India chase down record total to stun champions Australia and reach World Cup final

Australia 338; India 341-5 – India win by five wickets Rodrigues smashes 127 to set up final with South Africa India pulled off a dramatic record run-chase to knock the reigning champions, Australia, out of the World Cup, led by an outstanding century from Jemimah Rodrigues. Rodrigues was dropped three times by Australia, on 52, 83 and 106, eventually finishing unbeaten on 127 as the seven-time world champions uncharacteristically cracked under the pressure of defending 338. Running back from mid-off, Tahlia McGrath spilled the third of those chances from Rodrigues in the 44th over, while Annabel Sutherland sent down two wides in a wayward 48th over which cost 15 runs.