Phoebe Litchfield made tournament history against India in the ODI women's World Cup semi-final and had a beaming smile to celebrate after hitting the fastest hundred in a World Cup knockout match.

Litchfield brought up her ton off 77 balls with a boundary and grinned from ear to ear with her family watching in the crowd.

It was her first World Cup hundred, second against India and third overall.

"A semi-final knock of the highest class, this 22-year-old from Orange in NSW," Ian Bishop said on Amazon's coverage.

Earlier, Alyssa Healy made her much anticipated return from injury and was given an almost immediate reprieve by her rival Indian skipper.

After winning the toss and electing to bat, Healy watched her opening partner Litchfield motor to eight runs off seven deliveries.

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