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Former India captain Virat Kohli lavished praise on the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side after their historic win against Australia in the semifinal clash of the Women's ODI World Cup 2025 at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Star batter Jemimah Rodrigues played the inning of her life as India defeated defending champions Australia by five wickets.
Kohli, who recently featured for India in the three-match ODI series against Australia, where he got out on double ducks before playing a match-winning knock in the third clash, took his 'X' formerly Twitter to praise Harmanpreet Kaur-led India, and he especially mentioned Jemimah Rodrigues for her match-winning efforts.
"What a victory by our team over a mighty opponent like Australia. A great chase by the girls and a standout performance by Jemimah in a big game. A true display of resilience, belief, and passion. Well done, Team India" wrote Virat Kohli.
Notably, this is the first time that Virat Kohli has posted a social media post related to cricket since August 4. His last post related to cricket was for Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna's performance in the five-Test match series of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 against England.
Jemimah's knock helped India create history
Rodrigues who got a forgettable start in the Women's ODI World Cup 2025 with just 65 runs in four innings, including two ducks and was dropped for the match against England in the league stage, smashed 127* in 134 balls (with 14 boundaries) helped India chase down 339 runs which is the highest chase ever in women's ODI cricket and in the knockout matches across both men's and women's ODI World Cups.
India will now face South Africa for the Women's ODI World Cup 2025 final which will take place on November 02 at the same venue.
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