NEW DELHI: A diminutive Jemimah Rodrigues rose to the occasion with the innings of her life, crafting an unbeaten 127 off 134 balls to propel India into their third Women’s ODI World Cup final. Her masterclass ended the dominance of seven-time champions Australia as India pulled off a record chase in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.

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Jemimah’s hard-fought innings, her third career century and maiden one in a World Cup, was the cornerstone of India’s chase, built on a solid 167-run partnership for the third wicket with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (89 off 88 balls, 10 fours, 2 sixes).

Pursuing a daunting target of 339, Jemimah anchored the chase brilliantly with an unbeaten 127 off 134 deliveries, studded with 14 boundaries, as India reached 341/5 in 48.3 overs to seal a five-wicket victory with nine balls remaining.

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During their historic chase against Australia, India rewrote a slew of records – some of which had never been witnessed even in men’s World Cup history. Here’s a look at all the records India created.

Highest match aggregates in Women’s ODIs

781 – IND-W vs AUS-W, Delhi, 2025
679 – IND-W vs AUS-W, Mumbai DYP, 2025 WC
678 – ENG-W vs SA-W, Bristol, 2017 WC
661 – IND-W vs AUS-W, Visakhapatnam, 2025 WC
651 – IND-W vs SA-W, Colombo RPS, 2025

, Jemimah Rodrigues became the second batsman to register a hundred in a World Cup knockout run-chase, after Nat-Sciver Brunt (148*) had done that in the 2022 final.

Longest winning streaks in Women’s WC

15 – Australia (2022-2025) – streak ended
15 – Australia (1997-2000)
12 – Australia (1978-1982)
11 – New Zealand (1988-1993)
10 – England (1993-1997)

, Australia’s previous defeat in the World Cup was also against India: in the 2017 semi-final in Derby.

AUSW in WC semifinals

Matches: 6
Wins: 4
Defeats 2 (Both vs India)

, India have qualified for the Women’s ODI WC final for the third time; they’d finished runners up in 2005 and 2017.

, India had never chased down a 200-plus target in a Women’s ODI WC previously.

, The only previous instance of a successful 200-plus chase in a Women’s ODI WC knockout previously was 219 by ENGW vs SAW in the 2017 semifinal in Bristol.

, India’s 341/5 is the highest successful run chase in Women’s ODIs. They have also scored 369 all-out against the same team while chasing in Delhi last month but that came in a losing cause.

, India Women’s previous highest run-chase was 265 against the same opponent in Mackay in 2021.

300-plus targets chased down in Women’s ODIs

339 – IND-W vs AUS-W, Mumbai DYP, 2025 WC
331 – AUS-W vs IND-W, Visakhapatnam, 2025 WC
302 – SL-W vs SA-W, Potchefstroom, 2024

, This is the first time a 300-plus total was gunned down in an ODI World Cup knockout – Men’s or Women’s. The previous highest had come in the Men’s CWC 2015 semifinal: 298 by NZ vs SA in Auckland.