[WATCH] Emotional Harmanpreet Kaur breaks in joyful tears during Women's World Cup 2025 semifinal
Watch the video where the Indian Women's cricket team captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, turns emotional and broke into joyful tears after India's victory during the Women's World Cup 2025 semifinal against Australia.
When Australia posted 338 runs in the first innings of the Women’s World Cup 2025 semifinal against India at the Dr DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, many wondered if the hosts would be able to chase the target down. However, there was a huge amount of dew, making the conditions incredibly tough for the fielders and the bowlers to hold the ball and plan accordingly.
The Blue Brigade lost their 21-year-old, Shafali Varma, for 10 runs in five balls with the help of two boundaries. Smriti Mandhana also couldn’t convert her start into a big score before the captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, put up a special partnership of 167 runs in 156 balls for the third wicket with Jamimah Rodrigues. The former got out for 88 runs in 89 balls, but Rodrigues stayed there till the end.
The Mumbai-born smashed her third century in women’s ODIs and remained unbeaten on 127 runs in 134 balls with the help of 14 boundaries at a strike rate of 94.78. When he clubbed her last boundary, Harmanpreet couldn’t hold her emotions and broke into tears.
Watch: Harmanpreet Kaur turns emotional after Women’s World Cup 2025 semifinal victory for India
Apart from Rodrigues, Kaur nailed 89 runs in 88 balls, scoring 10 boundaries and two sixes at a strike rate of 101.14. Even the lower-order batter, Deepti Sharma and Richa Ghosh, contributed immensely with 50 combined runs in 33 balls. Amanjot Kaur remained unbeaten on 15 runs in eight balls at a strike rate of 187.50 with two boundaries.
In the first innings, Phoebe Litchfield clubbed a fine knock of 119 runs in 93 balls with the help of 17 boundaries and three sixes at a strike rate of 127.96. Ashleigh Gardner smacked a fine knock of 63 runs in 45 balls at a strike rate of 140 to shoulder themselves to 338 in 49.5 overs.
India has now qualified for a final after two decades and will face South Africa in the final on November 02 at the Dr. DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. It will be a new winner between the two sides for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2024 final.
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