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Kareena Kapoor, Rishab Shetty & others congratulate the girls as team India heads to World Cup Final

Updated on: 31 October,2025 05:45 PM IST  |  Mumbai
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Bollywood celebrities including Kareena Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee, and Arjun Rampal celebrated India’s women’s cricket team’s historic win against Australia, praising Jemimah Rodrigues’ century and the team’s fearless spirit

Kareena Kapoor, Rishab Shetty & others congratulate the girls as team India heads to World Cup Final

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Thursday night saw India celebrate as the country's women's cricket team defeated Australia in the World Cup Semi-final, making a space for themselves in the finals. Following India's historic win against Australia, several big names from the film industry lauded Harmanpreet Kaur and her team. 

Celebrities laud team India's win


Kareena Kapoor shared on social media, "And like I said, girls can do it all. With grit and determination... Well done, Team India... on the finals, my girls (sic)." Uploading a photo of Jemimah Rodrigues, Kareena added "Take a bow, fantabulous Jemimah jemimahrodrigues (star and red heart emojis)."



Manoj Bajpayee shared "Kamaal kar diya! (fire emoji) Into the finals! Pure heart, grit and class from our women in blue. Chasing 339, the highest in women’s ODI history. A moment that lifts the game and pushes women’s cricket forward in a big way."

"Hats off to the entire team, and especially jemimahrodrigues for that calm century under pressure. Well led by captain imharmanpreet_kaur, with solid support from richa9105, officialdeeptisharma & amanojotkaur in key moments. Proud of team India. Wishing them the best of luck for the finals! (blue heart emoji)," the 'The Family Man' actor added.

Varun Dhawan also penned on his Instagram Stories, "My hero."

Kantara: Chapter 1 actor Rishab Shetty tweeted, "What a moment for India! Our women’s team @BCCIWomen storms into the ICC #WomensWorldCup2025 Final with a thrilling win over Australia! A stunning display of determination, unity, and brilliance on the field. Take a bow, @JemiRodrigues, that century was pure class!"

Suniel Shetty added, “339 ... Against Australia !!! That was a biigg total to chase. But the belief was bigger. Jemimah’s unbeaten ton and India’s fearless chase - pure magic! Team India into the finals, with fire and belief.”

Arjun Rampal's post read, "Not every day you witness a chase like this. What a great moment for Women’s cricket. What emotion. What an epic. Salute our girls. You are champions already. Take a bow #jemimahrodrigues. Prayers for the finals has already begun more than a billion hearts you girls have won. #jemimahrodrigues #iccwomensworldcup2025."

India's women's team marches into the finals

After registering its win against Australia on Thursday, October 30, the Indian women's team is all set to clash with South Africa in the final on Sunday, November 2, 2025.

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