INDW vs AUSW: Team India has made it to the final of the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 by defeating Australia in the second semi-final. Jemimah Rodrigues has played a brilliant century. At the same time, captain Harmanpreet Kaur also did wonders.
INDW vs AUSW, 2nd Semifinal: India has made it to the final of the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025. Created history by defeating Australia by 5 wickets in the second semi-final. The Indian team has made the biggest run chase in the history of Women’s ODI. Jemimah Rodrigues scored a brilliant century and made the victory easy for Team India. At the same time, captain Harmanpreet Kaur has also made a big contribution in this victory. In the end, Richa Ghosh batted brilliantly and snatched the match from the hands of Australia and took India to the final. The Indian team will face against South Africa on 2 November.
Australia set a huge target for India
If we look at this match, Australia’s captain won the toss and decided to bat first. After which 338 runs were scored after losing 10 wickets in 49.5 overs. Phoebe Litchfield played an explosive inning of 119 runs in 93 balls with the help of 17 fours and three sixes. Apart from him, Ellis Perry also contributed 77 runs. Ashley Gardner also scored 63 runs with the help of 4 fours and 4 sixes in 45 balls. At the same time, captain Alyssa Hilli could score only 5 runs. Beth Mooney’s bat also did not work. He contributed only 24 runs.
Indian bowling did not show much edge
There was not much edge in Indian bowling in this big semi-final against Australia. Shri Charni took maximum 2 wickets in this match. He gave 49 runs in 10 overs. Apart from her, Deepti Sharma also took 2 wickets, but they proved costly. He gave 73 runs in 9.5 overs. Kranti Gaur, Amanjot Kaur and Radha Yadav got 1-1 wicket success. However, all the bowlers gave more than 50 runs.
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Jemimah Rodrigues’ century innings led India to victory
India had a huge target of 339 runs, which was made easy by Jemimah Rodrigues. He won the match in 48.3 overs by playing an unbeaten inning of 127 runs with the help of 14 fours on 134 balls. Apart from him, captain Harmanpreet Kaur also played an excellent inning of 89 runs in 88 balls with the help of 10 fours and 2 sixes. Harman and Jemima together made a partnership of 167 runs. Richa Ghosh also came in the last and scored 26 important runs with the help of 2 fours and 2 sixes in 16 balls. Deepti Sharma also contributed 24 runs.
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