Just like India, Pratika Rawal's journey has been nonlinear in the Women's World Cup campaign. But just when it mattered the most, Delhi's star batter scored her maiden Cricket World Cup hundred along with Smriti Mandhana's 109 runs, powering India to the semifinals.

New Zealand, chasing 325, failed to get going despite Brooke Halliday’s 81 runs. The White Ferns can't advance after three defeats and two no-results in six games. The other semifinalists are South Africa, England and defending champion Australia.

In an interaction with the Indian Express, father Pradeep Rawal said, “It was a trying time for Pratika because she had scored a lot of runs in domestic cricket. We were starting to get worried as she was getting older. She had been playing U-19s since she was 12. She skipped one y

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