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‘Proud of our women in blue’: Sehwag, Pant, De Villiers hail India’s epic run chase to reach final

IANS | October 31, 2025 10:36 AM

NEW DELHI: Former India opener Virender Sehwag praised the Indian women’s team for their fearless performance after they stunned defending champions Australia to storm into the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup final with a record chase at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.

Jemimah Rodrigues struck a majestic century and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur blasted a run-a-ball 89 as India aced a stiff chase to dethrone Australia with a five-wicket win, setting up a summit clash with South Africa. Chasing a mammoth 339, India reached 341 for 5 in 48.3 overs — scripting the highest successful chase ever in a Women’s World Cup knockout match.

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