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Emotional Fans Express Pride as India Storm Into Women’s World Cup Final

India Women and Australia Women take off in a thriller semi-final clash in the Women's World Cup. While Australia looked strong throughout the game, Jemimah Rodrigues played a fine knock and put the game in India's favour. X has gone wild with India securing the win.

India and Australia face off in thrilling World Cup semi.
Image: India and Australia face off in thrilling World Cup semi. / © ESPNcricinfo

The Women’s World Cup is now down to just the final clash, and the tournament itself has been filled with various ups and downs. South Africa became the first team to reach the finals, and everything was now down to the second semi-final clash between India and Australia. Australia had a great start to the game, thanks to the rapid knock of Phoebe Litchfield.

The team ended up scoring 338 runs, as Indian bowlers pulled up a great comeback. Later, the chase was also made possible with the help of Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur. Fans on X have reacted to this intense clash between Australia and India in the Women’s World Cup.

Has the Challenge Gone Wrong?

These days, the fans of the Indian team have taken their support to the next level. With India facing Australia in the next game, a YouTuber took on the challenge that he would go bald on stream if India ended up losing the game. This showed the fans how much confidence they should now have in the team against Australia.

But as the match started, India had a chance to take the upper hand. Alyssa Healy gave a catch towards Harmanpreet Kaur, which was dropped by her, despite being an easy one. In response, the YouTuber suggested that perhaps the Indian team wanted him to go bald.

Australian Openers vs India

In the semi-final clash between India and Australia in the Women’s World Cup, Phoebe Litchfield played a vital knock. She ended up scoring a significant number of runs for the team, which helped Australia reach 338 runs in the game. But her innings may have reminded the fans of something else.

It was a lot similar to the 2023 World Cup final. India had no answers against the Australian opener, Travis Head, who smashed all of their bowling options. A Twitter page noted this fact, and he stated that it has always been an Australian opener against India in the World Cup knockouts.

Litchfield Takes the Blessings

Phoebe Litchfield came into the match against India in the semi-final in a different mood. She ended up scoring the fastest century in the Women’s World Cup semi-final stages and put India on the back foot. Fans even wonder what score Australia could have reached if India hadn’t dismissed her.

But at the same time, a fan reacted hilariously to the knock played by Litchfield. In the tweet, it can be seen that a famous Bollywood meme has been used, where Phoebe Litchfield is taking the blessings from Travis Head ahead of the semi-final match. Knowing that Head had cost India two finals, this was a sure reaction by the fans.

Harman Show Again

When Australia had finished its innings, the target seemed almost impossible to chase. However, if you have been watching Women’s cricket for years, you would recall how the team performed in the 2017 World Cup. At that time, India also faced Australia in the semi-final stages, and the match looked almost over.

But the Indian captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, ended up scoring 171 runs for the team, which helped them to win the game and reach the finals. Upon the ending of Australia’s innings in the 2025 semi-final, fans showed the same expectations from Harmanpreet Kaur.

Overconfident Prediction?

When India and Australia faced each other in this vital clash, Australia had a great start. Phoebe Litchfield played a dominant knock against the Indian bowlers with the help of Ellyse Perry. With Litchfield crossing a century in just 77 balls, fans didn’t know how far she would be able to take the game away from India.

However, a Twitter user decided to make a prediction and used the viral KBC kid for the same. He said that the team would be able to score 400 runs with ease. But his prediction came down terribly wrong, as Litchfield ended up losing her wicket shortly after that and Australia was not able to even cross 350.

Harman’s Gift to Starc

Harmanpreet Kaur made it to the headlines immediately after the game started. She had dropped an easy catch of Alyssa Healy when the match had just started, as the ball even came into her hand but slipped in the end. However, it should also be noted that Starc visited the stadium to watch her wife perform.

In response, a Twitter user suggested that Harman might be presenting this as a gift to Mitchell Starc. A gift so that Starc goes easy against the India Men’s team. This was a great way to ensure that the catch came as some sort of a compromise for the team. But not the women’s team, the men’s team had Starc bowl easily to them, without knowing that this wasn’t the way Starc usually went.

Dropped Catch = Dropped Game

The match was considered lost by several Indian fans when it had just started. During the initial overs of the game, Harmanpreet Kaur dropped an easy catch of Alyssa Healy in the game. And this turned out to be the point at which fans realized the game was already lost for the Indian team.

Earlier, Harmanpreet Kaur also dropped a catch in the Women’s Asia Cup 2018. It was the final clash between India and Bangladesh, and the Indian team looked like the strong favourites. However, Harman dropped a catch in this game, which ultimately led to India’s loss in the match. This time, the outcome has changed, with India winning the game.

Hair Saved

The YouTuber who took up a challenge to go bald if India lost the game has now been relieved. Surely the match went till the final moments, with Australia striking wickets late. However, Jemimah Rodrigues maintained herself on the field and ensured that India ultimately won the game and advanced to the finals.

He must be a lot happier watching the team win, as the hair could have grown again. However, if India had lost the semi-final, the emotional damage would have been significantly greater. Now, the Indian team is all set for the one final challenge, which is against South Africa Women in the final match.

Bow Down to Jemimah

During the Women’s World Cup, Jemimah Rodrigues failed to perform well with the bat. Although she was able to get a good start, she didn’t stand at the crease much longer. At that time, she received numerous trolls from fans, who even demanded that she step down from the Indian cricket team.

However, she waited for the right time to shut down all the trolls. Jemimah Rodrigues brought up a match-winning knock in the semi-final match against Australia, which helped the team to win. A Twitter page posted an image of Rodrigues, accompanied by a caption stating that the apology should be as loud as the trolls.

India’s Secret to Win

Australia Women had an upper hand in the majority of the game. But still, with Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues playing a fine knock for the team, the match started to go away from their hands. Eventually, Jemimah Rodrigues went on to finish the game for the team, and Australia still might be thinking that they lost the game due to her.

Little do they know that Jemimah Rodrigues is not the sole reason for their loss. It was someone from the stands, and that someone is the Chairman of the ICC, Jay Shah. He came to watch the semi-final match, and supporting the Indian team, he must have ensured that the match script went well.

Jemimah Gets the Credit

Taking a look at Jemimah Rodrigues’ play against Australia, fans were reminded of the 2011 World Cup. Gautam Gambhir played a vital role for the Indian team in the finals against Sri Lanka, and even his jersey was covered in dirt. Even after India had won the game, Gambhir didn’t get the required credit.

But that would not be the case for Jemimah Rodrigues. She took the team to the finals by staying throughout the chase. The knock may have reminded the fans of Gambhir’s knock in the final clash, and they now also think that the World Cup might come home after a long time.

Number 3 Batsman

The knock played by Jemimah Rodrigues didn’t just remind fans about Gautam Gambhir’s knock in the 2011 World Cup finals. It also reminded fans about the T20 World Cup 2024 final clash. When India stood five wickets down in the semi-final clash, Rodrigues stood down on the field and created a pose similar to that of Virat Kohli.

Virat Kohli did the same pose when India was down three wickets against South Africa in the T20 World Cup final. Eventually, he went on to be the team’s top run scorer, and India won the game. This also happened for Jemimah Rodrigues, as her fine knock helped the Indian team to win the match.

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