Phoebe Litchfield raced to a majestic hundred while Ellyse Perry and Ashleigh Gardner scored half-centuries as Australia put on a brilliant display of power hitting before they were all out for 338 against India in the second semifinal of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup here Thursday.

Opener Litchfield hammered 119 off 93 balls, Perry scored 77 off 88 balls, while Gardner blasted 63 off 45 balls as Australia made the most of batting first on a helpful wicket.

The Indians failed to capitalise on the overcast conditions early in the afternoon. Kranti Gaud made the breakthrough but was wayward; Renuka was steady, but the spinners failed to tie down the batters. However, the hosts pulled things back a bit with off-spinner Deepti Sharma claiming two wickets in two balls in the 50th over.

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