Summary

  • India win by five wickets - chasing down world record 339 - report

  • Rodrigues hits sublime 127 off 134 balls

  • Australia miss numerous chances in field

  • Harmanpreet (89) and Rodrigues put on 167 for third wicket

  • Australia post 338 despite losing flurry of late wickets

  • Litchfield (119) makes brilliant century from 77 balls

  • Perry (77) and Gardner (63) also hit half-centuries

  • India will play South Africa in Sunday's final

Live Reporting

by Elizabeth Botcherby, Mike Peter, Sam Drury & Maisie Gallen

  1. Alice Davidson-Richards
    England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    : Sree Charani of India celebratesGetty Images

    Madness. That just looked like a hit and run from Ash Gardner and Tahlia McGrath is the next to go in the mix-up.

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    McGrath run out (Rodrigues/Ghosh) 12 (Aus 265-6)

    A mix-up from Australia's batters and Tahlia McGrath is run out by a distance. McGrath just keeps running, making a rapid exit from the field.

    An excellent piece of fielding from Jemimah Rodrigues.

    India have pulled this back nicely.

  3. Alice Davidson-Richards
    England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    India need to change something in every over here to stop the batters getting comfortable. It is nice to see Amanjot Kaur coming back in.

  4. Aus 260-5

    A wide and two singles from five deliveries on Deepti Sharma's return. Both Tahlia McGrath and Ash Gardner are frustrated by picking out the fielder at mid-wicket.

    And then, Deepti loses her line and Gardner tickles a wide leg-side delivery fine for four. Australia are lapping up the bad balls.

  5. Alice Davidson-Richards
    England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    Tahlia McGrath has struggled against left-arm spin in this tournament but she is coming outside leg-stump and giving herself more room to get through the ball.

  6. Aus 253-5

    India have been sloppy in the field. Harmanpreet Kaur makes a hash of a routine stop, the ball goes through her legs, and splits two fielders on the boundary. A welcome four for Tahlia McGrath.

    Make that two boundaries, smacking the ball into the off-side. She's not hanging about.

    Now, in the first semi-final, we witnessed an impressive acceleration from South Africa in the final 10 overs. They added 100-120 runs. Can Australia match that?

  7. Alice Davidson-Richards
    England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    Ellyse Perry was trying to come back and cut the ball when really she needed to take it on.

    India have the wind in their sails now though, can they get a cheap wicket?

  8. Melissa Story
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Radha Yadav gets the wicket. Could this be the look-in India were looking for?

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    Perry b Yadav 77 (Aus 243-5)

    Yadav takes 'big wicket' as Perry bowled for 77

    Ellyse Perry goes back to Radha Yadav, misses, and the ball clips the top of her off-stump.

    Australia's set batter walks off for 77 (88).

    Australia were 220-2 in the 34th over...

  10. Alice Davidson-Richards
    England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    India want to keep Australia under 300 now. They have to be aiming to take wickets now, not just dot balls.

  11. Aus 243-4

    The pressure built by Sree Charani at the other end is immediately released, Kranti Gaud sending down a gift of a delivery which Ellyse Perry hammers through point for four. Too short, too wide.

    Perry later capitalises on a fielding error to come back for three.

    Nine off the over. Expensive.

  12. Aus 234-4

    Sree Charani is squeezing Australia.

    She has 2-9 from this three-over spell and is all over Ash Gardner, who swings and misses a couple of times.

  13. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    You need to be going all out for wickets now as captain. If you play a holding pattern and just try to contain runs, that plays straight into Australia's hands.

  14. Aus 233-4

    Australia's Ellyse PerryGetty Images

    Five runs from the over.

    With wickets falling at the other end, Ellyse Perry is still in - she has 68 from 81.

  15. Alice Davidson-Richards
    England cricket all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    It will be interesting to see if Ash Gardner gives herself time to get in before she start striking the ball.

  16. Aus 228-4

    It's far from panic stations for Australia but they'll want to avoid this turning into a flurry of wickets if they're to post the 350-plus total they're well on course for.

    How will Ash Gardner approach this?

  17. Alice Davidson-Richards
    England cricket all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    The simplest of catches for Sree Charani. Annabel Sutherland was not sure what to do with that ball and she looks miffed as she walks off.

  18. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    An absolute gift to Sree Charani. She has made the breakthrough and has looked most likely to for a while.

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    Sutherland c&b Charani 3 (Aus 228-4)

    'An absolute gift!' - Sutherland caught and bowled by Charani for three

    Sree Charani gets her this time!

    Annabel Sutherland pops it up and Charani steps to her left to snaffle the catch.

    The spinner has removed Beth Mooney and Sutherland in a couple of overs.

  20. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That must have landed an inch short of Sree Charani. Put the dive in!