Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has extended his congratulations to the Indian Women's Cricket Team for their historic achievement, saying they have made the nation proud.
If 1983 proved that India could belong on the world stage, 2025 proved that women could own it.
Dropped from the last edition of the ODI World Cup, Jemimah worked tirelessly over the next three years to deservingly earn a call-up in the 2025 World Cup squad.
As Amanjot Kaur struck the winning boundary to seal the five-wicket victory for India over the reigning champions Australia in the second semifinal of the ICC Women's World Cup in Navi Mumbai, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was first to race out of the dugout to embrace Hemimah Rodrigues, who hammered a majestic and memorable century to make the win possible.
South Africa began their ICC World Cup campaign at the same venue, and co-incidentally against the same opponents, and were humiliated by a 10-wicket margin after being shot out for a meagre 69.
The Australian women’s team is in Indore for Saturday’s crucial group-stage clash against South Africa that will determine the top spot on the points table as the tournament moves toward the semifinals.
Police said the Australian cricket team has filed a complaint and alleged that the two members faced inappropriate behaviour. Additional DCP Crime Branch, Rajesh Dandotiya, told the media that the accused has already been arrested and an FIR registered against him under sections 74 and 78 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita.
Their total will now be revised under the DLS method, with South Africa set as a target of 121 runs to win.
The Indian women’s team will look to put behind the setback of the three-wicket defeat to South Africa, and start afresh looking to improve on their top-order batting besides adding a sixth bowling option as they gear up for the marquee ICC Women’s World Cup clash against defending champions Australia at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
Navi Mumbai will host two group fixtures involving India (against New Zealand on October 23 and against Bangladesh on October 26), the Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh game (originally slotted for Colombo on October 20), the second semi-final (October 30) and potentially the final, on November 2, if Pakistan don't qualify.
