The Indian Women’s hard work and continuous efforts have finally paid off as they defeated the Australian Women’s team in the semi-finals. It was a masterclass batting performance from Jemimah Rodrigues as she scored 127* in 134 balls. Virat Kohli applauds Jemimah Rodrigues on World Cup semi-final masterclass vs Australia.
It was the Indian captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, who also played an important knock of 89 runs. This was the second time in three editions that India Women’s defeated the Australian Women’s in the ICC Women’s World Cup semi-final. India Women’s also ended the Australian Women’s team’s 15-match unbeaten run in the ICC Women’s World Cup.
“A standout performance by Jemimah in a big game” Virat Kohli applauds Jemimah Rodrigues on World Cup semi-final masterclass vs Australia
It is fair to say that the masterclass the Indian Women’s team has pulled off surely deserves a lot of appreciation. Surely, the greatest batter of all time, Virat Kohli, shared a tweet on X. He applauded the efforts of the Indian Women’s team. He also had a special mention for Jemimah Rodrigues, who played probably the best knock of her career so far, and what a stage to get it, in the World Cup semi-final and against the most successful team in the ICC events, Australia.
The Indian Women’s team was 59/2 in the 10th over, and then Harmanpreet Kaur came in. A captain’s knock was required, and she delivered. 89 runs in just 88 balls. Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues added 167 runs together before Annabel Sutherland got Kaur’s wicket. Things looked tricky at that moment, as India still needed more than 110 runs in 14 overs.
Surely when it is your dad, it’s your day. Jemimah Rodrigues got a lot of lifelines. Australian team captain, Alyssa Healy, dropped a sitter when Jemimah Rodrigues was batting on 82 runs. When she was batting on 107, Tahlia McGrath again dropped a simple catch. Jemimah Rodrigues played like a warrior. She helped her team get over the line by playing a knock of 127* runs in 134 balls. Amanjot Kaur scored the winning runs as India Women completed a great run chase.
