Jemimah Rodrigues hit a breathtaking unbeaten 127 to propel India into the Women’s Cricket World Cup final with a five-wicket win over defending champions Australia.

Chasing a record 339 for victory, Rodrigues brought up her maiden World Cup century off 115 balls and staged a stunning fightback alongside her captain Harmanpreet Kaur (89) as they posted 341-5 to end Australia's World Cup winning streak.

Rodrigues was dropped twice throughout the chase but managed to keep her cool until the very end when India needed two runs off 10 balls as she drove Sophie Molineux (0-44) through the covers for a boundary.

Earlier, Phoebe Litchfield (119 off 93 balls) became the youngest player to score a century at a World Cup as the 22-year-old helped the defending champions to 338 all out in 49.5 ove

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