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Women's WC updates: India thump Aus, storm into final!

Thu, 30 October 2025

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22:51

Jemimah, Kaur star for the hosts

India 341-5 (48.3 ovs) vs Aus 338 | Scorecard

Molineux continues and Amanjot Kaur picks up a boundary off the first delivery!

She follows it up with couple before finishing the game with another cracking boundary. India chase down the mammoth total with nine balls to spare!

India will take on South Africa in the final on Sunday!

The Women in Blue have pulled off a heist in Navi Mumbai, chasing down a mammoth 338 with consummate ease, thanks to a crafty century by Jemimah Rodrigues (127 not out off 134 balls) and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's composed 89 off 88 balls.

Richa Ghosh (26 off 16) and Deepti Sharma (24 off 17) also made useful contributions as India ended Australia's 15-match unbeaten streak in ODI World Cups.

Remarkably, their last defeat also came at the hands of India, in the 2017 World Cup semifinal!

22:41

India need 8 off 12 balls

India 331-5 (48 ovs) vs Aus 338 | Scorecard

Sophie Molineux is back into the attack and Jemimah greets her with a boundary through deep backward point.

Three dots and two singles off the next five deliveries. Six runs come off it.

Sutherland is bowling out. Amanjot Kaur gets a couple off a low full toss through deep mid-wicket.

A wide follows.

A single through square of the wicket gets Jemimah back on strike.

Four! Jemimah shuffles across and flicks one the fine-leg boundary.

India now need 19 off 19!

A wide follows. The required run-rate has fallen below 6.

Four! Jemimah is in a hurry it seems! She cuts one through deep backward point for a boundary.

Two singles to end the over. 15 runs come off it.

22:33

India need 29 off 24 balls

India 310-5 (46 ovs) vs Aus 338 | Scorecard

Gardner continues and Jemimah drills the first delivery to mid-off for no run.

A quick single through mid-wicket follows.

Six! Rich goes down on one knee and smashes one into the stands for an 83-metre maximum.

A wide follows.

Four! Richa slog sweeps one through mid-wicket.

Two singles to end the over. 14 runs come off it. A game-changing over possibly!

The equation now is 34 off 30 balls.

Sutherland with her ninth over and Jemimah picks a single to get Richa back on strike.

Four more singles added to the total.

Out! Richa Ghosh departs, caught by Kim Garth!

She goes after a quickfire 26 off 16 with two boundaries and sixes each.

Five runs come off the over

Amanjot Kaur comes to the crease.

22:23

India need 48 off 36 balls

India 291-4 (44 ovs) vs Aus 338 | Scorecard

Gardner continues and Jemimah reverse sweeps the length delivery outside off to the gap between backward point and short third for four runs.

She then gets off the strike with a single to long-off.

Two dots and a wide follow.

Richa and Jemimah then rotate the strike with two singles. 8 runs come off the over.

India need 55 off 42 deliveries. The required rate has come down to 7.86.

Annabel Sutherland is back into the attack with her eighth over and she starts off with a dot.

A single to long-off follows as McGrath drops a simple chance off Jemimah.

A dot later, Richa Ghosh hits a boundary to third man.

A single to backward square leg follows. Another single to deep mid-wicket to end the over.

22:15

Jemimah hits 100; India on top

India 276-4 (42 ovs) vs Aus 338 | Scorecard

Schutt continues and Jemimah nudges the first delivery wide of deep backward square leg for a couple.

Two singles off the next two deliveries.

Jemimah then completes her maiden World Cup century with a single. It came off 115 deliveries with 10 hits to the fence.

A dot and a wide follow.

Six! Richa Ghosh flexes her muscles and smokes one straight down the ground for a maximum.

12 runs come off the over.

India need 63 off the last 8 overs.

22:10

Deepti departs; India 4 down

India 264-4 (41 ovs) vs Aus 338 | Scorecard

Alana King continues and she starts off with a dot.

Jemimah then gets off the strike with single through long-off.

Two more singles follow. Just four runs come off the over.

Sutherland continues and Deepti goes deep and smashes it over the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary.

Follows it up with a single through deep square leg.

A dot later, Jemimah drives one to long-on and gets off the strike. She is into her 90s now.

A dot and single to end the 7-run over.

Alana King with her 9th over and Deepti comes down and lofts the tossed up delivery straight down the ground for a boundary.

She then sweeps one hard but Molinuex pulls off an excellent save. Deepti has to content with just a single.

Three more singles follow before Alana finishes her over with a dot. Eight runs come off it.

The required run-rate has gone past 8.

India need at least a boundary every over.

Megan Schutt is back into the attack. Jemima picks a single through deep extra cover and gets off the strike.

