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India has been given a target of 338 runs to win the Women's World Cup semi-final against Australia at Navi Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium. The Women in Blue need to chase down the highest successful chase in the history of Women's ODIs to get to the target. The record for the same was set earlier in the tournament in the league stage fixture between the two sides met in the league stage of the same tournament at Visakhapatnam, when powered by a knock of 141 by Alyssa Healy, Australia chased down a massive total of 331. Highest Successful Chase In Women's ODI TeamOpponentTarget ChasedYearVenueAustraliaIndia3312025VizagSri LankaSouth Africa3052024PotchefstroomAustraliaNew Zealand2892012North SydneyIndia's own current best run-chase in a women's ODI fixture came against Australia in 2021 when they chased down 266 at Mackay. The Women in Blue have never chased a target above 300 and gone past a total over the 250-run mark just thrice. Highest Successful Chase In Women's ODI By India OpponentScoreVenueYearAustralia266/8Mackay2021England262/6Southampton2025New Zealand252/4Queenstown2022Meanwhile, Australia have never lost a match after scoring 300 in the first innings. The highest successful run-chase against the seven-time world champions is 276, which was achieved by New Zealand in Auckland in 2017. Highest Successful Chase In Women's ODI VS Australia OpponentScoreVenueYearNew Zealand276/5Auckland2017England267/8Bristol2023India266/8Mackay2021To show the remarkable task that India faces, this is the 45th instance of Australia batting first in a women's ODI World Cup match in the tournament's 53-year-old history. In the previous 44 instances, the Southern Stars have won on 42 occasions and faced defeat just twice. The highest successful chase over the Women in Yellow is 145, which was done by India in the 2009 edition of the tournament. On the other hand, India's own highest successful chase in the women's ODI World Cup history is 195/4 against Pakistan in 2013 at Cuttack.
