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India Beat Australia to Enter Women’s World Cup Final; Jemimah Rodrigues Smashes Historic Century
Jemimah Rodrigues, India vs Australia, Women's World Cup 2025: No team had ever chased a target of more than 300 in a World Cup semi-final. In such a situation, a decision by Indian team head coach Amol Muzumdar, just five minutes before the run chase, turned the match around.
The second semi-final of the Women's World Cup 2025 was played between defending champions Australia and hosts India. India created history as they defeated Australia in this high-voltage match by five wickets, thanks to a brilliant century from star batsman Jemimah Rodrigues.
Australia won the toss and chose to bat first, thus putting up a target of 339 runs in front of India. Team India achieved the target with five wickets in hand and nine balls to spare, courtesy the great batting by Jemimah and Captain Harmanpreet Kaur. It was the highest run chase in the history of women's cricket. Jemimah was declared the Player of the Match for her brilliant innings.
When Australia scored 338 runs in the first innings, fans' morale plummeted. India had never chased even 200 runs in a World Cup semi-final. Chasing this huge target of over 300 runs seemed almost impossible. But a decision by the team's head coach, Amol Mazumdar, changed everything.
