Jemimah Rodrigues’ emotional breakdown after World Cup semi-final win:Harmanpreet Kaur tears up in dugout; Australia drop Jemi two times; Ind vs Aus moments

It was an emotional night for the Indian team last night as Women in Blue chased down the biggest total in the ODI World Cup history, that too, against a seasoned team like Australia. The visitors did have their share of faults, but match-winner Jemimah Rodrigues’ emotional breakdown was the highlight of the moments. After defeating Australia in the Women’s ODI World Cup semi-final, Jemimah Rodrigues started crying with folded hands. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, sitting in the pavilion, also could not hold back her tears as India steered close to chasing the total. India defeated Australia by 5 wickets with Amanjot Kaur’s four. Jemimah scored an unbeaten 127 runs. Top moments: IND-W vs AUS-W semi-final match 1. Jemimah’s breakdown after winning Jemimah Rodrigues started crying after winning the match. She pointed towards the dressing room with folded hands. Notably, the star player displayed an unbeaten innings of 127 runs. She dedicated her century to her parents, who came to watch the match. 2. Harmanpreet also tears up in the dugout Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur got all teary-eyed in the pavilion itself. After winning the match, Harmanpreet hugged vice-captain Smriti Mandhana. India captain played a crucial innings of 89 runs in the match and also added 167 runs with Jemimah. 3. Harmanpreet Kaur drops Alyssa Healy early In the third over, Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur dropped Alyssa Healy’s catch. The Aussie captain played a shot straight on the second ball of Renuka Thakur’s over. Harmanpreet tried to take the catch running at mid-off, but the ball slipped from her hands. However, three overs later, Alyssa Healy was bowled by Kranti Goud. Fortunately, Healy got out after scoring five runs. 4. Ellyse Perry survives an out decision by taking a review On the first ball of the 7th over, Ellyse Perry saved herself from being LBW by taking a review. The ball from Renuka Thakur’s over hit her pads. On appeal, the field umpire also gave her out. In such a situation, Perry demanded a review. The replay showed that the ball was going outside the leg stump. 5. Phoebe Litchfield slams century in style Phoebe Litchfield completed her century on the first ball of the 24th over. She scored her third ODI career century. The Aussie batter hit the ball to the fence on Sri Charani’s delivery and completed her century. She scored her first century in the ODI World Cup. 6. Litchfield’s innovative six with a reverse sweep! On the third ball of the 27th over, Phoebe Litchfield hit a six with a reverse sweep shot. On the third ball of Deepti Sharma’s over, Litchfield knelt down and hit the ball 78 meters over extra cover. 7. Smriti Mandhana out on review In the 10th over, Smriti Mandhana was out due to a review. Kim Garth bowled the second ball of the over on the leg side. Smriti played a shot but missed. Wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy appealed after taking the catch, but the field umpire denied it. Australia took the review. Smriti told her teammate Jemimah that the ball did not hit the bat, but a small spike was seen in UltraEdge. Smriti was not convinced. Square-leg umpire Lauren Agenbag also looked surprised at how the spike appeared. Here, the third umpire gave her out. Smriti was out after scoring 24 runs. 8. Aussie skipper drops India match-winner’s crucial catch at 82! In the 33rd over, India’s Jemimah Rodrigues got a lifeline. Alana King bowled the third ball of the over, a flighted delivery on a good length. Jemimah played a sweep shot, but the ball went high in the air. Wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy came under the ball, but couldn’t hold the catch. At the time of the drop, Jemimah was on a score of 82 runs and by the end of the match, she stayed unbeaten completing the chase. 9. Jemimah gets a second lifeline, Tahlia drops the catch In the 44th over, Jemimah Rodrigues got a second save. The Indian batter played a shot towards long-off off Annabel Sutherland’s ball. Tahlia McGrath went to take the catch here, but the ball slipped out of her hand. Jemimah was batting on 107 runs at the juncture. These two drops of Jemimah could turn the table for the Aussie women’s team. 10. India secures historic win with Amanjot’s boundary On the third ball of the 49th over, Amanjot Kaur hit a boundary to take India to the final. Sophie Molineux bowled a ball outside off-stump. Amanjot played a cut shot on it, sending it for a boundary and securing the win for India. 11. Kareena Kapoor featured in the ODI World Cup semi for UNICEF promotion Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan arrived on the field on behalf of UNICEF before the match. She has been made UNICEF’s National Brand Ambassador. Kareena also did a photoshoot with the Indian women’s team. 12. Both teams mourn the loss of 17-year-old Aussie cricketer In Melbourne, Australia, 17-year-old club cricketer Ben Austin died on Thursday morning after being hit by a ball. Ben was practising batting in the club nets in front of an automatic bowling machine. He was wearing a helmet, but the ball hit him on the back of his head and neck. After the accident, he was immediately taken to the hospital in critical condition, where he died. To pay tribute to Ben Austin, the Australian and Indian teams came out wearing black armbands.