Navi Mumbai, Oct 30 (NationPress) If Healy doesn’t get you, then Phoebe definitely will. This appears to be the narrative for the seven-time 50-over world champions, Australia, during the ICC Women's ODI World Cup, particularly in their encounters with India.

In their group stage clash, captain Alyssa Healy delivered an outstanding century, scoring 142 runs off 107 balls, leading Australia to a seven-wicket victory at the ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

However, in the second semifinal on Thursday, despite Healy's early dismissal for only five runs, Litchfield rose to the occasion, wreaking havoc on the Indian bowlers with a remarkable 119 runs off 93 balls. This performance laid the groundwork for Australia’s impressive total of 338 all out in 49.5 overs.

Litchfield showed aggressive intent from the outset, executing slices, drives, pulls, and reverse hits against an Indian bowling lineup that found it challenging to establish control in the humid, overcast conditions. She formed a significant partnership of 155 runs for the second wicket with Ellyse Perry (77), facilitating the defending champions' advance to their eighth final in 50-over cricket.

While Litchfield celebrated her personal achievement, she expressed greater joy in helping her team surpass the 300-run mark, giving them a solid opportunity to face South Africa in the final.

"It was amazing—both for my personal milestone and from a team perspective; getting over 300 and setting a competitive total is fantastic," she remarked during the mid-innings break on the official broadcast.

She noted that they effectively assessed the conditions and took on the spinners when they bowled.

"We evaluated the wicket and targeted the spinners when they bowled in my areas. Shoutout to Pez (Ellyse Perry) for supporting me. It was a full team effort to reach 338," Litchfield added.

The 22-year-old left-handed batswoman skillfully employed the switch hit and reverse hit against the Indian spinners.

"I typically hit there because that’s where the fielders aren’t positioned," she explained.

Though she mentioned that they would have embraced a score of 338 at the start of their innings, Litchfield believed they could have added a few more runs towards the conclusion.

"We would have accepted that score at the beginning. But we may have left a few runs out there," she concluded.