Two singles followed by a wide and a single as Healy fails to collect one cleanly.

No-ball called for height. And Deepti is on strike. Caught at long-off off the free hit. The batters cross over.

Two dots to end the 40th over. Eight runs come off it.

India need 82 off the last 10 overs.

Ashleigh Gardner is back into the attack. Deepti sweeps one to deep mid-wicket and gets Jemimah back on strike.

A single to deep mid-wicket takes Jemimah to 96.

Four! Deepti sweeps one to the deep square leg fence.

Out! Deepti departs, she runs herself out attempting a quick single!

She goes for 17-ball 24 with three boundaries.

Richa Ghosh is the new batter in.

A dot to end the over. Seven runs come off it.

21:48

Sutherland breaks the partnership

India 230-3 (36 ovs) vs Aus 338 | Scorecard

Sutherland continues and Harmanpreet misses the pull and the balls hits on her pads. Australia refuse to review.

Out! Harmanpreet goes, caught by Gardner. Short delivery outside off and she attempts a pull but ends up top-edging to deep mid-wicket where Gardner takes a brilliant catch diving foward.

The skipper departs after a well-made 89 off 88 balls with 10 fours and two sixes.

Deepti Sharma is the new batter in. She gets off the mark straightway with a single through sweeper cover.

Three more dots to end the over. Four runs come off it.

21:42

India need 113 off 90 balls

India 226-2 (35 ovs) vs Aus 338 | Scorecard

India have scored 73 off the last 10 overs and these two need to take the game deep.

Gardner continues and concedes two runs off the first four deliveries before Harmanpreet cuts loose and heave one over the mid-wicket boundary for a 82m maximum.

A single through long-on to end the over. Nine runs come off the over.

India need 141 runs from the remaining 19 overs at 7.42 runs per over.

The 139-run partnership between Harmanpreet and Jemimah is the highest for India for any wicket in a World Cup knockout match.

Annabel Sutherland is back into the attack. Harmanpreet gets off the strike with a single through third man.

Two more singles take the total past 200. Three dots to end the over. Just three come off it.

Alana King is back into the attack and Harmanpreet greets her with a boundary through long-off. Excellent timing!

She follows it up with a single through mid-wicket.

Jemimah attempts a slog sweep but the ball takes a top edge and goes up in the air. Healy covers the ground but spills a simple chance!

Four! Harmanpreet goes on the back foot to cut but gets a thick under-edge as the balls runs away to the fine leg boundary.

A single and a dot to end the over. 11 runs come off it.

Sutherland continues and Harmanpreets works the first delivery to deep square leg for a single.

A dot and a single later, Harmanpreet ploughs one past the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. She has moved into her 80s.

Two dots to end the over. 6 runs come off it.

Alana King continues and Jemimah lofts one wide of extra-cover and brings Harmanpreet back on strike.

Another single through long-off follows.

Australia review for LBW and they have lost it as the ball tracking show it was well over the wickets. A single (leg byes) through gully is given.

Four! Harmanpreet smashes one through long-on and takes a single through deep mid-wicket to keep the strike.

21:19

Harmanpreet brings up her fifty

India 189-2 (30 ovs) vs Aus 338 | Scorecard

Kim Garth with her seventh over and she starts off with a wide down the leg side.

Harmanpreet then gets a single with a punch through backward point.

She follows it up with a couple through fine leg.

Jemimah then picks up a single through point.

Four leg byes follow as Harmanpreet attempts a flick but misses. The ball hits her pads and flies away to the boundary.

She then flicks the next delivery over mid-wicket four a boundary to bring the 100-run partnership.

A single through cover to end the over. 14 runs come off it.

Australia were 162-1 at the same point. India are one run ahead but have lost an extra wicket.

Gardner continues and starts off with four dot balls. Harmanpreet and Jemimah then get two singles off the final two deliveries. Just two come off it.

Required run-rate has gone up to 7.57.

Tahlia McGrath comes into the attack. She starts off with a dot before Jemimah flicks one to deep backward square leg for a single.

Harmanpreet then goes down on her knees and paddles one to fine-leg for a single.

A couple through deep backward square leg follows.

Four! Jemimah leans forward and lofts one over the extra-cover fielder for a boundary.

A single to long-on ends the over. Nine runs come off it.

India now need 165 off 22 overs.

Gardner continues and Jemimah and Harmanpreet pick three singles off the first three deliveries.

Another singles through deep mid-wicket gets Harmanpreet to her fifty. An excellent innings by the skipper in the crunch match.

A dot and a single to end the over. Five runs come off it.

McGrath continues and Jemimah picks up a single off the first delivery through deep mid-wicket.

