India Women beat West Indies Women by 60 runs
Player of the match
Richa Ghosh - IND-W
All
Wickets
4s
6s
IND-W
WI-W
Right then, that wraps up this contest and the series. Smriti Mandhana calls upon the designated T20I skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur, to collect the trophy. Kaur then hands it over to the younger members of the team. A jubilant bunch of players pose for pictures with the trophy. The action now shifts to Vadodara for the three-match ODI series. Don’t forget to join us for the first ODI on Sunday, December 22nd, at the newly constructed Kotambi Stadium. The game will begin at 8 am GMT, but as always, tune in early for all the pre-match build-up. Until then, take care, and cheers!
The stand-in skipper of India, Smriti Mandhana is the PLAYER OF THE SERIES for her consistent run with the bat in this series. She says that the chat was that they have an opportunity to win a T20I series at home after 5 years and she is glad that they got the win. Mentions that with the younger faces in the batting unit, she had the added responsibility with the bat and feels that she bats better in such situations. Tells that due to the dew, it is not easy to defend totals at this venue and she is really happy with the way Richa Ghosh batted. Feels that everyone stepped up in the absence of Harmanpreet Kaur.
Richa Ghosh is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for her entertaining knock, notching up the joint-fastest T20I fifty in just 18 balls. She says that they got a good start and it was about keeping the momentum going. Mentions that she does not hold herself back when the ball is in the slot and approaches her batting in games the same way she does in practice sessions. Mentions that she always tries to contribute with the bat and with the gloves.
The captain of West Indies, Hayley Matthews says that they did not bowl the way they wanted to and on wickets such as these, the margin of error is small. Appreciates Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh for the way they batted. Mentions that they as a team, started the game with good energy. Tells that they did well with the bat in this series but could have done much better in the field.
Time for the presentation ceremony...
Saima Thakor is in for a chat. She says that this is a good bunch to play with and she is happy that she executed well. Mentions that they had the belief that they would defend this target and did not think much about the dew. Adds that she has been practicing the back-of-the-hand slower deliveries and felt that it was required in these conditions. States that the dew was comparatively less in this game and it helped them.
India Women were much better with the ball compared to the last game. Radha Yadav led the way with four wickets while the rest of the attack played their part. Earlier in the game, India Women were asked to bat first and they posted their highest T20I score – 217/4 in 20 overs with attacking fifties from Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh while Jemimah Rodrigues and Raghvi Bist also played handy knocks. West Indies Women were taken to the cleaners with the ball but Afy Fletcher and Chinelle Henry were the stand-outs among them. India Women will take a lot of confidence from the series win going into the ODIs while the West Indies Women will hope for a better result in the 50-over format.
A clinical all-around effort from India Women has helped them beat the West Indies Women by 60 runs and secure the series 2-1, their first T20I series win at home in 5 years. Chasing a massive score of 218 for the win, the Windies lost Qiana Joseph early but Hayley Matthews and Deandra Dottin stuck impressive 20s before departing in the space of an over. Shemaine Campbelle swung her bat for a bit but it was the impressive knock of 43 off 16 balls from Chinelle Henry that kept the visitors in the hunt. Post the dismissal, West Indies Women could not put up much of a fight and fell way short.
157/9 (20.0)
Over 20
0
wd
wd
1
1
1
1
0
Afy Fletcher*
5 (7)
Karishma Ramharack
3 (6)
Deepti Sharma
1/31 (4)
WI-W
157/9
0
19.6
Deepti Sharma to Afy Fletcher ,Slower and fuller, on middle, Afy Fletcher turns it with a closed bat face to mid-wicket. Smiles and hugs in the Indian camp as they win by 60 runs and clinch the series.
wd
19.6
Deepti Sharma to Afy Fletcher ,Wide! Another one fired down leg by Deepti, Afy Fletcher misses the attempted flick again.
wd
19.6
Deepti Sharma to Afy Fletcher ,Wide! Sprayed down leg, on a length, Afy Fletcher fails to help it away.
1
19.5
Deepti Sharma to Karishma Ramharack ,Slower through the air, fuller as well, on off, Karishma Ramharack skips down the track and carves it over cover. The throw comes in at the bowling end. Deepti Sharma collects it and fires in a wayward throw at the batting end. Richa Ghosh flings herself to her right and gets a hand to it to make the stop.
1
19.4
Deepti Sharma to Afy Fletcher ,Very full, on middle and leg, Afy Fletcher whips it to deep square leg and gets to the other end.
