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Cricket: India beat defending champions Australia to reach Women’s World Cup final

# Cricket: Co-hosts India completed a record run chase to claim a five-wicket win over defending champions Australia in Navi Mumbai, and reach the Women’s World Cup final. Phoebe Litchfield scored 119, becoming the youngest player to score a century at a World Cup, as the 22-year-old helped Australia to 338. In reply, player of the match, Jemimah Rodrigues, smashed an unbeaten 127 from 134 balls, as India ended Australia‘s 15-match ODI World Cup winning streak. India will now face South Africa in the final on Sunday.