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India vs Australia Live Updates, ICC Women's World Cup 2025 Semi-Final: Phoebe Litchfield is nearing her half-century, with Ellyse Perry is steady at the other end, as one-down Australia continue to cruise against India in Navi Mumbai. Kranti Gaud provided India with an early breakthrough by dismissing Alyssa Healy, but the visitors have recovered well since. Litchfield and Perry have been fluent, finding boundaries and rotating the strike with ease. Earlier, Healy won the toss and opted to bat first, returning to the playing XI after missing a few matches due to injury. For India, Shafali Verma replaced the injured Pratika Rawal, while Richa Ghosh and Kranti Gaud came in for Uma Chetry and Harleen Deol. (Live Scorecard)

Live Updates: India vs Australia Women's World Cup 2025 Semi-Final

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India vs Australia Live: Economical overs

India have bowled economically in the past two overs. Shree Charani conceded just one run off her first over and Deepti Sharma followed her in the attack with a two-run over. Good bowling from the Indian spinners.

AUSW 82-1 (13)

India vs Australia Live: End of powerplay!

Extremely poor bowling from Kranti Gaud, who failed to stick to the plan. Australian batter Ellyse Perry capitalized fully, smashing the Indian pacer for three boundaries in the over. India are leaking runs. Australia are in a strong position now.

AUSW 72-1 (10)

India vs Australia Live: Expensive over!

That was an expensive over from Kranti Gaud. She struggled with her line and length, conceding multiple boundaries. Phoebe Litchfield struck two crisp fours, and another boundary came as byes after Gaud sprayed one down the leg side.

AUSW 56-1 (8)

India vs Australia LIVE: FOUR!

That’s a beautiful drive from Phoebe Litchfield for four! Kranti Gaud pitched it up outside off-stump, and the left-hander waited patiently before threading it past the backward point fielder. Smart batting from the Australian opener!

AUSW 45-1 (7.1)

India vs Australia LIVE: Poor decision from umpire!

That delivery from Renuka Singh Thakur nipped back in and struck Ellyse Perry on the front pad. A loud appeal for LBW followed, and the umpire raised his finger. However, the ball was clearly heading down leg - even Renuka’s expression hinted at some doubt. Perry reviewed the decision, and replays confirmed the ball would have missed the leg stump by a significant margin.

AUSW 35-1 (6.1)

India vs Australia LIVE: The match has resumed!

An overthrow from Deepti Sharma gifted Australia four runs from what should have been a dot ball. On the very next delivery, Phoebe Litchfield played a lofted drive to the right of mid-off for a boundary. Nine runs came off the over.

AUSW 34-1 (6)

India vs Australia LIVE: Some good news

The rain has eased, and the covers are coming off. More good news — the match is set to resume at 3:40 PM IST. It’ll be just a mini-break if the rain stays away.

India vs Australia LIVE: Kranti Gaud strikes!

Kranti Gaud has dismissed Alyssa Healy — a huge wicket for India! The Australian captain tried to defend but got an inside edge onto the stumps. The rain has intensified in Navi Mumbai, and the players are walking off the field now.

Alyssa Healy b Kranti Gaud 5(15)

AUSW 25-1 (5.1)

India vs Australia LIVE: Decent so far from Australia

Apart from a dropped catch by Alyssa Healy, things are well under control for Australia. The captain has had a slow start, though. On the other hand, Phoebe Litchfield is off to a quick start. The lights are on.

AUSW 25-0 (5)

Ind vs Aus, Women's ODI WC Semis Live: Harman drops a sitter

Oh no! A big blunder from skipper Harmanpreet Kaur as India miss the golden opportunity of removing the dangerous Alyssa Healy. Healy goes for a lofted drive on an inswinger from Renuka Singh Thakur, and the ball goes up in the air. Harman comes running to take the catch but fails to complete it. As a result, Healy survives a close call.

AUSW 13/0 (2.2 overs)

India vs Australia LIVE: Cautious start for Australia

Australia are off to a cautious start in the semis against India. In the first over, bowled by Renuka Singh Thakur, the duo of Phoebe Litchfield and Alyssa Healy scored three runs. The batters are currently assessing the conditions and not taking any risks.

AUSW 3/0 (1 over)

India vs Australia LIVE: We are underway

The ICC Women's World Cup 2025 match between India and Australia finally begins. For Australia, Phoebe Litchfield and Alyssa Healy will be opening the proceedings. The duo looks for a stable opening partnership, in order to gain some momentum in the early stages of the match. On the other hand, Renuka Singh Thakur will be bowling the first over for India. Let's play!

India vs Australia LIVE: Time for national anthems

Both the teams are out on the field for their respective national anthems. The semi-final match of ICC Women's World Cup 2025 between India and Australia will begin shortly. Stay tuned.

