
World Cup 2025: The second semi-final of the Women’s World Cup 2025 between India and Australia has grabbed the entire cricket world’s attention.
Jemimah Rodrigues’ unbeaten century, added with Harmanpreet Kaur’s 89-run knock, guided their team to chase a daunting target of 339 runs in less than 50 overs.
India accomplished the run chase conveniently, scoring 341/5 in 48.3 overs. This was indeed the highest successful run chase ever by any team in the history of the women’s ODI World Cup.
Not just once or two, but multiple records were shattered with India securing a spot in the title clash against South Africa on Sunday (November 02).
Let’s take a look at those noteworthy records broken during the semi-final of the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 between India and Australia.
Third Instance of 300+ Target Chased in Women’s ODI Cricket
After Sri Lanka and Australia, it’s now India that has joined the list as the third team to have accomplished a 300+ target in women’s ODI matches:
| Target Required | Chased By | Opponent Team | Venue | Year |
| 339 | India Women | Australia Women | Mumbai | 2025 (Women’s World Cup Semi-Final) |
| 331 | Australia Women | India Women | Visakhapatnam | 2025 (Women’s World Cup) |
| 302 | Sri Lanka Women | South Africa Women | Potchefstroom | 2024 (3-Match ODI Series in South Africa) |
First Time 300+ Target Chased in Women’s World Cup Knockouts
Also, this was the first instance that a 300+ target was chased down by any team in the Women’s World Cup knockout. As a result, India surpassed New Zealand’s previous run chase record of 298 runs against South Africa in Auckland.
Second-Highest Aggregate in the History of Women’s ODI Cricket
The scores of Australia and India tallied upto 679, which is indeed the second-highest aggregate in the Women’s ODI cricket history:
| Aggregate | Team 1 Score | Team 2 Score | Winning Team and Winning Margin | Year | Venue |
| 781 | AUS-W: 412/10 (in 47.5 overs) | IND-W: 369/10 (in 47 overs) | Australia (Won by 43 Runs) | 2025 | Delhi |
| 679 | IND-W: 341/5 (in 48.3 overs) | AUS-W: 338/10 (in 49.5 overs) | India (Won by 5 Wickets) | 2025 Women’s World Cup | Navi Mumbai |
| 678 | ENG-W: 373/5 in 50 overs | SA-W: 305/9 in 50 overs | England (Won by 69 Runs) | 2017 Women’s World Cup | Bristol |
| 661 | IND-W: 330/10 (in 48.5 overs) | AUS-W: 331/7 in 49 overs | Australia (Won by 3 Wickets) | 2025 Women’s World Cup | Visakhapatnam |
| 651 | IND-W: 337/9 in 50 overs | SA-W: 314/7 in 50 overs | India (Won by 23 Runs) | 2025 | Colombo |
Longest Winning Streak in Women’s World Cup ft. Australia
Australia’s 5-wicket loss to India in the recently concluded semi-final ended their 15-match unbeaten streak in the women’s World Cup. Nevertheless, this remains their joint longest winning streak in the tournament’s history, and here are the detailed stats:
| Longest Winning Streak in Women’s World Cup | Team | Span |
| 15 | Australia | 2022 to 2025 |
| 15 | Australia | 1997 to 2000 |
| 12 | Australia | 1978 to 1982 |
| 11 | New Zealand | 1988 to 1993 |
| 10 | England | 1993 to 1997 |
Australia’s Record in Women’s World Cup Semi-Finals
Notably, Australia previously faced a defeat to India back in the Women’s World Cup 2017 semi-finals.
In other words, Australian women triumphed in 4 out of 6 matches in the WC semi-finals, including both their losses against India.
A Career Best and Maiden Century in the ODI World Cup
For the unversed, Jemimah Rodrigues scored her first-ever century in the Women’s World Cup. A stunning knock of 134-ball-127 runs, including 14 fours at a strike rate of 94.78, helped her conclude with her career best score in ODI cricket.
Youngest Cricketer to Record a Ton in a Women’s World Cup Knockout
Australian young opening batter Phoebe Litchfield bagged the headlines by creating a rare record of scoring a century in a women’s World Cup knockout match as the youngest player.
The 22-year-old amassed 119 runs out of 93 balls (including 17 fours and 3 sixes) at a strike rate of 127.96. She formed a 155-run partnership with Ellyse Perry that gave a solid start for her team to accumulate a 300+ total.
Highest Partnership vs Australia in Women’s ODI World Cup
A 167-run partnership between Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur turned out to be the highest run stand for any wicket against Australia in the women’s World Cup. This was indeed the third-highest partnership by the duo of batters in a knockout match of the ODI World Cup.
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Highest Partnership for India in the World Cup Knockout Matches (Both Men’s and Women’s Cricket)
Combining the stats of both men’s and women’s cricket, Rodrigues and Harmanpreet created history by recording a 167-run partnership in the history of World Cup knockout matches.
The duo of right-handed batters outbeat their male counterparts’ record of 163 runs partnership between Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer back in the 2023 World Cup, and here are the detailed stats:
| Partnership (for any wicket) | Batting Pair | Tournament |
| 167 | Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur | Women’s World Cup 2025 |
| 163 | Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer | Men’s World Cup 2023 |
| 137 | Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma | Women’s World Cup 2017 |
| 122 | Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina | Men’s World Cup 2015 |
| 119 | MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja | Men’s World Cup 2019 |



