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. Umpire review

    Aus 35-1

    Ellyse Perry is given out lbw off Renuka Singh Thakur.

    Has this down too much? It might be missing leg...

  2. Aus 34-1

    Buzzers!

    Phoebe Litchfield defends the ball into the covers but Deepti Sharma picks it up and has a shy at the stumps at the non-striker's end, despite Ellyse Perry being within her ground.

    She misses the stumps and beats the fielders backing up - four overthrows.

    Four more! Litchfield ends the over by pumping the ball over extra cover to the rope.

  3. Aus 25-1

    Beauty from Kranti Gaud first ball after the restart!

    On a good length and nipping away off the seam to beat new batter Ellyse Perry.

  4. Good news, it looks like a restart is imminent as Harmanpreet Kaur gathers her team in a huddle on the boundary edge and the Australia batters ready themselves.

  5. Ground staff bring on the covers as rain interrupts play during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup India 2025 Semi-Final match between India and AustraliaGetty Images

    Covers are on in Navi Mumbai but it already looks a bit brighter and, in fact, the rain seems to have stopped.

    The umpires are heading back out to have a quick look and the bigger cover is now being taken off.

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

    The rain looks very heavy. All three umpires are huddling under an umbrella.

    India will be very happy - their nerves will be settled. If you are Alyssa Healy, you are spewing.

  7. rain stops play

    Rain stops play

    Aus 25-1

    That's the last ball before the rain is deemed too heavy to continue!

    Alyssa Healy will be livid - both with herself and the umpires for not taking them off sooner.

    Let's hope this is just a short delay.

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

    India's Kranti Goud (R) celebratesGetty Images

    You could tell Alyssa Healy was not finding her rhythm.

    The ball just bit off the surface, the rain could have helped that. Harmanpreet Kaur will breathe a huge sigh of relief.

  9. Nikesh Rughani
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    India's captain Harmanpreet KaurGetty Images

    That drop is not going to cost Australia too much! India get the breakthrough.

  10. wicket

    WICKET

    Healy b Gaud 5 (Aus 25-1)

    Gaud bowls Healy for five before play is stopped due to rain

    Bowled 'er - and Harmanpreet Kaur breathes a huge sigh of relief!

    Full ball, Alyssa Healy pushes at it and gets an inside edge back onto her stumps.

    Well bowled by Kranti Gaud to ensure that earlier drop was not a costly one.

    Healy marches off as the rain falls...

  11. Surely not? It's raining...

    No movement from the umpires yet but that's not what anybody wants. The floodlights are coming on, though, which is delaying the start of the sixth over.

  12. Aus 25-0

    Just three singles from the over and while this has been a good start from Australia, you sense Alyssa Healy might be getting a touch frustrated.

    She is on five from 14 balls, while Phoebe Litchfield is on 17 from 16.

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

    You have to complement each other as an opening partnership and Alyssa Healy will be searching for her rhythm having not played recently.

    The scoreboard is reflecting that at the moment.

  14. Melissa Story
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Australia's Phoebe LitchfieldGetty Images

    Australia have identified pretty early that there is not much in this pitch for the India bowlers.

    Kranti Gaud is struggling.

  15. Aus 22-0

    Phoebe Litchfield goes again, pulling a leg-side delivery from Kranti Gaud down to fine leg for four.

    There's a rush of blood next ball from the Australia left-hander, charging the India seamer and having a big swing and a miss.

    She quickly brushes that off and gets back to work and lets the last ball of the over go through to Richa Ghosh.

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

    Phoebe Litchfield is showing the confidence of this Australia side. She is so innovative in how she targets all areas of the ground.

    She really is an impressive player and is stamping her authority on this game pretty early.

  17. Aus 17-0

    Renuka Singh Thakur will still be fuming about that drop and her mood won't be improved by Phoebe Litchfield crashing the ball through backward point for four.

    A less than ideal start for India so far.

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

    You have to take those. Harmanpreet Kaur will be reprimanding herself.

  19. Melissa Story
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    What a moment that will be! It spooned up to the India captain.

    She was moving but it was in her hands.

  20. dropped catch

    Healy dropped on 2

    Aus 12-0

    Harmanpreet drops simple catch at mid-off from Healy

    Has Harmanpreet Kaur dropped the World Cup?

    That famous Steve Waugh line has oft been repeated over the years but this might be one of the drops most comparable, both in how straightforward the chance was and the importance of the game.

    Alyssa Healy chip the ball to mid-off and it looks like a simple catch for Harmanpreet Kaur and the India captain looks to have it before a brief juggle and then a look of horror as the ball drops to the ground.

    Huge let-off for Australia skipper Healy, who scored a big hundred in the last meeting between these sides.