Openers Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal scored centuries as India beat New Zealand by 53 runs (DLS) to reach the semi-finals of the Women's Cricket World Cup on Thursday.

Rawal top-scored with 122 runs - her maiden Cricket World Cup hundred - while Mandhana scored 109 runs, as the duo led India's batting charge in Mumbai.

Jemimah Rodrigues then hit 76 not out off 55 balls as India finished with 340-3 in 49 overs before rain interruptions reduced the game to a 44-over affair.

New Zealand, chasing 325, failed to get going despite Brooke Halliday's 81 runs. The White Ferns now cannot advance after three defeats and two no-results in six games.

Meanwhile, India overturned their three-match losing run to register a third win in six games.

The victory means that, regardless of India's res

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