The 2nd Semi Final of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, played between Australia women’s national cricket team and India women’s national cricket team. Australia Women being first to bat set a challenging target of 338 runs in 49.5 overs for the second knockout match on this important day. India Women, batting in response, came up with a stunning performance as they chased down the target scoring 341/5 from 48.3 overs. India Women won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining), and qualified for the final. Post match, Jemimah Rodrigues was awarded Player of the Match for her fabulous knock of 127 runs. Among other notable performers were Harmanpreet Kaur, who made 89, and Phoebe Litchfield, who scored 119 for Australia.
Australia Women’s Vs India Women’s 2nd Semi Final, ICC Women’s World Cup 2025-26: Overview
| Attributes | Details |
| Team 1 | Australia Women’s National Cricket Team |
| Team 2 | India Women’s National Cricket Team |
| Match | 2nd Semi Final |
| Tournament | ICC Women’s World Cup 2025-26 |
| Date | 30 October 2025 (Thrusday) |
| Match Time | 9:30 AM (GMT) |
| Venue | Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai |
| Host Country | India |
| Toss Winner | Australia Women’s Won the Toss and Choose to Bat First |
| Australia Women’s Team (Total Score) | 338-10 (49.5 Overs) |
| India Women’s Team (Total Score) | 341-5 (48.3 Overs) |
| Match Results | India Women’s won by 5 wickets |
| Top Scorer (Hurricanes) | Tim Ward – 90 (49 balls) |
| Player of the Match | Jemimah Rodrigues |
| Match Winner | India Women’s National Cricket Team |
Australia Women’s National Cricket Team (Playing XI)
| Player Name | Role |
| Phoebe Litchfield | Batter |
| Alyssa Healy (C & WK) | WK-Batter |
| Ellyse Perry | Batting Allrounder |
| Beth Mooney | WK-Batter |
| Annabel Sutherland | Bowling Allrounder |
| Ashleigh Gardner | Batting Allrounder |
| Tahlia McGrath | Batting Allrounder |
| Sophie Molineux | Bowling Allrounder |
| Alana King | Bowling Allrounder |
| Kim Garth | Bowling Allrounder |
| Megan Schutt | Bowler |
India Women’s National Cricket Team (Playing XI)
| Player Name | Role |
| Shafali Verma | Batter |
| Smriti Mandhana | Batter |
| Amanjot Kaur | Batting Allrounder |
| Harmanpreet Kaur (C) | Batting Allrounder |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | Batter |
| Deepti Sharma | Batting Allrounder |
| Richa Ghosh (WK) | WK-Batter |
| Radha Yadav | Bowler |
| Kranti Gaud | Bowler |
| Shree Charani | Bowler |
| Renuka Singh Thakur | Bowler |
Australia Women’s National Cricket Team Vs India Women’s National Cricket Team Match Scorecard, 2nd Semi Final, ICC Women’s World Cup 2025-26
Australia Women’s 1st Innings (Batting)
| Batter/Status | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Alyssa Healy (c & wk) b Kranti Gaud | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Phoebe Litchfield b Amanjot Kaur | 119 | 93 | 17 | 3 | 127.96 |
| Ellyse Perry b Radha Yadav | 77 | 88 | 6 | 2 | 87.5 |
| Beth Mooney c Jemimah Rodrigues b Shree Charani | 24 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 109.09 |
| Annabel Sutherland c and b Shree Charani | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Ashleigh Gardner run out (Kranti Gaud/Richa Ghosh) | 63 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 140 |
| Tahlia McGrath run out (Jemimah Rodrigues/Richa Ghosh) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 171.43 |
| Kim Garth run out (Amanjot Kaur/Richa Ghosh) | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Alana King c Richa Ghosh b Deepti Sharma | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Sophie Molineux b Deepti Sharma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Megan Schutt not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Total Score – | 338-10 (49.5 Overs) | Extras – 13 (lb-2, w11) |
India Women’s 1st Innings (Bowling)
| Bowler | Over | Maiden | Runs | Wicket | NB | WD | ECO |
| Renuka Singh | 8 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.9 |
| Kranti Gaud | 6 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9.7 |
| Shree Charani | 10 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 |
| Deepti Sharma | 9.5 | 0 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7.4 |
| Amanjot Kaur | 8 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Radha Yadav | 8 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
India Women’s 2nd Innings (Batting)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Shafali Verma lbw b Kim Garth | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 200 |
| Smriti Mandhana c Alyssa Healy b Kim Garth | 24 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 100 |
| Jemimah Rodrigues not out | 127 | 134 | 14 | 0 | 94.78 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur (c) c Ashleigh Gardner b Annabel Sutherland | 89 | 88 | 10 | 2 | 101.14 |
| Deepti Sharma run out (Kim Garth/Alyssa Healy) | 24 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 141.18 |
| Richa Ghosh (wk) c Kim Garth b Annabel Sutherland | 26 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 162.5 |
| Amanjot Kaur not out | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 187.5 |
| Total Score – | 341-5 (48.3 Overs) | Extras – 26 Runs (lb 6, b 4, w 15, nb 1) |
Australia Women’s 2nd Innings (Bowling)
| Bowler | Over | Maiden | Runs | Wicket | NB | WD | ECO |
| Megan Schutt | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.7 |
| Kim Garth | 7 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Ashleigh Gardner | 8 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Sophie Molineux | 6.3 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.8 |
| Annabel Sutherland | 10 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Alana King | 9 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Tahlia McGrath | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 |
Match Results
2nd semi-final, ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 (AUSW v INDW) played at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai on 30th October 2025 Australia was put into bat after losing the toss, ended up with 338 runs in 49.5 overs. Phoebe Litchfield scored 119 off 93, Ellyse Perry added 77 and Ashleigh Gardner made 63. For India, Shree Charani and Deepti Sharma claimed two wickets each.
India chased down the target of 339 in 48.3 overs, finishing at 341/5. Jemimah Rodrigues: 127 not out, Harmanpreet Kaur: 89 India chased down the target in just 18.5 overs, winning by 5 wickets and with 9 balls to spare as Rodrigues earned Player of the Match honours.
India Women’s Team won by 5 wickets and 9 balls Remaining.
FAQs
India Women chased a big target to qualify into the final, winning against South Africa beyond 5 wicket margin.
In reply Australia Women made 338 runs in 49.5 overs and set a target of 339 runs for India
Phoebe Litchfield was the leading runscorer for Australia with 119 runs, supported by Ellyse Perry’s fine knock of 77.
India finished the chase with Jemimah Rodrigues scoring an unbeaten 127 runs.
