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
Perry (77) and Gardner (63) also hit half-centuries
India will play South Africa in Sunday's final
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
There are no demons in the pitch. You hope that it will quicken up as the day goes on but the batters are getting used to it.
Lovely timing from Phoebe Litchfield.
Top shot!
Phoebe Litchfield shimmies down the track to Kranti Gaud, meets the ball on the half-volley and drives beautifully through the covers for four.
Another boundary to end the over, this one biffed over extra cover and it bobbles away to the boundary sponge.
Image source, Getty ImagesA punch through the covers from Alyssa Healy brings the first run off the bat before Renuka Singh Thakur finds a better line, swinging the ball away from the left-handed Phoebe Litchfield.
Just thee from the over. Kranti Gaud will start from the other end.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
This is the struggle for Renuka Singh Thakur. When you bowl in-swing but also do not want to give width, you line has to be perfect.
It hasn't been so far.
A big build-up but somewhat of an anticlimactic start to the innings with a dot followed by two wides as Renuka Singh Thakur swings a couple down leg.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, Getty ImagesThe crowd could play a big part in this. In India, you are playing against everyone in the stadium.
Australia have to start well. If India take early wickets, they can make some cracks in their batting line-up.
Here we go then, the Australia openers bound out to the middle - their intent clear even before they take guard.
Harmanpreet Kaur leads India out, wearing her usual steely glare. Renuka Singh Thakur will bowl the first over of this second semi-final.
Alyssa Healy is on strike...
Alice Davidson-Richards
England cricket all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
We are expecting plenty of runs today. It looks a belter of a pitch, and has been historically.
Australia will look forward to getting out there first.
The teams walk out, the huge flags either side of them, ahead of the national anthems and it looks like there is a good crowd in.
Both teams are wearing black armbands in memory of Australian cricketer Ben Austin, 17, who has died after he was hit by a cricket ball during a practice session in Melbourne.
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer in Guwahati
'Absolutely staggering!' - England's top three batters all dismissed for a duck
On the surface, England's World Cup exit at the semi-final stage is the same old story.
Relatively smooth sailing through the group stage, resulting in an increase in confidence, only for it to fall apart under pressure once more.
We've been here before: Birmingham 2022, Cape Town 2023, Dubai 2024, Australia 2025.
South Africa's glory in Guwahati can be added to the list, but it will need an asterisk next to it.
England were outplayed rather than buckling under the pressure - the headline act being Laura Wolvaardt's staggeringly brilliant 169 from 143 balls, a captain's innings of class that we will be gushing over for years to come.
Wolvaardt and Kapp lead South Africa to final in massive win over England
England fans, look away now...
Yes, a miserable day for Nat Sciver-Brunt's side but an historic one for South Africa as they reached their first women's 50-over World Cup final with a thumping 125-run win in Guwahati.
The Proteas win owed a hue amount to a stunning innings from captain Laura Wolvaardt, who blitzed 169 from 143 balls, to take her side up to 319-7.
In reply, a stunned England were reduced to 1-3 and were eventually bowled out for 194 with Marizanne Kapp taking 5-20.
Timothy Abraham
BBC Sport
Image source, Getty ImagesWhen these sides met in the group stage, Alyssa Healy's brilliant 142 helped Australia complete a record women's one-day international chase as they beat India by three wickets.
On a featherbed pitch in Visakhapatnam, India posted a commanding 330 from 48.5 overs - the highest total Australia had ever conceded in an ODI.
Lesser teams might have been daunted by the pursuit, but Australia captain Healy produced a stoic knock to put her side on course for victory.
Healy's innings off 107 balls featured 21 fours and three sixes and was chanceless until she sliced Shree Charani, who claimed 3-41, to Sneh Rana, grapsing a diving catch with her fingernails at point.
Ellyse Perry, who had retired earlier in her innings with cramp, came back to finish the job and whacked a six off Rana to get Australia over the line with six balls to spare.
Australia's record-breaking ODI chase eclipsed the 302 made by Sri Lanka to beat South Africa at Potchefstroom in April 2024.
Image source, Getty ImagesAustralia will be delighted to have their captain back, after she missed their last couple of group games, not least because of what she did last time they faced India...
Image source, Getty ImagesTwo changes for Australia with Alyssa Healy and Sophie Molineux in for Georgia Voll and Georgia Wareham, while India make three changes.
Pratika Rawal is out of the tournament through injury so Shafali Verma comes back in while, interestingly, Harmanpreet Kaur says Harleen Deol and Uma Chetry are "resting" so Kranti Gaud and Richa Ghosh come into the XI.
Australia: Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Kim Garth, Alana King, Megan Schutt
India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Amanjot Kaur, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Kranti Gaud, N Shree Charani, Renuka Singh
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur: "We were thinking to bat first but it's a great opportunity because of the overcast conditions.
"We know the conditions of this pitch because we have so many camps here and played our last two games were here. So we know how it will play."
