India faces Australia in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 semi-final. Can the Women in Blue pull off a historic upset against the dominant Aussies?
India will face Australia in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 semi-finals, setting up yet another high-stakes encounter between two of the sport’s biggest adversaries.
Australia, the first team to reach the semifinals in this season, has dominated the event. Team India, meanwhile, advanced to the knockout stage after a slightly uneven run, but will be hoping to regain their finest form when it counts the most.
Alyssa Healy won their group-stage encounter earlier in the competition, hitting 142 runs off only 107 balls to earn Player of the encounter honors. Her stunning batting demonstrated Australia’s capacity to perform under duress, which has characterized their World Cup legacy.
Australia has typically dominated this competition.
India against Australia: Head-to-Head in Women’s ODIs
Matches played: 60.
Australia wins: 49.
India wins: 11
Few teams dominate international cricket like Australia’s women’s squad. The nation has made a record nine appearances in the ODI World Cup final, winning seven times and losing twice.
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Their unrivaled consistency on the big stage makes them the clear favourites coming into yet another semi-final.
Australia’s capacity to flourish under duress, particularly in knockout matches, has always been their greatest strength.
However, India has the advantage of home conditions this time, which could tip the balance. If the Women in Blue can bring their A-game to the semi-finals, they could pull off one of the most shocking upsets in recent memory.
India’s Memorable Win Over Australia in 2017 Semi-Final
The Indian women’s cricket team has twice reached the ODI World Cup final, but the elusive championship is still out of grasp. Their first final participation came in 2005, when they defeated New Zealand in the semi-finals before losing to Australia in the title match.
However, India avenged themselves in 2017, when they surprised Australia in the semi-finals.
Harmanpreet Kaur played one of the finest innings in World Cup history, with an unbroken 171 runs, while Deepti Sharma took three crucial wickets.