Follow UsWhen Amanjot Kaur hit a straight drive off the bowling of Beth Mooney when India needed four more to get, a brilliant dive stopped the ball from racing away for a four. Jemimah Rodriguez, standing at the other end, was not letting the emotions run over her as she asked not only her mates in the dug out to stay calm, but also the entire crowd.
Once the winning runs were hit, another four by Amanjot, cut across the short third and backward point region, Jemimah’s tears could not be controlled, after all it was the biggest win in women’s cricket history in India.
They defeated the six-time world champions, by completing the highest-ever successful run chase in World Cup history (both men and women included). Not only was it the highest successful run chase, it was also the most number of runs scored in a Women’s World Cup match ever.
Highest Target Chased In WODIs
339 - IND vs AUS, Navi Mumbai, 2025
331 - AUS vs IND, Vizag, 2025
302 - SL vs SA, Potchefstroom, 2024
289 - AUS vs NZ, North Sydney, 2012
Most Runs In A Women's World Cup Match
679 - AUS vs IND, Navi Mumbai, 2025
678 - ENG vs SA, Bristol, 2017
661 - IND vs AUS, Vizag, 2025
641 - AUS vs ENG, Christchurch, 2022
Chasing down 339 in a semi-final was not going to be an easy task by any means. Throughout the chase though, apart from the last few overs, India never seemed to be on top of the game, but never went out of the picture completely either.
After losing Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma early inside the first 10 overs, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodriguez added 167, the highest ever partnership in a knockout game ever for India. This eased the chase a bit as India were also helped with dropped catches.
Highest Partnership For India Against Australia In WODIs
167 - H Kaur & J Rodrigues, Navi Mumbai, 2025
157 - M Raj & P Raut, Bristol, 2017
155 - S Mandhana & P Rawal, Vizag, 2025
150 - S Mandhana & M Raj, Hobart, 2016
This match also witnessed Rodriguez hitting her maiden century in World Cup as well as against Australia. She became the youngest woman to hit a century against Australia in World Cups.
Youngest Centurion Against Australia In Women's World Cup
25y 55d - Jemimah Rodrigues, Navi Mumbai, 2025
25y 142d - Suzie Bates, Cuttack, 2013
27y 140d - Chamari Athapaththu, Bristol, 2017
27y 271d - Punam Raut, Bristol, 2017
This match also witnessed 14 sixes being hit, nine from Australia and five from India, making it the match with the most sixes in Women’s World Cup history.
Most 6s In A Women's World Cup Match In WODIs
14* - AUS vs IND, Navi Mumbai, 2025
13 - IND vs AUS, Vizag, 2025
11 - IND vs SA, Leicester, 2017
11 - IND vs SA, Vizag, 2025
This was also only the second instance when both teams had a centurion on their side in a knockout match in World Cup history. While Phoebe Litchfield and Rodriguez scored centuries century in this game, in the 2022 ODI World Cup final, Alyssa Healy (170) of Australia and Nat Sciver-Brunt (148*) of England had also hit centuries.
With five century partnerships already, India now hold the record for most century partnerships in World Cup 2025.
Most Century Partnerships For A Team In ICC Women's World Cup 2025
5*–India
4 - Australia
4 - South Africa
2 - England
India will now take on South Africa in the final of the Women’s World Cup 2025, making it the first edition of World Cups in 33 years to have two teams in the final who have never won the trophy before.