Lichfield got out after scoring 119 runs

After Australia batted first at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, Lichfield, along with experienced Ellyse Perry, bailed Australia out of trouble as captain Alyssa Healy was out early.

He scored 119 runs in 93 balls with the help of 17 fours and three sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 127.95. He continued his brilliant performance against India and scored 627 runs in nine innings at an average of 69.66, which included 2 centuries, 4 half-centuries and a best score of 119. She has never been out against India on a score of less than 25 in women’s ODI matches. Even today he gave a big fight to India.

Australia showed momentum from the beginning

She has become the third Australian player to score a century in a 50-over World Cup knockout match.

Earlier, this feat has been achieved by captain Healy (170 against England in the 2022 World Cup final and 129 against West Indies in the 2022 semi-final) and Karen Rolton (107* against India in the 2005 final). At the age of 22 years and 195 days, Lichfield is the second youngest Australian player to score a century in the Women’s World Cup. Lichfield shared a 155-run partnership with Perry (77 off 88 balls with six fours and two sixes), allowing the Australians to build a strong base at 180/2 when Amanjot Kaur (1 for 51) uprooted the centurion’s stumps.

The bowlers were late in taking the wicket.

Sri Charani (2/49) and Radha Yadav (1/66) restricted Australia to 265/6 in 41.4 overs, despite a half-century from Perry. However, a 66-run partnership between Gardner (63 runs in 45 balls, with the help of four fours and four sixes) and Kim Garth (17) took Australia past 300. In the last few overs, Australia went from 331/7 to 338 all out, leaving India with a mammoth target of 339 runs to win. Indian batsmen will have to score runs carefully and very fast.

Shefali Verma will support Smriti Mandhana as opener in place of Pratika Rawal.