A dot later, Harmanpreet hits a lofts one over extra-cover for a maximum.

Three singles to end the 10-run over.

20:59

Jemimah hits 50; India in control

India 149-2 (25 ovs) vs Aus 338 | Scorecard

Alana King continues and Jemimah drives one straight to the point fielder.

Four! Jemimah notches up her second World Cup half-century with a sweep through deep mid-wicket.

She then miscues a lofted drive but gets a single. Excellent diving effort by Litchfield at extra cover but the ball falls short.

Three more singles to end the over. 8 runs come off it.

Molineux continues and stars off with two dots before Harmanpreet gets a couple thanks to an overthrow.

Four! Harmanpreet goes back and cuts the shortish delivery through wide of backward point for a boundary.

A dot and a wide follow.

A single through sweeper cover to end the over. 8 runs come off it.

India need 207 runs off 28 overs. The required run-rate is 7.39.

Alana King continues and Harmanpreet comes down the track and gets a boundary off the first ball through mid-wicket.

A dot later, she pushes one to covers and gets off the strike with a quick single.

A dot followed by a single through gully.

Another dot to end the six-run over.

Kim Garth is back into the attack and Jemimah cuts the length delivery through backward point for a boundary.

Follows it up with a single through sweeper cover.

Two dots later, Harmanpreet gets a single through sweeper cover off a slower delivery.

Another single to end the over. Seven runs come off it.

Ashleigh Gardner is back into the attack and bowls a dot ball before Jemimah flicks the next to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Four singles follow as Jemimah and Harmanpreet keep rotating the strike.

A dot to end the four-run over.

20:39

Jemimah, Kaur revive India

India 116-2 (20 ovs) vs Aus 338 | Scorecard

Sutherland continues. On a length on off stump, and Jemimah pushes it towards point. No run on offer.

She then paddles one on the bounce and gets a single through fine leg.

A dot later, Harmanpreet punches the fullish delivery through mid-on for a boundary.

A dot follows. A single through sweeper cover to end the over. 6 runs come off it.

Alana King continues and Harmanpreet drives the first delivery to sweeper cover for a single.

Jemimah then picks up a couple followed by a single through deep extra cover.

A dot later Harmanpreet gets a single by tapping one to the left of the bowler.

A dot to end the over. 5 runs come off it.

Sophie Molineux is back into the attack and she starts off with a wide down the leg. The ball beats the keeper and flies to the boundary. Five wides.

A dot later, Harmanpreet drives one to long-off and gets off the strike.

Two singles through sweeper cover and cover follow.

Two dots to end the 8-run over.

Alana King continues and Harmanpreet greets her with flick through the vacant mid-wicket area for a boundary. The four brings up the 50-run partnership.

No runs come off the next five deliveries as King gives no room for Harmanpreet to free her arms.

Molineux with her fourth over and Jemimah plays out three dots off the first three deliveries before slashing one through point for a boundary.

A quick single through extra-cover follows.

A dot to end the over. Five runs come off it.

20:22

Jemimah, Kaur build a partnership

India 88-2 (15 ovs) vs Aus 338 | Scorecard

Sophie Molineux comes into the attack. Harmanpreet gets off the strike with a single through square of the wicket.

After three dots, Jemimah steers one through square of the wicket for a boundary.

A single through square leg follows. Six runs come off the over.

The required run-rate has gone up to 7.

Annabel Sutherland comes into the attack and Jemimah greets her with a boundary through deep square leg. She follows it up with a single through the off-side.

A slip in place for Harmanpreet. She gets off the strike with a single through deep extra cover.

A single through square of the wicket follows.

Two dots to end the over. Seven runs come off it.

Molineux continues and Jemimah drive one down to deep extra-cover for a single.

Five dot balls follow as Harmanpreet struggles for find gaps. A tidy single-run over from Molineux.

Sutherland continues and Jemimah goes down and cuts the shortish delivery through backward pint for a boundary.

A single through deep cover follows.

Two dots later, Harmanpreet leans forward and drives one through covers for a boundary.

A dot to end the over. Nine runs come off it.

Alana King comes into the attack. Jemimah attempts a paddle sweep but ball goes straight to the fielder at short fine leg.

A single through cover point follows.

Harmanpreet then paddles sweeps one to long leg and gets a couple.

Two singles off the next two deliveries.

A stumping chance goes begging as Harmanpreet steps out and attempts a flick but the ball hits her pads and rolls down to the keeper. Healy fails to pick it up cleanly as Harmanpreet gets back in time.

Five runs come off the over.

20:00

Both openers back in the hut

India 60-2 (10 ovs) vs Aus 338 | Scorecard

Kim Garth continues and Jemimah plays the first two deliveries defensively.

