Jemimah Rodrigues played the innings of her life, slamming a fighting century as India pulled off a record chase to storm into the Women’s World Cup final with a five-wicket win over defending champions Australia in Navi Mumbai on Thursday (October 30).

Chasing a record target of 339, Rodrigues anchored the innings brilliantly with an unbeaten 127 off 134 balls, while skipper Harmanpreet Kaur made a crucial 89 off 88 deliveries.

Deepti Sharma (24) and Richa Ghosh (26) also chipped in with handy contributions as India overhauled the target with nine balls to spare.

India will face South Africa in the final.

Australia sets massive target

Earlier, opener Phoebe Litchfield’s 119 off 93 balls was the cornerstone of Australia’s massive total of 338 all out in 50 overs in the second semifina

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