NAVI MUMBAI: Reigning champion Australia has stamped its authority on the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup, marching into the semi-finals unbeaten, and takes on host India as clear favourite in front of an anticipated sell-out crowd on Thursday.

Following an impressive run of six victories in the group stage, with its other match being abandoned due to rough weather, the seven-time champion looks in imperious form and few can see a way of stopping the Alyssa Healy-led side from claiming an eighth title.

India and Australia will face each other at the 45,000 capacity DY Patil Stadium located on the outskirts of Mumbai on Thursday.

Australia faced a few tense moments in the opening stage, notably when Pakistan reduced it to 76 for seven before it recovered to win comfortably by 107 runs.

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