Four! Jemimah moves across the stumps and scoops it over the fine leg for a boundary.

Two dots and a quick single through mid-off to end the over. 5 runs come off it.

Ashleigh Gardner comes into the attack and after a dot, Jemimah skips down the track and pulls off a spectacular cover drive for a boundary.

Two dots later, she picks up a couple with a punch through covers.

A dot to end the 6-run over.

Kim Garth to bowl the last over of the Powerplay.

Four! Smriti drives one through cover region for a boundary.

A wide down the leg follows and Australia review for caught behind. And it's out! Smriti goes. Big blow for India. Good review by Australia.

The UltraEdge shows there is a small spike as Healy takes a smart catch behind the stumps. Smriti is shaking her head in disbelief.

She goes after making a run-a-ball 24 with two fours and a six.

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur comes to the crease. After two dots, she opens her account with a single through square leg.

A dot to end the over. Five runs and wicket come off it.

19:47

Australia strike early

India 44-1 (7 ovs) vs Aus 338 | Scorecard

Megan Schutt continues and Smriti drives the first delivery to sweeper cover and picks up a single.

After two dots, Jemimah gets a couple through deep cover with a punch off the backfoot.

Two more dots to the over. Three runs come off it.

Kim Garth with her second over and Smriti is on strike. Short of a length delivery and Smriti leans forward and plays it defensively to the off-side.

Three dots later, Garth bowls a wide outside off.

Smriti then picks up a single through deep cover. Another dot to end the 2-run over.

Schutt continues and Smriti tries to paddle the first delivery but the ball beats the batter and keeper and flies to the boundary (4 byes).

Smriti then picks up a single through sweeper cover to get Jemimah back on strike.

Three dots later, Jemimah picks up a couple off the final delivery. 7 runs come off the over.

Kim Garth continues and Smriti smashes a maximum with a lofted drive over long-off. Stand and deliver!

She follows it up with a single through square of the wicket.

Four! Jemimah makes room and elegantly flicks one past mid-wicket for a boundary.

Three dots to end the over. 11 runs come off it.

Schutt continues and maintains a tight line. Smriti defends the first delivery to point.

Three more dots follow.

Four! Smriti open the bat face and cut it really late through backward point.

Once against she cuts firmly but Perry makes an excellent save but cannot stop the batter from picking a couple.

Six runs come off the over.

19:25

Shafali falls cheaply

India 15-1 (2 ovs) vs Aus 338 | Scorecard

The chase is on. India need 339 for a spot in the Women's World Cup final.

Smriti Mandhana and her new opening partner Shafali Verma are out in the middle.

Megan Schutt to open the bowling for the defending champions.

Shafali is on strike and she gets of the mark with a punch off the backfoot to cover for a single.

Smriti too opens her account by nudging one to deep cover.

Four! Shafali glances one fine for a boundary.

Two singles and a dot to end the over. Eight runs come off the first over.

Kim Garth to operate from the other end. Smriti guides the full delivery to deep point and gets off the strike.

Four! Shafali comes down and lofts one over cover for a boundary.

Out! Shafali is out LBW. Australia strike early. Shafali's return to international cricket is short-lived. She shuffles across the line but the nip-backer catches her plumb in front of the wicket.

She goes for 10 off 5 balls with two hits to the fence.

Jemimah Rodrigues comes to the crease and she gets off the mark with a flick to fine leg.

Smriti then picks up a single through sweeper cover. 7 runs come off the over.

18:58

Litchfield ton powers Australia to mammoth total

Aus 338 all out (49.5 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Deepti Sharma is back into the attack. Garth digs the yorker back to the bowler before picking up a single through mid-wicket.

Four! Gardner sits back and hammers one through deep backward square leg for a boundary.

A dot later, Gardner picks up a couple by flicking a low full toss to long on. She brings up her fifty off 42 balls.

A single through short fine to end the over. 8 runs come off it.

Radha Yadav continues and Gardner welcomes her with a massive six over the deep mid-wicket boundary.

Six more! Gardner once again comes down the track and hits a flat six over deep mid-wicket.

Out! Gardner runs herself out attempting a quick single. The ball goes off a thick inside-edge to backward square-leg and Kranti Gaud collects the ball neatly and throws to Richa Ghosh who does the rest.

Gardner goes after a making 63 off 45 balls with four boundaries sixes each.

Alana King comes to the crease, who after playing out two dot balls, gets off the mark with a boundary through extra-cover.

16 runs come off the penultimate over.

Deepti Sharma bowls the final over. Garth picks up a single off a yorker length delivery through covers.

India take a review for caught behind and that's given out. Alana King is out caught by Richa Ghosh.

