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
Melissa Story
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, Getty ImagesElation for India! The whole team is running out to the middle celebrate.
Navi Mumbai erupts! Harmanpreet Kaur is in tears being surrounded by her team.
Harmanpreet Kaur is in tears. Jemimah Rodrigues is in tears.
India will face South Africa in the final on Sunday and there will be a new name on the World Cup trophy.
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India reach Women's World Cup final with dramatic finish
There it is - India have reached a home World Cup final!
Amanjot Kaur cuts Sophie Molineux away to the point boundary, and India's team storm out of the dug-out to celebrate.
What a remarkable innings from Jemimah Rodrigues - she finishes unbeaten with 127 from 134 balls. Tears from her as she's surrounded by team-mates.
OHHHHH THAT WAS SO NEARLY IT!
The ball stuck in the deep, centimetres from the boundary to deny Amanjot Kaur the match-winning boundary.
She takes two. India need two.
Jemimah Rodrigues crouches, head rested against her bat helmet - she must be absolutely exhausted.
Sophie Molineux steps up to bowl the penultimate over... it's a full toss first up that's spanked through the covers by Rodrigues for four!
Four more needed for victory.
Need eight runs from 12 balls
Amanjot Kaur takes a single. India need eight runs from 12 balls.
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur, sat in the dugout, almost can't watch. Jemimah Rodrigues, on her haunches at the non-striker's end, has her head bowed.
Image source, Getty ImagesJust a single to mid-on this time for Jemimah Rodrigues.
She moves to 127 off 134 - an epic innings.
Melissa Story
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
There is not a person in the stadium who is not on their feet.
Down the leg side again from Annabel Sutherland. Yup - wide.
And then Jemimah Rodrigues beats the fielder at point to collect four! She roars!
India need 10 off 14. Think about the lives that Australia have given Rodrigues.
Ramped for four!
Huge shot under pressure from Jemimah Rodrigues, lifting the ball away fine.
Annabel Sutherland strays down the leg side... it's a wide. Alyssa Healy makes a sharp stop to limit the damage.
Amanjot Kaur then takes a single. Jemimah Rodrigues is on strike.
Annabel Sutherland to bowl her last over.
Amanjot Kaur heaves a loopy full toss out to mid-wicket and hurries back for two.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
The pendulum is swinging with every single ball. It is a great game to watch as a neutral viewer!
Need 23 runs from 18 balls
What an over from Sophie Molineux. The first ball went for four. She followed it with single, dot, single and two dots.
Crucially for both sides, Jemimah Rodrigues is off strike.
Jemimah Rodrigues knocks into the covers.
There's a fielder there, she stays in her crease.
Sophie Molineux loses her line and sends one down the leg side. Amanjot Kaur gets down and sweeps and takes a single.
Jemimah Rodrigues is back on strike.
Alyssa Healy moves her field around as Amanjot Kaur gets set to face her first ball.
She pushes to mid-off - no run.
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on Test Match Special
Amanjot Kaur just needs to get 20 from here, or even 15 runs. They could be the most important of her career.
Jemimah Rodrigues runs a single and raises her hand to stop Amanjot Kaur from coming back for a reckless second.
24 runs off 22 balls.
Amanjot Kaur comes out of the dug-out to join Jemimah Rodrigues - she starts at the non-striker's end.
Sophie Molineux starts with a wide-ish delivery and Rodrigues cuts that away for four at point!
| 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 |
