India Pulls Off Record-Breaking Run Chase to Stun Australia, Reach Women’s Cricket World Cup Final
India scripted history on Thursday with the highest successful run-chase in women’s One Day International (ODI) cricket, eliminating reigning champions Australia from the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in a high-stakes semi-final clash at Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium. Chasing a daunting 339 for victory, India pulled off a five-wicket win with nine balls to spare, led by a career-defining unbeaten 127 from Jemimah Rodrigues. The win sends the hosts into their first World Cup final since 2017, where they will face South Africa on Sunday at the same venue. Jemimah Rodrigues soaks in emotions. Via: ICC Rodrigues, who was dropped three times on 52, 83, and 106, anchored the chase through a series of nerveless partnerships -- most notably a 167-run stand with captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who made a fluent 89 before falling in the 36th over. Despite India losing both openers cheaply in the powerplay and suffering a wobble in the final overs, Rodrigues remained composed. Supported late in...