On beating Australia in 2017 World Cup semi-final: "That day we played fearless cricket. Whenever we play Australia we talk about having that fearless mindset."
Australia captain Alyssa Healy: "We are going to have a bat. It looks like great conditions out here and the pitch should not change too much."
On her fitness: "I am healthy, jut getting a little bit older! I feel good and I am grateful for the 10-day period between us qualifying so I could recover.
"You take the confidence from previous wins but it is a knockout fixture and it's about who plays better on the day. This is our chance to put on a good performance."
On team changes: "Sophie Molineux comes back in for Georgia Wareham."
Harmanpreet Kaur sends the coin high into the air, it bounces and rolls a long way so match referee has a bit of a walk before confirming it has come down in favour of Australia.
A smile from Alyssa Healy, who is fit to return to the side, and she says Australia will have a bat.
No time to waste, so let's get to the toss...
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland's campaign may have ended with a whimper yesterday but the Women's World Cup rolls on - and we've got a blockbuster semi-final to look forward to today!
It's Australia versus India in Navi Mumbai - the two teams many expected to be contesting the final must instead battle it out for the right to play South Africa on Sunday.
The sides played out a classic in the group stage with Australia completing a World Cup record chase to beat the hosts.
Will India have their revenge or will the unbeaten Aussies continue their march towards more World Cup glory?
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Healy,bowled Gaud Healy, bowled Gaud | 5 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 33.33 |
Litchfield,bowled Amanjot Litchfield, bowled Amanjot | 119 | 93 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 113 | 127.96 |
Perry,bowled Yadav Perry, bowled Yadav | 77 | 88 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 138 | 87.50 |
Mooney,caught Rodrigues, bowled Sree Charani Mooney, caught Rodrigues, bowled Sree Charani | 24 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 109.09 |
Sutherland,caught and bowled Sree Charani Sutherland, caught and bowled Sree Charani | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 50.00 |
Gardner,run out Gaud Gardner, run out Gaud | 63 | 45 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 140.00 |
McGrath,run out Rodrigues McGrath, run out Rodrigues | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 171.43 |
Garth,run out Amanjot Garth, run out Amanjot | 17 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 100.00 |
King,caught Ghosh, bowled Deepti King, caught Ghosh, bowled Deepti | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100.00 |
Molineux,bowled Deepti Molineux, bowled Deepti | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Schutt,not out Schutt, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 11, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 13 Extras, no balls 0, wides 11, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 13 | |||||||
Total,338 all out 49.5 overs Total,338 all out 49.5 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Renuka | 8.0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.87 |
Gaud | 6.0 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9.66 |
Sree Charani | 10.0 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.90 |
Deepti | 9.5 | 0 | 73 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7.42 |
Amanjot | 8.0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6.37 |
Yadav | 8.0 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8.25 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
25 for 1 (5.1 overs) | Healy |
180 for 2 (27.2 overs) | Litchfield |
220 for 3 (33.6 overs) | Mooney |
228 for 4 (35.5 overs) | Sutherland |
243 for 5 (39.2 overs) | Perry |
265 for 6 (41.4 overs) | McGrath |
331 for 7 (48.3 overs) | Gardner |
336 for 8 (49.2 overs) | King |
336 for 9 (49.3 overs) | Molineux |
338 for 10 (49.5 overs) | Garth |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Verma,leg before wicket, bowled Garth Verma, leg before wicket, bowled Garth | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 200.00 |
Mandhana,caught Healy, bowled Garth Mandhana, caught Healy, bowled Garth | 24 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 100.00 |
Rodrigues,not out Rodrigues, not out | 127 | 134 | 56 | 14 | 0 | 193 | 94.78 |
Harmanpreet,caught Gardner, bowled Sutherland Harmanpreet, caught Gardner, bowled Sutherland | 89 | 88 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 100 | 101.14 |
Deepti,run out Garth Deepti, run out Garth | 24 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 141.18 |
Ghosh,caught Garth, bowled Sutherland Ghosh, caught Garth, bowled Sutherland | 26 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 162.50 |
Amanjot,not out Amanjot, not out | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 187.50 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 15, byes 4, leg byes 6, total 26 Extras, no balls 1, wides 15, byes 4, leg byes 6, total 26 | |||||||
Total,341 for 5 48.3 overs Total,341 for 5 48.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Schutt | 6.0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.66 |
Garth | 7.0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6.57 |
Gardner | 8.0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6.87 |
Molineux | 6.3 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6.76 |
Sutherland | 10.0 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6.90 |
King | 9.0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6.44 |
McGrath | 2.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
13 for 1 (1.3 overs) | Verma |
59 for 2 (9.2 overs) | Mandhana |
226 for 3 (35.2 overs) | Harmanpreet |
264 for 4 (40.5 overs) | Deepti |
310 for 5 (45.6 overs) | Ghosh |
