IND-W vs AUS-W semi-final: Full highlights of India record win

By Kaif - Oct 30, 2025 11:16 PM
Last updated on Oct 30, 2025 11:17 PM

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IND-W vs AUS-W semi-final: Full highlights of India record win: The second semi-final of the ongoing Women's ODI World Cup 2025 was played between India and Australia at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday, October 30. In this match, India achieved the highest successful run chase in Women's ODI World Cup history, securing a historic five-wicket victory over Australia.

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Australia's innings: (338/10, 49.5 overs)

The Australian batsmen, batting first, piled up runs against the Indian bowlers, posting the highest score (338 runs) in a World Cup semi-final.

Phoebe Litchfield's stormy century

• Opener Phoebe Litchfield adopted an aggressive approach as soon as she came in and scored a brilliant century in just 77 balls, the fastest century in a Women's World Cup knockout match.
• She was dismissed for 119 runs (17 fours, 3 sixes) off 93 balls.

Strong middle-order performance

• Litchfield's experienced She was well supported by Ellyse Perry, who scored 77 runs off 88 balls. The two shared a massive 155-run partnership.
• Finally, Ashleigh Gardner scored a blistering 63 off just 45 balls to take the team to a mammoth total of 338.

Indian bowling

• For India, young bowler Shree Charani took two wickets, while Deepti Sharma took two wickets in the final overs to help bowl Australia out for 338.
• The Australian team was all out for 338 in 49.5 overs before even completing its full overs. India had a target of 339 runs to win.

India's innings: An incredible record-breaking chase (341/5, 48.3 overs)

The target of 339 runs had never been chased in women's ODI cricket, but the Indian batsmen made it possible.

Early blows and counter-attack

• India did not have a good start. Openers Shafali Verma (10) and Smriti Mandhana (24) were dismissed cheaply, leaving India at 61/2 in 10 overs.
• After this, Jemimah Rodrigues and captain Harmanpreet Kaur took charge and steadied the innings.

Historic partnership between Jemimah and Harmanpreet

• Jemimah and Harmanpreet shared a record partnership of 167 runs for the third wicket, the highest partnership for India in a Women's World Cup knockout.
• Harmanpreet Kaur played a brilliant captaincy innings, scoring 89 runs off 88 balls, but missed out on a century.

Jemimah Rodrigues' career-best century

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• After Harmanpreet's dismissal, all the pressure fell on Jemimah Rodrigues. She displayed incredible composure and aggression.
• On her home ground, Jemimah scored her third ODI century, but she remained unstoppable and led the team to victory.
• She scored an unbeaten 127 off 134 balls in a memorable innings that will go down as one of the best knockout performances in Women's World Cup history.

Also Read: IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Pitch Report, Melbourne Cricket Ground stats and records

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