The India women’s cricket team pulled off a historic win in the semi-final of the 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup: chasing a huge target of 339 against Australia women’s cricket team, India clinched victory with just three balls to spare.
Jemimah Rodrigues played a defining innings: an unbeaten 127 runs, which helped turn the chase around and took India into the final. Harmanpreet Kaur also contributed significantly with a strong knock and helped steady the chase when the pressure was high.
This win ends Australia’s dominance and marks one of India’s biggest moments in women’s ODIs.It signals rising confidence, depth and performance in Indian women’s cricket — not just in batting but in handling pressure.For the media & coverage-wise: it opens up story angles on comeback journeys (Rodrigues), leadership (Kaur), team evolution, and women’s sport growing in India.
In the same semi-final, Australia’s Phoebe Litchfield smashed a rapid century in the first innings, showing how big this chase was for India. There was an interesting detail: both teams wore black armbands during the match as a mark of tribute (specific reason covered separately).