She goes for four off four deliveries with one hit to the fence.

Sophie Molineux comes to the crease and she is out, castled! Yorker length delivery and Molineux shuffles across to sweep, but the ball goes under the bat and knocks down the leg-stump.

Deepti has two in two.

Megan Schutt is the next batter in. She gets off the mark with a quick single.

Australia have been bowled out!

Kim Garth departs, she is run out attempting a second run. Fine throw from Amanjot to Richa Ghosh sends her back.

She goes for a 17-ball 17.

Australia are all out for 338 in 49.5 overs.

The 155-run second wicket stand between Phoebe Litchfield and Ellyse Perry took Australia to a formidable total after the early loss of skipper Alyssa Healy.

18:32

Australia go past 300

Aus 311-6 (47 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Shree Charani is back into the attack. Gardner and Garth rotate strike by picking up three singles off the first three deliveries.

Two dots follow before Garth nudges one to long-on and gets a single off the final delivery. Four runs come off the over.

Deepti Sharma is back into the attack with her eighth over. Garth plays out dot off the first ball before picking a single through long-on.

Two singles and a dot follow. Gardener then pushes the length delivery to deep mid-wicket for a single. Four runs come off the over.

Australia's run-rate has come down to 6.44.

Shree Charani is bowling out. Gardner slogs the flatter delivery to deep backward square leg and gets a couple.

Six! Gardner comes down the track and heaves the shortish delivery over the deep mid-wicket boundary for a maximum.

Follows it up with a single through deep square leg.

Garth then comes down and drives one down the ground for a single.

A brace and a single to end the over. 13 runs come off it.

Amanjot Kaur is back into the attack. Gardner goes deep and attempts a cut, but misses it.

A single through deep extra-cover follows.

Garth then punches one to long-on and gets off the strike.

Four! Gardner makes room and flicks the full delivery through the fine leg boundary.

Down the leg and Gardner attempts another flick the ball hits on her pads. (One run, leg byes). 300 up for Australia.

A single through long-off to end the over. 8 runs come off it.

Radha Yadav with her seventh over and Garth works the first delivery to deep mid-wicket and gets a single.

Six! Gardner goes deep back into her crease and pulls it over deep mid-wicket boundary for a maximum.

Follows it up with a couple through the point region.

A dot and two singles to end the 47th over.

18:16

McGrath departs

Aus 271-6 (42 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Deepti Sharma is back into the attack and she starts off with a wide down the leg.

A dot later, Gardner flicks one to deep square leg for a single.

Two dots and a single follow before McGrath shuffles across and glances one fine to pick up a boundary.

Seven runs come off the over.

Amanjot Kaur is back into the attack. McGrath is on strike and Rich Ghosh is up to the stumps.

A single through sweeper cover off the first delivery.

Four! Gardner goes on the backfoot and punches the back of a length delivery through extra cover. Excellent timing!

Gardner then hits one straight to the fielder at extra-cover. No run on offer.

Out! McGrath runs herself out! Gardner hits one straight to the fielder at extra-cover and tries to take a quick single. Jemima's fine throw to Richa Ghosh catches McGrath short of her ground

She departs for 12 off 7 with two hits to the fence.

Kim Garth comes to the crease. Australia get five runs through an overthrow before Gardner gets a single off the final delivery. 11 runs come off the over.

18:06

Yadav gets rid of Perry

Aus 253-5 (40 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Renuka Singh continues and Perry punches the first ball to extra cover for a single.

A dot later, Gardner picks up a couple through sweeper cover.

Two single and a dot to end the five-run over.

India have fought back in the last five overs, picking up 2 wickets while giving away just 18 runs.

Shree Charani with her eighth over and Perry hits one straight to the fielder at cover point before getting off the strike with a single through long-on.

Charani then bowls four consecutive dot balls. Just a single off the over.

Australia have not hit a single boundary in the last five overs.

Kranti Gaud is back into the attack and Perry greets her with a boundary through backward point.

She follows it up with a single through third man.

Two dots later, Gardner comes down the track and slashes one to sweeper cover for a single.

Three runs through extra-cover as Amanjot lets the ball go past her. 9 runs come off the over.

Radha Yadav is back into the attack. Perry plays a dot ball before being bowled.

Length delivery on off and Perry goes on the back foot to cut late but misses as her off-stump is pegged back.

She departs after a fine 77 off 88 deliveries with six boundaries and two sixes. Australia lose their fifth.

Tahlia McGrath comes to the crease. She gets off the mark straightaway with a couple through sweeper cover.

Four! McGrath gets forward and smashes one straight to Harmanpreet at extra-cover but she fumbles and lets it go.

