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Jemimah Rodrigues' century knocks Australia out as India seal place in World Cup final

Aakash Saini

India defeated Australia in the second semifinal [Source: @BCCIWomen/x]India defeated Australia in the second semifinal [Source: @BCCIWomen/x]

India Women overcame defending champions Australia in the second semifinal to reach the final of the 2025 ICC Women’s World Cup. Jemimah Rodrigues scored a majestic century to orchestrate India’s record chase.

Here, we take a look at the entire highlights of the second semifinal match of the 2025 ICC Women’s World Cup between India Women and Australia Women, as it panned out at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday, October 30.

Phoebe Litchfield and Ellyse Perry bolt Australia to 338

Australia amassed 338 in 49.5 overs after winning the toss and batting first. While captain and vintage opener Alyssa Healy fell for just five early in the game to Kranti Gaud, her young opening partner Phoebe Litchfield bludgeoned 119 runs from just 93 balls with 17 fours and three huge sixes. Ellyse Perry at number three also cracked a swift 77 while crafting a huge 155-run partnership with Litchfield.

Ashleigh Gardner smeared 63 off 45 balls in the backend of the innings, before Australia lost four quick wickets in the final two overs. For India, Shree Charani and Deepti Sharma picked up two wickets each in the high-scoring innings.

Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet pull off a heist

Chasing 339, India lost both openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana early in the innings to Kim Garth to slip to 59-2 in 9.2 overs. Jemimah Rodrigues and captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s led India’s courageous fightback by sharing a record 167-run partnership for the third wicket. While Harmanpreet punched out 89 at near run-a-ball, number three Rodrigues remained unbeaten till the end with 127* from 134 balls.

Deepti Sharma and Richa Ghosh unleashed cracking cameos during the tense stages, before Amanjot Kaur notched up the winning runs for India in a thrilling penultimate-over finish with five wickets remaining.