Clinical India outshine NZ to march into Women's World Cup semis

Derby, July 15 (CRICKETNMORE) The Indian women's cricket team thrashed New Zealand by 186 runs to storm into the semi-finals of the ongoing Women's World Cup at the County Ground here on Saturday.

Skipper Mithali Raj's scintillating century set the tone as India posted a healthy 265/7 before left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad's maiden fifer (5/15) bundled out the White Ferns for a paltry 79.

The New Zealanders found themselves three-down in the 11th over and after a brief, ineffective resistance from Amy Satterthwaite and Sophie Devine, they crumbled under pressure.

India have now joined Australia, England and South Africa as the four semi-finalists of this year's World Cup