Overview
- India defeated defending champions Australia by five wickets, chasing 339 to win with nine balls to spare at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
- Jemimah Rodrigues was named player of the match for an unbeaten 127 off 134 balls that anchored the highest successful chase in a World Cup knockout.
- Captain Harmanpreet Kaur added 89 in a 167-run third-wicket stand with Rodrigues after early losses of Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana.
- Australia posted 338 all out, led by Phoebe Litchfield’s 119 with support from Ellyse Perry (77) and Ashleigh Gardner (63).
- Alyssa Healy dropped Rodrigues twice during the chase, and India now face South Africa in Sunday’s final in Navi Mumbai.