India, Oct. 31 -- India Women beat Australia at the Women's World Cup semifinals, clinching a five-wicket victory in Navi Mumbai. Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. will now face South Africa in the final on Sunday. It was Jemimah Rodrigues, who proved to be the match-winner for the hosts, smacking an unbeaten knock of 127* runs off 134 balls, packed with 14 fours. Chasing 339 runs, India reached 341/5 in 48.3 overs, with skipper Harmanpreet also narrowly missing out on a ton. Harmanpreet registered 89 off 88 balls, in what was a crucial knock during the run chase. Meanwhile, Kim Garth took two wickets for the Aussies.

Initially, Australia posted 338 in 49.5 overs, of Phoebe Litchfield's century. The Aussie opener slammed 119 runs off 93 balls, an...