A dot later, McGrath hits another boundary, this time through square of the wicket.

10 runs come off the over.

17:51

Charani sends back Sutherland

Aus 228-4 (36 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Renuka Singh is back into the attack. Perry punches the short of a length delivery to long-on and gets a single.

A dot later, Sutherland and Perry pick up two singles each off the next four deliveries. Five runs come off the over.

Shree Charani with her seventh over and cuts one firmly to cover point where Shafali fumbles and allows the batter to take a quick single.

A dot later, Sutherland punches one down to mid-wicket and gets a single.

Perry then gets a single through deep mid-wicket.

Out! Sutherland departs, caught and bowled. Tossed up delivery on off and middle and Sutherland leans forward to drive it but the ball goes straight back to the bowler.

She fall cheaply for 3 off five balls.

Ashleigh Gardner comes to the crease and plays out a dot ball. Just three runs come off the over.

17:40

Shree Charani strikes

Aus 220-3 (34 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Shree Charani is back into the attack. Mooney and Perry keep the score-board ticking with five singles off the first five deliveries.

Out! Charani strikes and Mooney departs, caught by Jemima Rodrigues. Mooney dances down and tries to go inside-out over extra-cover, but ends up holing out to Jemima at extra-cover.

She departs after making 24 off 22 deliveries with three hits to the fence.

Five runs come off the over.

Annabel Sutherland joins Perry in the middle.

17:35

Aus 2 down; Perry hits fifty

Aus 215-2 (33 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Radha Yadav is back into the attack. Starts off with a full delivery down the leg and Mooney sweeps it away to the fine leg fence. Four runs.

She the gets off the strike by dragging the sweep to left of fine leg.

Perry then drives the full delivery to long-on and gets a single.

India review for LBW and lose it. The impact was outside leg stump.

Mooney punches one confidently to long-on and gets a single.

A dot to end the seven-run over.

Amanjot Kaur continues and Mooney goes deep and cuts firmly through square of the wicket for a single.

Two dots later, Perry taps one to backward square leg and gets off the strike.

Mooney then punches one to deep cover and picks up a single.

A brace through deep backward square leg to end the over. Five runs come off it.

Perry is just one run short of her fifty.

Radha Yadav continues and Mooney taps the first delivery back to the bowler before clipping a full toss to mid-wicket for a single.

Two dots later, Perry brings up her fifty with a single through long-on. Her half-century came off 66 deliveries with five fours and a six.

A single through wide of long-on to end the over. 3 runs come off it.

Amanjot Kaur with her sixth over and Mooney goes on the backfoot and pushes it back to the bowler.

Four! Good length delivery and Mooney stays deep and pulls it wide of mid-wicket for a boundary.

She follows it up with a punch through square of the wicket for a single.

Six! Perry is upping the ante. She shimmies down and hits one straight down the ground for a maximum.

Two dots to end the over. 11 runs come off it.

Australia's run-rate is currently hovering around 6.50. India will be chasing a big total unless they pick up some quick wickets.

Deepti Sharma is back into the attack. She starts off with a dot before Mooney lofts one to long-off for a single.

Perry then gets a single through deep backward square leg.

A single through long-on follows.

Mooney then hits the final delivery of the over through deep mid-wicket for a boundary. 8 runs come off the over.

17:15

Amanjot breaks the partnership

Aus 181-2 (28 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Amanjot Kaur is back into the attack. Perry taps the first delivery back to the bowler and then cuts the next ball to sweeper cover for a single.

Dropped! Litchfield shuffles and throws her hands at a full delivery angling away. The ball takes a thin edge and but Rich Ghosh fails to hang on to it. Tough chance, indeed.

A dot and two singles to end the over. 3 runs come off it.

Deepti Sharma is back into the attack and Perry flicks the full delivery to mid-wicket and scampers for a single.

Six! Litchfield steps down and punches the tossed up delivery downtown for a maximum.

Six more! Deepti switches to round the wicket but Litchfield goes down on her knees and reverse sweeps it over deep cover for another maximum.

She follows it up with a single through long-on.

Two more singles to end the over. 16 runs come off it.

Amanjot Kaur continues and she strikes straightaway! Litchfield is out, bowled by Kaur. Litchfield comes down the crease and tries a lap sweep but fails to connect. The ball grips a bit and hits the top of her middle stump.

Litchfield departs after a stroke-filled 119 off 93 balls studded with 17 boundaries and three sixes.

Beth Mooney comes to the crease. After playing out two dots, she gets off the mark with a single through sweeper cover.

A dot to end the successful over. 3 runs come off it.

17:01

Litchfield hits 100; Aus on top

Aus 159-1 (25 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Deepti Sharma is back into the attack. Perry flicks the first delivery through mid-wicket and gets a single.

