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It's official. India will face a tough test to reach the final of the 2025 ICC Women's World Cup, with the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side set to face defending champions Australia in the semi-final. The seven-time world champions thrashed South Africa by seven wickets to seal top spot in the league stage and ensured they finished the first round unbeaten with six victories in seven matches, while their clash against Sri Lanka in Colombo was washed out without a ball being played. India is set to finish fourth in the table regardless of their result against Bangladesh on Sunday (October 26) at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. This means that the Women in Blue and Southern Stars will go head-to-head in the marquee clash, with a place in the final up for grabs. Meanwhile, England and South Africa will go head-to-head in the first semi-final on Wednesday (October 29) at Guwahati's Barsapara Stadium. India vs Australia - ICC Women's World Cup 2025 Semi-Final: All You Need To Know Date - October 30 (Thursday). Time: 3:00 PM IST Venue - Navi Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium Head-to-Head - Overall, the two teams have played each other in 60 matches, with Australia winning 49 of them, with just 11 victories for India. In the Women's World Cup, they have played 14 games in which the Southern Stars have 11 victories. In the mega event, they have played three knockout games with one win for India, which came in the semi-final of the 2017 event. In the ongoing tournament, Australia beat India by three wickets at Indore in the league stage. In 2025, they played each other in four ODIs, in which the Alyssa Healy-led side had three wins, with all matches played on Indian soil. Hence, Australia are overwhelming favourites in the big clash but India will look to take inspiration from what happened eight years ago.
