Indian team would be expecting something similar from this player against Australia also.
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Deepti Sharma
Deepti Sharma has shown great performance with bat and ball so far in this tournament. When Deepti will play in the semi-finals against Australia, captain Harmanpreet Kaur will expect her best performance. Scored 133 runs in 5 innings of this tournament, which included 2 half-centuries. At the same time, she has also taken 15 wickets with the ball in 7 innings. In such a situation, Deepti’s all-round performance with bat and ball will be very important in this big match.
Renuka Singh Thakur
The performance of Indian women’s team fast bowler Renuka Singh Thakur matters a lot against Australia. The way Australia’s batting has performed brilliantly so far in this tournament, it will not be easy for the Indian team to stop it in this semi-final. In such a situation, Renuka can become a game changer bowler for India. However, so far he has taken only 3 wickets in 4 matches. But it will hope for its best performance so far in the semi-finals. If Australia’s batting is to be stopped, then Renuka will have to be the savior for her team.
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