A wide way outside off follows and Litchfield leaves it alone.

Four! Litchfield reverse sweeps the fullish delivery outside and ends up top-edging it through backward point.

Follows it up with a single through sweeper cover.

Two more singles follows before Deepti bowls a dot to end her over. Nine come off it.

Litchfield moves to 89 off 69 balls, her highest score in World Cups.

Amanjot Kaur is back into the attack and Litchfield greets her with a boundary through third man.

A dot later, she gets off the strike with a single through square of the wicket.

Perry then plays the next three deliveries defensively. Five runs come off the over.

Australia's scoring rate has soared to 6.77.

Radha Yadav is back into the attack. Litchfield steps out and drives the first delivery straight to the cover fielder. She then gets off the strike with a single through long on. 150 up for Australia.

Perry then drives one to long-on and gets a single.

A dot later, Litchfield picks up a single through deep backward square.

A dot to end the three-run over.

Shree Charani is back into the attack. Litchfield smashes the first delivery to the long-on fence and brings up her maiden World Cup hundred! It came off 78 deliveries studded with 18 fours and a six.

A dot later, Litchfield gets off the strike with a single through short third man.

Perry then sees off the next three deliveries. Five runs come off Shree Charani's fifth over.

Radha Yadav continues and starts off with three dot balls before Litchfield punches one to long-off for a single.

Perry then picks up a single through long-off and brings Litchfield back on strike.

A dot to end the tidy 2-run over from Radha Yadav.

16:39

Litchfield, Perry lift Australia

Aus 135-1 (20 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Shree Charani continues and Litchfield reverse sweeps the first delivery straight to the fielder at backward point.

She then cuts one square of the wicket and gets off the strike.

A dot later, Perry taps one to deep extra cover and picks up a single.

Six! Litchfield goes inside out and lofts one over the extra cover fence for a maximum.

A dot to end the over. 8 runs come off it.

Deepti Sharma continues and after two dots, Perry glances one to fine leg boundary for a four. Easy pickings.

A dot and two singles come off the next three deliveries. 6 off the over.

Shree Charani with a fresh over and Litchfield knocks the first three balls defensively.

A reverse-swept single through deep backward point off a full delivery gets her off the strike.

A dot and and single to end the over. Just two runs come off it.

Litchfield has moved to 64 off 57 deliveries.

Amanjot Kaur comes into the attack and Perry toe-ends the drive to mid-on for no run.

Richa Ghosh is upto the stumps now. Another dot later, Perry gets off the strike with a single through backward point.

Four! Litchfield shuffles and guides the length delivery to fine leg boundary.

A single through long-on ends the over. 6 runs come off it.

Radha Yadav comes into the attack. Starts of with a short delivery and Litchfield punches it straight to Smriti Mandhana at mid-on.

Four! Litchfield comes down and lofts it over the infield for a boundary.

Four more, this time through sweeper cover.

Litchfield follows it up with a couple through short fine.

A dot later, she smashes one to long-off boundary. 14 runs come off Yadav's first over.

16:19

Litchfield brings up 9th ODI fifty

Aus 99-1 (15 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Renuka Singh with her sixth over and Litchfield knocks the short of a length delivery to deep mid-wicket and picks up a couple.

A dot later, Litchfield lofts one over cover and gets a boundary.

Two dots and a single to end the over. 11 runs come off it.

Shree Charani comes into the attack and beats Litchfield on the outside edge.

Two dots later, Litchfield carves one to sweeper cover and gets off the strike.

Perry then punches a flatter delivery outside off stump to backward point. No run on offer.

Another dot to end the over. Just a single come off it. Excellent start by Shree Charani.

Deepti Sharma comes into the attack. Litchfield punches the first delivery to cover and gets a single. She then defends the next one, a full delivery on off.

Another dot later, Litchfield dances down and pushes one to long-on for a single. She moves to 48.

Two dots to end the over. Just two runs come off it.

Shree Charani with her second over. Perry defends the first delivery before driving the next to long-on for a single.

Four! Litchfield comes down and lofts one over the infield to bring up her 9th ODI fifty.

Two singles, through mid-wicket and deep square leg, follow. Seven runs come off the over.

Deepti Sharma with a fresh over and Perry smacks her over the long-on for a six!

Follows it up with a single to long-on.

Litchfield then drags the slog to deep mid-wicket and gets a single.

A single through square of the wicket follows.

A dot to end the 10-run over.

16:02

Aus in control after Healy's wkt

Aus 72-1 (10 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Ellyse Perry comes to the crease. Kranti Gaud continues and Perry is beaten on the outside edge.

