Former Indian captain Virat Kohli praised the Indian Women’s Cricket Team for their stunning semifinal win over Australia in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025. He called the victory a perfect example of determination and self-belief, saying the players showed great courage under pressure. Kohli also appreciated the team’s unity and fighting spirit, which helped them overcome a strong Australian side.
He especially lauded Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur for their brilliant partnership that guided India to a record-breaking chase. India’s successful pursuit of 339 runs is now the highest ever in women’s ODIs and the biggest in any World Cup knockout match, making it one of the most memorable moments in Indian cricket history.
“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 on his official ‘X’ handle.
Check Virat Kohli’s X post for India Women’s victory over Australia here:
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! 🇮🇳
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) October 31, 2025
Shubman Gill, India’s ODI and Test captain, discussed the Indian Women’s team’s performance in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 semifinals. Gill applauded the team’s passionate performance, calling the victory over Australia as a credit to their tenacity, perseverance, and exceptional teamwork.
“Absolute grit, and terrific efforts by the #WomenInBlue! What a win! An innings to remember from #ICCWomensWorldCup2025,” wrote Gill on X.
Absolute grit, and terrific efforts by the #WomenInBlue! What a win! An innings to remember from #ICCWomensWorldCup2025
— Shubman Gill (@ShubmanGill) October 31, 2025Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Lead India to Historic Win Over Australia in World Cup Semifinal
The semifinal toss was won by Australia Women who elected to bat first. The captain of the visitors Alyssa Healy was sent back early, though Phoebe Litchfield scored a brilliant 119 runs. She had the strong support of Ellyse Perry who made 77 and the two formed a good 155 run partnership to make Australia on the offing.
Once Litchfield was dismissed, India counter-attacked well and was able to reduce the rate of scoring. The bowlers got easy wickets and Australia was at 265/6. Ashleigh Gardner followed with a fierce strike of 63 runs, and Kim Garth was capable of chipping in with the consistent England to end up with a good score of 338 in 49.5 overs. Shree Charani and Deepti Sharma were the stars of the Indian bowlers who had two wickets apiece.
In the pursuit of 339, India had a shaky start and lost two wickets with only 59 runs in the 10 th over. But then the game changed its direction with a brilliant partnership of Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur and the scoreboard was ticking and the bat was rotating in a clever manner. The turning point of the match was their cool and confident batting under the pressure.
Richa Ghosh followed later with an additional 26 and Amanjot Kaur with an unbroken 15 assisted India to pass the mark with ease. India pursued the total with five wickets and 9 balls to go. This historical win improved their chances of being in the ICC Women world Cup 2025 final where they would play South Africa on Sunday, November 2.
