India Clinches Women's World Cup Semifinal

India beat New Zealand by 53 runs (DLS) to clinch the final semi-final spot at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 after posting 340/3 in a rain-curtailed match at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. Smriti Mandhana (109) and Pratika Rawal (122) put on a 212-run opening stand — the highest partnership for India at Women’s World Cups — while Jemimah Rodrigues added an unbeaten 76 as India posted the tournament’s highest total. Further rain revised New Zealand’s chase to 325 from 44 overs under DLS, and India’s bowlers, with early strikes from Renuka Singh, restricted the White Ferns to 271/8 despite half-centuries from Brooke Halliday and Izzy Gaze. The win ended India’s three-match losing streak, moved them to six points and confirmed they join Australia, England and South Africa in the last four. New Zealand and Sri Lanka can at best match India’s points but not their three wins, eliminating them from contention. Mandhana’s hundred was her 14th ODI century and the match drew 25,166 spectators — the highest group-stage attendance at any ICC women’s event.