Ind vs Aus, Women's ODI WC Semis Live: India join unwanted list

Team’s losing most tosses in Women’s WC edition

9 out of 13 - ENG-W in 1982

8 out of 12 - IND-W in 1982

7 out of 7 - SL-W in 2000

7 out of 8 - SA-W in 2025

7 out of 8 - IND-W in 2025

India vs Australia LIVE: Pitch report

"The overcast conditions will allow the ball to swing, there will be some lateral movement. The look of the pitch doesn't have the sheen that we saw earlier in the tournament but I would be hoping that there will be lot of runs," opines Ian Bishop.

India vs Australia LIVE: Australia's Playing XI

Australia Women (Playing XI): Phoebe Litchfield, Alyssa Healy(w/c), Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Alana King, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt.

Ind vs Aus, Women's ODI WC Semis Live: India's Playing XI

India Women (Playing XI): Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Amanjot Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh(w), Radha Yadav, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur.

Ind vs Aus, Women's ODI WC Semis Live: Here's what Harmanpreet said at the toss

"We were looking to bat first, if we get early breakthrough that would be great for us. We know this pitch, we had so many camps here and also played our last 2 games here. Whenever we play Australia, we talk about going with a fearless mindset. Unfortunately, Pratika is not there because of her injury. Shafali comes in for her. Richa and Kranti are back for Uma and Harleen," said Harmanpreet Kaur.

India vs Australia LIVE: Here's what Healy said at the toss

"We gonna have bat. Great conditions here and opportunity for us to put runs on the board. I am grateful for the opportunity to get that 10-day break for the rehab. It is a semi final and it's basically whoever plays better will get the result. Just one other change. Sophie Molineux comes in for Wareham," said Alyssa Healy.

India vs Australia LIVE: Toss

Australia skipper Alyssa Healy wins the toss, opts to bat against India in the second semi-final match of ICC Women's World Cup 2025 in Navi Mumbai.

Ind vs Aus, Women's ODI WC Semis Live: Players warming up

The sun is shinning brightly now and there's currently no sign of rain. The players are warming up on the ground and discussing the strategies with their respective coaches. Stay tuned as the toss will take place in a few minutes.

Ind vs Aus, Women's ODI WC Semis Live: Good wishes from fans

India vs Australia LIVE: Important update from camp Australia

"Alyssa Healy did not join in Australia's optional session at DY Patil Stadium on Wednesday evening, however her absence was not an unusual occurrence, nor necessarily a concerning one given the 35-year-old would be carefully balancing training versus recovery in her return from a calf injury. She had trained strongly 24 hours earlier, passing a fitness test before completing thorough batting and wicketkeeping sessions," stated Cricket Australia.

Ind vs Aus, Women's ODI WC Semis Live: New update from ground

Our reporter Vimal Mohan brings a fresh update from the ground. It has been 30-40 minutes since the rain stopped. The ground staff has also removed the covers, and the players can be seen moving around. If the conditions remain like this, the toss will take place at the scheduled time, i.e., 2:30 PM.

India vs Australia LIVE: Will Shafali fill-in Rawal's shoes?

The inclusion of the big-hitting Shafali Verma, who was neither in India's plans nor among the six reserve players, indeed adds more fuel to the fire. But her record with vice-captain Smriti Mandhana -- 893 runs in 25 innings at 37.20 -- looks inferior to Pratika Rawal and Mandhana's 1,799 runs in 23 innings at 78.21 as an opening pair.

Ind vs Aus, Women's ODI WC Semis Live: Rawal ruled out

In an unfortunate turn of events, India opener Pratika Rawal sustained an injury during the last league stage match against Bangladesh and got ruled out for the rest for the tournament. As a replacement, India roped-in young opener Shafali Verma.

India vs Australia LIVE: India's inconsistent campaign

India's campaign has been as taxing as it can be for a World Cup host, especially when the team had its back pressed firmly against the wall following three defeats on the trot, from which they fought back to find a place in the semifinals.

Ind vs Aus, Women's ODI WC Semis Live: Team India leaves for the ground

India vs Australia LIVE: Will Harmanpreet repeat her heroics

Alive in the tournament by a touch of fortune, hosts India will search for a spark of magic reminiscent of skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's legendary knock eight years ago as they take on the mighty Australia. Kaur's 115-ball 171 not out at Derby, England, in 2017 semifinal against Australia was seminal moment which catapulted women's cricket from the footnote to the headlines.

India vs Australia LIVE: Worrying update for India

The ongoing rain is a terrible sign for Team India as they need to play this semi-final match against Australia at any cost. If play is not possible on Thursday, there is a reserve day in place on Friday. However, if the reserve day is also washed out, Australia will qualify for the final. Australia defeated India in the group stage and also finished above the hosts in the points table.

Ind vs Aus, Women's ODI WC Semis Live: Weather forecast

Weather conditions in Navi Mumbai have been quite uncertain lately and a yellow alert for heavy rain was issued. Weather updates suggested light showers in the morning followed by dense cloud cover throughout the day. There can also be some rain in the evening. According to AccuWeather, the temperature is likely to stay between 25 degree Celsius and 32 degree Celsius, with 60 per cent humidity.

Ind vs Aus, Women's ODI WC Semis Live: Hello

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Women's World Cup 2025, semi-final match between India and Australia, straight from the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai. Stay tuned for all the live updates.

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