Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur steer India into the Women’s World Cup finals

Indian women cricket team are into the finals of the cricket World Cup 2025 as they beat Australia by five wickets in a thrilling match at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. Jemimah, who came into bat at number three, stayed unbeaten on 127 while Harmanpreet Kaur made 89.

Jemimah did not celebrate as she scored a century. She knew that the job was incomplete and just wanted to ensure that India crossed the line. After the match, she said, “Five minutes before entering in, I was told I was batting at three. Not about me, wanted to win this match for India, and wanted to take this through (having lost crunch matches before). Today was not about my fifty or my hundred, about making India win. Everything that happened so far, was a setup for this. Last year, I was dropped from this World Cup. I was in good form. But things kept happening back-to-back, and could not control anything. I have almost cried every day through this tour. Not doing well mentally, going through anxiety. I knew I had to show up, and God took care of everything. Initially, I was just playing and I keep talking to myself. Towards the end, I was just quoting a scripture from the Bible – to just stand still and that God will fight for me. I just stood there and he fought for me. A lot inside me was left, but was trying to stay calm. Seeing India win by five wickets, I could not stop myself.”

After winning the toss and batting first Australia made 338. Phoebe Litchfield was the top scorer as she made 119.