Navi Mumbai: It was a night like never before, a night when the Indian women’s cricket team lived up to the high expectations in front of a capacity home crowd to storm into the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup.

Not only did the Indian eves dethrone the mighty Australia, they did so by chasing down a record target – that, too, under the pressure cooker situation of a World Cup semifinal after Australia amassed a massive 338 at D Y Patil Stadium here. ADVERTISEMENT

On Sunday, India will face South Africa in the title decider at the same venue in Navi Mumbai.

Little Jemimah Rodrigues, who was dropped earlier in the tournament for underperforming, redeemed herself with a dream knock – an unbeaten 127 off 134 balls, with 14 fours.

Playing in her maiden World Cup, the 25-year-old Jemimah came in

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