NAVI MUMBAI: India defeated defending champions Australia in the Women's World Cup semi-final to reach the final. India qualified for the final by chasing a record 339 runs set by the Aussies. Jemimah Rodrigues scored a century and captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored a half-century. India advanced to the final by chasing the highest total in the history of women's cricket. India will face South Africa in the final on Sunday at the same venue.

Chasing a huge target, India did not have a good start. Opener Shafali Verma was the first to be dismissed for 10(5). Smriti Mandhana, who had scored 24 runs, was dismissed in the 10th over, leaving India at 59 for two. Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur added 167 runs for the third wicket to lay the foundation for India's victory. When this partners

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