NAVI MUMBAI, India (AP) — Jemimah Rodrigues scored a scintillating century on home soil as India beat defending champion Australia by five wickets to reach the final of the Women’s Cricket World Cup on Thursday.

Rodrigues scored 127 not out off 134 balls, hitting 14 fours, to rally the chase home. Co-hosts India thus set up a title clash with first-time finalist South Africa at the same venue Sunday.

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur scored 89 off 88 balls as the third-time finalists scored 341-5 in 48.3 overs — a record chase in Cricket World Cup knockouts, men’s or women’s.

This was after Australia won the toss and opted to bat, putting up a tall score on the board — 338 runs in 49.5 overs.

Phoebe Litchfield scored 119 off 93 balls, but her century went in vain as the seven-time champions wer

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