Summary

  • Use the audio icon above to listen to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary

  • Holders Australia in seventh consecutive T20 World Cup final

  • Meg Lanning's side beat India by five runs

  • India were in control of game but Harmanpreet Kaur run out after bat gets stuck in turf

  • Ash Gardner defends 16 in final over

  • Australia made 172-4 with Beth Mooney making 54, Meg Lanning 49*, Ash Gardner 31

  • Australia will face England or hosts South Africa in Sunday's final

Live Reporting

Joe Rindl and Um-E-Aymen Babar

  1. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    You know that Twitter account, 'That's so village', I think we could probably see that on there.

    That is awful cricket.

    India have not been at their best today and that pretty much sums it up.

  2. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    Alyssa Healy of Australia celebrates after running out Yastika Bhatia of India during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Semi Final match between Australia and India at Newlands StadiumGetty Images

    That is horrible, absolutely horrible.

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Yastika run out (Healy) 4 (Ind 28-3)

    Huge mix-up.

    Yastika Bhatia strikes one to mid-wicket and runs on the shot, but a single's never on!

    Jemimah Rodrigues at the non-striker's end doesn't even leave her crease as Yastika turns to see herself run out.

  4. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    Darcie Brown is just being put off her line a little bit by the batters moving around.

  5. Ind 28-2

    Finally a legal delivery and it goes for no run. The win predictor by the way has Australia up at an 87% chance of reaching the final.

    Next ball and wide again from Brown.

  6. Ind 27-2

    New bowler Darcie Brown starts with two wides. The door begins to open.

    The worm shows India are four runs ahead of Australia. India are 25 for 2 after 3 overs. At the same stage Australia were 21 for 0.BBC Sport

  7. Ind 25-2

    Ten more from that over but it also included the crucial wicket of Smriti Mandhana. India are with the rate but those two early wickets are a huge, huge blow.

  8. Ind 23-2

    Second ball and four more, this one to the leg side.

    Plenty more twists to come folks.

  9. Ind 19-2

    Well, it might not be game over just yet. Number four Jemimah Rodrigues has no fear, driving Ash Garnder through the covers for four first ball.

  10. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    With that you almost feel like it is game over.

  11. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    Australia celebrate Ash Gardner removing Smriti MandhanaGetty Images

    Australia are ecstatic. This start is exactly what India didn't need.

  12. wicket

    WICKET

    Mandhana lbw b Gardner 2 (Ind 15-2)

    Yep, that's out. Brilliant review from Australia as both India's openers are gone in the first three overs.

    Smriti Mandhana, off the back of two 50+ scores, goes for just two.

  13. Pad first. Now for ball tracking.

  14. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    I would definitely be reviewing it as a bowler. I think it has hit the pad first.

  15. Australia review

    More chances. Ash Gardner thinks she's got Smriti Mandhana lbw. Does it hit her pad first deep in her crease?

  16. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Yastika Bhatia of India plays a shot during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Semi Final match between Australia and India at Newlands StadiumGetty Images

    It has been a positive start for both teams really.

  17. Ind 15-1

    Another over ticks by, a fine one from Megan Schutt who prized that early wicket.

    The Australian fielders are looking very pleased.

  18. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    I don't know where I sit that decision. It was out, it was clipping, but it was the tiniest, tiniest of margins.

  19. Ind 15-1

    Left-hander Yastika Bhatia is promoted up the order and is in at three.

    Off her second ball she chips one over the top for four. Lovely stuff. India are staying positive.

  20. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    Megan Schutt of Australia celebrates the wicket of Shafali Verma of India during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Semi Final match between Australia and India at Newlands StadiumGetty Images

    That would have kissed, or whispered, leg stump.

    You might say Shafali Verma is unlucky to be given out there.