1
19.3
Deepti Sharma to Karishma Ramharack ,Short and outside off, Karishma Ramharack stays on the back foot and slaps it down the ground to long off for a run.
1
19.2
Deepti Sharma to Afy Fletcher ,Flatter and at the stumps, Afy Fletcher swats it to the left of deep square leg for a single.
0
19.1
Deepti Sharma to Afy Fletcher ,Fired on the pads, on a length, Afy Fletcher swipes across the line but misses and gets hit on the front pad. An optimistic shout for LBW gets turned down.
Over 19
1
1
0
0
0
1
wd
Afy Fletcher*
3 (3)
Karishma Ramharack
1 (4)
Saima Thakor
0/33 (4)
WI-W
151/9
1
18.6
Saima Thakor to Afy Fletcher ,Full and around off, Afy Fletcher looks to drive it away on the off side. Gets an inside edge that rolls in front of mid-wicket for a run.
1
18.5
Saima Thakor to Karishma Ramharack ,On a back of a length, on middle and leg, Karishma Ramharack pulls it through square leg for one.
0
18.4
Saima Thakor to Karishma Ramharack ,This is at 75.9 kph, on the fuller side, around leg, Karishma Ramharack swings across the line but goes into the slog very early. Gets beaten all ends up as the ball sneaks past the leg stump.
0
18.3
Saima Thakor to Karishma Ramharack ,At 101.9 kph, on a back of a length, over middle, Karishma Ramharack makes room to slap it away on the off side but misses.
0
18.2
Saima Thakor to Karishma Ramharack ,Off-pace delivery, on a length, on leg, Karishma Ramharack takes a couple of steps down the track to clip it away. Gets beaten on the inside edge and wears it on the thigh pad.
1
18.1
Saima Thakor to Afy Fletcher ,Low full toss, on off, Afy Fletcher lofts it down the ground to long on for a single.
wd
18.1
Saima Thakor to Afy Fletcher ,Wide! Sprayed down leg, on the fuller side, Fletcher misses the tickle.
Karishma Ramharack is the last batter for the West Indies Women.
Over 18
W
4
0
1
W
0
Zaida James*
7 (8)
Afy Fletcher
1 (1)
Radha Yadav
4/29 (4)
WI-W
147/9
OUT
Z James
7 (8)
c R Ghosh b R Yadav
Wkt
#9
4s/6s
1 / 0
SR
87.50
W
17.6
Radha Yadav to Zaida James ,Has James nicked it? On the fuller side and pushed across the batter, around off, James shapes up to drill it away on the off side. She fails to connect as the ball goes past the outside edge. The keeper Richa Ghosh takes it cleanly and goes up in appeal straight away. The umpire shakes his head and Smriti Mandhana takes the review. There was a noise but was it the bat hitting the ground? The UltraEdge shows a spike when the ball is next to the bat. The on-field decision will have to be overturned.
4
17.5
Radha Yadav to Zaida James ,FOUR! Going across the batter, shorter and quicker, on off, James makes room for the cut but gets a bottom edge that goes through the legs of the keeper Richa Ghosh and races away for a boundary.
0
17.4
Radha Yadav to Zaida James ,Floated up, full and on middle, Zaida James pushes it back to Radha.
1
17.3
Radha Yadav to Afy Fletcher ,Attacking the front pad, on a length, Afy Fletcher flicks it to mid-wicket and gets to the other end.
Who comes in next??
OUT
S Gajnabi
3 (5)
c S S b R Yadav
Wkt
#8
4s/6s
0 / 0
SR
60
W
17.2
Radha Yadav to Shabika Gajnabi ,OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Shabika Gajnabi holes out! Loopy delivery, fuller and on off, Shabika Gajnabi skips down the track to go down the ground. Gets height on it but fails to get the distance. It goes only as far as long off where Sajana S is aware of where the rope is and stays side on to take the catch to her right. Third wicket for Radha.
0
17.1
Radha Yadav to Shabika Gajnabi ,This is on a nagging length, on off, Shabika Gajnabi stabs it down on the off side.
Over 17
1
1
1
1
0
0
Shabika Gajnabi*
3 (3)
Zaida James
3 (5)
Deepti Sharma
1/25 (3)
WI-W
142/7
1
16.6
Deepti Sharma to Shabika Gajnabi ,Pushed through, flat and short, on middle, Shabika Gajnabi pulls it to deep backward square leg for a run.
1
16.5
Deepti Sharma to Zaida James ,Short and on the pads, tucked to mid-wicket for a single by James.
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