It was a night filled with records, redemption, and overwhelming emotion at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Jemimah Rodrigues’ remarkable unbeaten 127 off 134 balls propelled India to a historic five-wicket victory over Australia in the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup semifinal — making history with the highest successful chase in women’s ODI history.

India’s chase of 339 — led by a 167-run partnership between Rodrigues and captain Harmanpreet Kaur (89 off 88) — marked not only the first 300-plus chase in any ODI World Cup knockout, whether men’s or women’s, but also the end of Australia’s 15-match World Cup winning streak, which was halted by the same team that defeated them in the 2017 semifinal.

As Amanjot Kaur hit the winning boundary, the Indian dugout erupted in a mix of tears and c

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