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India beat Australia in ICC Women's World Cup 2025 semifinal: Virat Kohli hailed the Indian women's cricket team after their remarkable win over Australia in the semifinal of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 in Navi Mumbai on Thursday. India defeated Australia by 5 wickets to reach the final of the tournament.

Virat gave a massive shoutout to Jemimah Rodrigues for manufacturing India's iconic run chase on the back of a memorable effort. Jemimah smashed her third ODI century and went on to play a memorable knock of 127 runs in 134 balls on the back of 14 boundaries as India pulled off the highest successful run chase in women's ODI history.

India chased down the 339-run target in 48.3 overs. They will now face South Africa in the final, which is scheduled to be played at DY Sports Academy on Sunday.

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"What a victory by our team over a mighty opponent like Australia. A great chase by the girls and a standout performance by Jemimah in a big game. A true display of resilience, belief, and passion. Well done, Team India," Kohli wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

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India will be making their third appearance in the World Cup final. Their last appearance in the summit clash ended up being a massive heartbreak as they missed out on the title after a defeat against England.

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India's Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill also heaped massive praise on the Women in Blue for their historic effort to outclass the defending champions, Australia. "Absolute grit, and terrific efforts by the Women in Blue. What a win! An innings to remember from Jemimah Rodrigues," Gill wrote on X.

"It ain’t over till it’s over! What a performance, girls," the Indian men's team's head coach Gautam Gambhir said.

Talking about Kohli, he recently made his return to international cricket during the three-match ODI series against Australia. Having already retired from Test and T20Is, Kohli faced a huge challenge of not scoring a single run in the first two matches before playing a match-winning knock of 74 runs in the final ODI in Sydney. 

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