"Psalm 30:5 Weeping endures for a night, but joy comes in the morning. That was one of the pieces of scripture Jemimah Rodrigues was reciting to herself as, battling exhaustion, she shepherded her team towards a stunning win against Australia, the reigning champions, in Thursday's World Cup semi-final. India have wept plenty over the years. They lost to Australia in the 2005 World Cup final, felled by a Karen Rolton hundred."
"It has taken years of weary grind against institutionalised cricketing misogyny for India's women to reach a point where 35,000 fans will fill a stadium to watch them play in a semi-final. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was the last major national board to offer its women's team professional contracts, and stalled for years before introducing a Women's Premier League in 2023."
"At last, at the end of Sunday's final, a new nation will have their name inscribed on the trophy, come what may. India are getting a third bite of the cherry, this time against South Africa, though we will have to wait and see whether Monday morning brings them the joy promised in the psalm. Any success India had on the field came in spite of, not because of, men in high places."
Jemimah Rodrigues recited Psalm 30:5 as she battled exhaustion guiding India to a semi-final win over Australia. India previously lost the 2005 World Cup final to Australia and experienced the 2017 Lord's run-chase collapse against England. No team other than Australia or England has won the Women's World Cup since December 2000. India reached the final to face South Africa, offering a chance for a new nation to lift the trophy. Rodrigues's fatigue symbolises decades of struggle by Indian women cricketers against institutionalised misogyny. The BCCI was the last major board to offer women's professional contracts and only launched a Women's Premier League in 2023.
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