Australia's reign as world champions is at an end after India pulled off the greatest run chase ever witnessed in the women's game to dethrone Alyssa Healy's unbeaten powerhouses.

Not even a glorious hundred from Phoebe Litchfield and more spectacular hitting from Ash Gardner was enough as Australia's World Cup semi-final woes resurfaced, with India achieving an incredible five-wicket victory in Navi Mumbai thanks to Jemimah Rodrigues' innings of a lifetime.

Healy was left reflecting on a potentially era-ending defeat, with her side now dethroned as both T20 and ODI champs, by admitting they had probably let themselves down at crucial moments in one of the great World Cup contests.

"We probably didn't finish off with the bat, didn't bowl that great and dropped all our chances in the fie

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