‘She is always telling me we got…’: Harmanpreet Kaur on Jemimah Rodrigues after guiding India to Women’s ODI World Cup final

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who was at a loss for words after the Women in Blue defeated Australia in the semi-final of the Women's ODI World Cup 2025 to seal their berth for the title decider, revealed that Jemimah Rodrigues kept telling her the run-rate while analysing batting when the duo stitched a 167-run stand to lay the foundation of the record chase at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

How Jemimah helped Harmanpreet

Jemimah played the innings of her life, smashing an unbeaten century as India chased down a record 339-run target to beat defending champions Australia by five wickets in the knockout clash.

"Really enjoy batting with her. She is always telling me we got five runs, seven runs, two balls are left. That shows how involved she is. Amazed to see how she was thinking. Lots of credit to her, to hold her nerve and keep batting for the team," Harmanpreet said during the post-match presentation.

Harmanpreet lauded Jemimah

Chasing the target, Rodrigues anchored the innings brilliantly with an unbeaten 127 off 134 balls, while Harmanpreet struck a fluent 89 off 88 deliveries.

"She (Rodrigues) is someone who always wants to do well for the team. Always very calculative and wants to take responsibility. We always have that trust on her. Both of us had a good time on the pitch. Whenever we were batting, we were complementing each other and calculating," she said.

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India already started planning for the final

Harmanpreet also said that the team have already started talking about the summit clash against South Africa and they are determined to “give their best”.

"Very proud. I don't have words how to express myself. Feeling great, this time we have crossed that line which we have been working towards for so many years," Harmanpreet added.

"One more game to go. Today, we all played well, happy with the result. But we have already started speaking about the next game, that shows how focussed we are and how keen we are to win the World Cup.

"Playing in home World Cup is special, and we want to give back to our fans and families. One more game to go and we will give our best."

Reflecting on the lessons from India’s narrow four-run defeat against England earlier in the tournament, Harmanpreet said the team had learned to manage crucial overs better.

“That day (against England) we realised we didn’t execute well. We were late by 2-3 overs and could’ve taken risks earlier, that cost us. Today, we wanted to be calculative and finish it before the 50th over,” she said.

The Women's ODI World Cup final between India and South Africa will take place on November 02 at the same venue.