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Bollywood Celebrates Women's Cricket Triumph The Indian women's cricket team has received an outpouring of admiration from Bollywood and entertainment figures after their remarkable performance in the ODI World Cup, where they achieved a record chase against Australia. Jemimah Rodrigues played a pivotal role, scoring an unbeaten 127, leading India to a stunning victory at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, thereby ending Australia's impressive 15-match winning streak. Kareena Kapoor Khan expressed her excitement, stating, “Girls can do it all! With grit and determination,” while Alia Bhatt described the match as “unbelievable.” Rashmika Mandanna praised the team, saying, “What a team… What a fight!” Samantha Ruth Prabhu referred to the win as “iconic,” and Keerthy Suresh remarked, “What a win… This marks #HerStory.”

Rishab Shetty called it a “thrilling win,” while Manoj Bajpayee commended the team for their “pure heart, grit, and class.” Vikrant Massey hailed Jemimah’s performance as “one of the greatest batting displays in cricket,” and Varun Dhawan referred to her as “my hero.” Suniel Shetty applauded the team’s “fearless chase,” and Arjun Rampal characterized the victory as “a great moment for women’s cricket.”

Filmmaker SS Rajamouli congratulated the team for “chasing down the highest ever in women’s ODI history,” while Rajkummar Rao labeled it a “historic win.” Other celebrities, including Ayushmann Khurrana, Anil Kapoor, Sanya Malhotra, R Madhavan, Farhan Akhtar, Ali Fazal, Prithviraj Sukumaran, and Anurag Kashyap, also joined in the celebrations.

With Rodrigues and captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who scored 89, India successfully chased down Australia’s total of 338, finishing at 341/5 in just 48.3 overs. The team is now set to face South Africa in the final on Sunday, just one victory away from claiming the World Cup title.