Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma lead cricket fraternity wishes as India stun Australia to enter Women’s World Cup 2025 final

Harmanpreet Kaur-led India scripted history as they chased down 339 to defeat Australia by five wickets in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 semifinal in Navi Mumbai on Thursday, October 30. With the win, the Women in Blue set the final clash against South Africa, who beat England by 125 runs in the other semifinal.

Notably, this was the first instance where a team chased down 300 or more targets to win a knockout game in the Women’s ODI World Cup. According to Cricbuzz, the previous highest was 219 by England against South Africa in the 2017 semifinal.

Several former cricketers took to social media sites Instagram and X to congratulate India on beating seven-time champions Australia to reach the final.

T20 World Cup and 2025 Champions Trophy-winning captain Rohit Sharma dedicated an Instagram story to the India Women on the special occasion. See below:

Rohit Sharma's Instagram story for India Women. [Pic credits: @rohitsharma45 on Instagram stories]

Legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar also posted on Instagram to hail Team India. He captioned the post:

"Fabulous victory! Well done @jemimahrodrigues and @imharmanpreet_kaur for leading from the front. Shree Charani and @officialdeeptisharma, you kept the game alive with the ball. Keep the tricolour flying high."

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly congratulated the Women in Blue, writing:

"Incredible stuff from the girls .. how good they have become in last 5 years .. one more to go .. just outstanding."

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan commented:

"Wow .. What a chase .. any team that beats Australia deserve to win the WC."

Here are a few more reactions:

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What happened in the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 semifinal match?

Opting to bat first, Alyssa Healy-led Australia were bundled out for 338 in 49.5 overs. Phoebe Litchfield starred with the bat, scoring 119 off 93 balls, in an innings laced with three sixes and 17 fours. All-rounder Ellyse Perry also chipped in with 77 off 88 deliveries, hitting two maximums and six fours. The duo shared a 155-run partnership for the second wicket. Ashleigh Gardner provided the final flourish, scoring a quickfire 63 off 45 deliveries, comprising four sixes and as many boundaries.

Shree Charani and Deepti Sharma emerged as the leading wicket-takers for India with two wickets apiece. Meanwhile, Kranti Gaud, Amanjot Kaur, and Radha Yadav scalped one each.

Chasing 339, the hosts achieved the target with nine deliveries in hand. Jemimah Rodrigues top-scored with an unbeaten 127 runs off 134 balls to take her team over the line. Her innings comprised 14 boundaries. Skipper Harmanpreet ably supported her, scoring 89 off 88 deliveries with the help of two sixes and 10 boundaries. The two players added a 167-run partnership for the third wicket to help India recover from 59/2.

Deepti Sharma and Richa Ghosh also played handy knocks of 24 (17) and 26 (16). Amanjot Kaur, who stayed unbeaten on 15 off eight deliveries, hit the winning boundary off Sophie Molineux in the penultimate over. Meanwhile, Annabel Sutherland and Kim Garth bagged two wickets apiece for the Aussies.

India will next face South Africa in the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 final in Navi Mumbai on Sunday, November 2. The Women in Blue will play their third final after 2005 (lost to Australia) and 2017 (lost to England).

Click here to check out the full INDW vs AUSW World Cup 2025 semifinal scorecard.

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Edited by James Kuanal