Jemimah Rodrigues Shines as India Reach First-Ever Women's World Cup Final

On October 30, 2025, India's Women's World Cup campaign reached a historic milestone as they defeated Australia in the semi-final. The team successfully chased down a daunting target of 338 runs, the highest-ever run chase in the history of women's ODIs. At the heart of this remarkable victory was Jemimah Rodrigues, the young batter from Mumbai, who scored a spectacular 124 runs and was awarded the Player of the Match.

Rodrigues' confident and elegant innings anchored India's chase, making her only the second player in Women's World Cup history to score a century in a knockout match. She also became the first-ever cricketer to achieve this feat against Australia in the tournament's history. Following the win, cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar made a cheerful promise to Rodrigues, saying that if India goes on to lift the World Cup trophy, the two would perform a song together, with Rodrigues playing the guitar and Gavaskar lending his voice.

The duo had previously collaborated on a musical performance at the BCCI's Naman Awards in 2024, and Gavaskar expressed his eagerness to recreate that moment if India emerges victorious in the final against South Africa on November 2. For Rodrigues, music and cricket have always gone hand in hand, and this potential duet would be a fitting celebration of India's historic journey to the Women's World Cup final.