Vendors outside Dr DY Patil Stadium will be sure to stock up on Indian cricket team jersey No. 5, bearing Jemimah Rodrigues’s name, to meet the demand, which is bound to soar following her stellar performance at Thursday’s India-Australia ICC 2025 World Cup semi-final. Jemimah, the mulgi from Bhandup who lived up to the Marathi adage ‘moorti lahaan pan keerti mahaan’, was the favourite player of the day.

What a fabulous end to the electric evening! If the colossal energy at the stadium on Thursday evening was harvested, I am sure it could power all of Navi Mumbai for a week. The Aussie girls had put up a formidable total to defend the Indian side, which had its fumbling moments in the tournament. Girls from both sides charged the audience on their toes right up to the winning shot hit by Amanjot Kaur.