She then gets off the mark with a gentle push to point for a single.

A dot later, Litchfield defends one straight to Deepti Sharma at cover who attempts a direct hit at the non-strikers end the ball misses the wicket and files away to the boundary. Four runs.

Another four to end the over as Litchfield chips the full delivery over the infield for a boundary. Nine runs come off the over.

Renuka starts her new over and hits Perry on her pads. Appeal for LBW and the on-field decision is out. Perry challenges the decision and the ball was going down the leg. She survives.

A boundary off an inside edge through fine leg follows.

A dot later, Perry gets off the strike with a single through backward square leg.

A dot and a single end the over. Seven runs come off it.

Australia are scoring at a rate of 5.86.

Kranti Gaud with a fresh over and Litchfield opens the bat face guides the yorker length delivery through deep third for a boundary.

A wide down the leg follows.

Four! Litchfield hits the full delivery firmly through the point and the ball bursts through the hands of Amanjot.

Gaud then fires one down the leg and the ball flies to the boundary beating the keeper. Five wides.

Two dots later, Litchfield inside edges one and gets a single.

A single to end the 15-run over.

Renuka Singh with a new over and Litchfield goes deep and defends the good length delivery outside off.

She then gets beaten on the outside edge off a short of a length delivery moving away.

Two dots later, Litchfield edges one over the slip fielder for a boundary.

A dot to end the over. Nine runs come off it.

Kranti Gaud with her fifth over and Perry drives the first delivery straight to the fielder at mid-off.

A dot later, Perry glances one through fine leg for a boundary.

Four more! A juicy full toss and Perry needs no second invitation to smash it over the mid-on fielder.

A dot later, she carves one through deep backward point for the third boundary off Gaud's over.

10 runs come off the over. Despite taking Healy's wicket, Gaud has been expensive so far, conceding 49 off her first five overs.

15:31

Kranti Gaud scalps the big fish

Aus 25-1 (5.1 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Kranti Gaud with her third over and she cleans up Healy! What a moment for the youngster.

Healy departs after making 5 off 15 balls. There was a short pause in the play following a drizzle and Healy, trying to defend the nip-backer, ends up edging it to the middle stump.

The rain is getting heavier and the players are going off the field.

15:22

Harmanpreet drops Healy

Aus 25-0 (5 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Alyssa Healy and Phoebe Litchfield are out in the middle for Australia.

Renuka Singh will open the attack for India. Healy is on strike.

Renuka starts off with a full delivery and Healy toe-ends it to the covers for no run.

Two wides down the leg follow.

A dot later, Healy gets off the mark with a nudge to deep cover.

Renuka finishes the over well three dots. Just 3 runs, including 2 wides, come off the first over.

Kranti Goud operates from the other end. Healy gently tucks the first ball, on good length, to mid-off.

She then clips a low full toss uppishly to short mid-wicket and gets off the strike.

A dot later, Litchfield hits the first boundary of the innings as she comes down and smashes the half volley through the covers.

A dot later, she picks up another boundary, a lofted cover drive off an overpitched delivery.

Nine runs come off the over.

Renuka Singh continues and hits Healy on the pads but the ball was straying down the leg side.

The skipper drops a sitter! Healy gets a reprieve! It was a straightforward chance off a mishit but Harmanpreet could not hold on to it. The batters cross over for a single.

Two dots later, Litchfield cuts one elegantly through deep backward point and gets a boundary.

A dot to end the five-run over.

Kranti Goud with her second over and Healy tries to hit it through on-side but the bat turns in her hands and the ball rolls down to the leg side. No run on offer.

A dot later, Goud hits Healy on the pads and the batters get a single (Leg bye).

Four! Short and down the leg and Litchfield glances it to the fine leg fence.

Two dots to end the over. Five runs come off it.

Renuka Singh continues and Healy defends the short of a length delivery to off-side before picking a single off the next ball through deep backward square leg.

Litchfield then pushes one to cover and gets off the strike.

Healy then pushes the fullish delivery to mid-on. No run on offer. A single through deep cover follows.

A dot to end the over 3-run over.

14:48

Here are the playing XIs

Here are the playing XIs

India Women: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Amanjot Kaur, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh(w), Radha Yadav, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur

Australia Women: Phoebe Litchfield, Alyssa Healy(w/c), Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt

14:46

Australia opt to bat vs India

After South Africa's emphatic 125-run win over England in the first semi-final of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 in Guwahati, the stage is set for a blockbuster India vs Australia clash in Navi Mumbai with the sun shining bright, no rain in sight, and a packed DY Patil crowd ready for a high-octane battle.

Australia captain Alyssa Healy wins the toss and elects to bat first against India in the second semi-final of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025.

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