Australia rode on Phoebe Litchfield’s stunning hundred to post a whopping 338 in the second semifinal of the Women’s ODI World Cup, posing India a massive challenge in their tryst for a maiden ICC title.
Opting to bat first, Australia lost skipper Alyssa Healy in just the sixth over, but Litchfield and Ellyse Perry built a brilliant 155-run partnership for the second wicket to take their team to a great position.
After Litchfield was dismissed by Amanjot Kaur, Perry and Beth Mooney added 40 runs for the third wicket, before the latter was dismissed by Shree Charani.
Australia soon found themselves at 265/6 before Ashleigh Gardner and Kim Garth added 66 runs for the seventh wicket. After the former was run out by Kranti Gaud, Australia were bowled
out for 338.
The score poses a massive challenge for the Indian team, because their highest successful run chase in ODIs is only 266, against Australia at Mackay.
Highest successful run chase in WODIs by Team India
| SCORE | OVERS | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| 266/8 | 49.3 | Australia | Mackay | September 26, 2021 |
| 262/6 | 48.2 | England | Southampton | July 16, 2025 |
| 252/4 | 46 | New Zealand | Queenstown | February 24, 2022 |
| 248/5 | 48 | South Africa | Vadodara | October 11, 2019 |
| 245/9 | 50 | South Africa | Colombo (PSS) | February 21, 2017 |
| 241/4 | 34.3 | Ireland | Rajkot | January 10, 2025 |
| 236/4 | 44.2 | New Zealand | Ahmedabad | October 29, 2024 |
| 234/5 | 47 | Australia | Hobart | February 7, 2016 |
| 232/3 | 44.2 | England | Hove | September 18, 2022 |
| 230/5 | 49.3 | England | Lord’s | July 1, 2012 |
The highest successful run chase in women’s ODIs against Australia is 276 runs by New Zealand in Auckland on February 26, 2017.
Highest successful run chase in women’s ODIs vs Australia
| TEAM | RUNS | OVERS | VENUE | YEAR |
| New Zealand | 276/5 | 49.1 | Auckland | 2017 |
| England | 267/8 | 48.1 | Bristol | 2023 |
| India | 266/8 | 49.3 | Mackay | 2021 |
| New Zealand | 261/4 | 45 | Chennai | 2007 |
| New Zealand | 252/2 | 44.5 | Sydney | 2012 |
The overall record of the highest successful run chase in women’s ODIs is in the name of Australia. In the ongoing World Cup, on October 12 in Visakhapatnam, the Southern Stars chased down a 331-run target for the loss of seven wickets against India in 49 overs.
Highest successful run chase in women’s ODIs
| TEAM | RUNS | OVERS | AGAINST | VENUE | YEAR |
| Australia | 331/7 | 49 | India | Visakhapatnam | 2025 |
| Sri Lanka | 305/4 | 44.3 | South Africa | Potchefstroom | 2024 |
| Australia | 289/6 | 46.4 | New Zealand | North Sydney | 2012 |
| Australia | 285/4 | 46.3 | India | Mumbai (WS) | 2023 |
| Australia | 282/2 | 44.1 | India | Mullanpur | 2025 |
