India’s stunning chase of 339 against Australia in the semi-final of the 2025 ICC Women’s World Cup in Navi Mumbai has rewritten the history books. Jemimah Rodrigues led the charge with a majestic unbeaten 127 to guide India to their third World Cup final in style.
It was a record-breaking match that ended Australia’s incredible 15-match winning streak in the World Cups, the longest in the tournament’s history.
Record-breaking chase
India’s target of 339 runs was the highest ever successful run in Women’s ODI history, surpassing Australia’s own 331 earlier this month. It also became the first time that a team, men or women, chased 300-plus in a World Cup knockout match. The previous record was 298 by New Zealand against South Africa in the 2015 men’s semi-final.
Before that, India’s best World Cup chase was 193 against Pakistan in 2013, showing how monumental this win really was.
Highest targets successfully achieved in Women’s ODIs
| Goal | Team | Opposition | Surplus taken | Location, year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 339 | IND-W | UIT-W | 48.3 | Mumbai DYP, 2025 |
| 331 | UIT-W | IND-W | 49 | Visakhapatnam, 2025 |
| 302 | SL-W | SW | 44.3 | Potchefstroom, 2024 |
| 289 | UIT-W | NZ-W | 46.4 | North Sydney, 2012 |
| 283 | UIT-W | IND-W | 46.3 | Mumbai W.S., 2023 |
Brilliance and historic partnerships
Jemimah Rodrigues’ unbeaten 127 was the highest ever score by an Indian woman in an ODI chase. Her stand of 167 runs with captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who scored 89, was the highest partnership against Australia in a Women’s World Cup match.
The match produced a total of 679 runs, the second-highest total ever in a Women’s ODI, just behind the 781-run spectacle between India and Australia in Delhi earlier this year.
Highest aggregates in Women’s ODIs
| Match aggregate | Fixture | Year | Location, year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 781 runs | IND-W vs. AUS-W | 2025 | Delhi |
| 679 runs | IND-W vs. AUS-W | 2025 (WC) | Mumbai DYP |
| 678 runs | ENG-W vs. SA-W | 2017 (World Cup) | Bristol |
| 661 runs | IND-W vs. AUS-W | 2025 (WC) | Visakhapatnam |
| 651 runs | IND-W versus SA-W | 2025 | Colombo RPS |
Milestones everywhere
The match featured 14 sixes, more than any Women’s World Cup match in history, highlighting how power hitting has transformed the women’s game.
For Australia, Phoebe Litchfield made her mark with a century in just 22 years and 195 days, becoming the youngest ever to score a hundred in a World Cup knockout. The Aussies also set a record earlier in the tournament with six individual centuries, the most by any team in a single Women’s World Cup.
As India prepare for their third World Cup final after 2005 and 2017, this record-breaking night in Navi Mumbai will go down in history as the moment that redefined what is possible in women’s cricket.
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