India-W vs WestIndies-W Highlights – India Women Cricket team win by 8 wickets – Deepti Sharma struck thrice with the ball as India sealed a comfortable 8-wicket win overWest Indies. WI managed just 94 in their innings. Barring Hayley Matthews none of the WI stars got going as they scored runs at a trickle. Harmanpreet kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues sealed the chase with the bat, reaching the target with 6 overs to spare. Follow IND-W vs WI-W LIVE updates on Insidesport.IN
India-W vs WestIndies-W Highlights: Harmanpreet, Rodrigues, star as India seal 8-wicket win to seal SA TRI-SERIES: Watch IND-W vs WI-W Highlights
Deepti Sharma emerged as the star performer as India tuned up for the women’s T20 Tri-series final with a dominating eight-wicket win over the West Indies in an inconsequential match in East London on Monday.
If the bowlers, led by Deepti (3/11), put up a clinical show to limit the West Indies to 94 for six, Jemimah Rodrigues (42 not out) and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (32 not out) produced an attacking batting display as India chased down the modest target in 13.5 overs.
Chasing 95 for win, Smriti Mandhana (5) was castled after she was late in attempting a shot, but Rodrigues picked up three boundaries to take India to 36 for one in six overs.
India-W vs WestIndies-W Highlights: Harmanpreet, Rodrigues, star as India seal 8-wicket win to seal SA TRI-SERIES: Watch IND-W vs WI-W Highlights
Harleen Deol, who was looking good, failed to clear the mid-off and was holed out to Shabika Gajnabi.
Skipper Harmanpreet then joined Rodrigues and smashed four boundaries to knock off the remaining runs with immaculate ease.
The duo added a match-winning unbeaten 54 runs off just 40 balls.
Earlier, India justified the decision to bowl after winning the toss as they sizzled with the ball with spin duo of Deepti and Rajeshwari Gayakwad (1/9) suffocating the Windies batters.
Deepti rocked the top order with back-to-back wickets, removing Rashada Williams (8) and Campbelle (0), before returning to get rid of Shabika Gajnabi (12), who was stumped by Yastika Bhatia.
India-W vs WestIndies-W Highlights: Harmanpreet, Rodrigues, star as India seal 8-wicket win to seal SA TRI-SERIES: Watch IND-W vs WI-W Highlights
Left-arm spinner Gayakwad too stuck to a good line and length as the Windies batters couldn’t free their arms.
She was rewarded soon as her arm-ball trapped Djenaba Joseph (3) in the ninth over. Replays later showed that she had got an inside-edge.
Pooja Vastrakar (2/19), who was introduced in the 10th over, snapped two wickets, including the final wicket of Alleyne in the last ball of the innings.
But it was an off day for veteran pacer Shikha Pandey, who conceded 28 runs in her three overs, while Renuka Singh was wicketless for 22 in her quota for four overs.
India-W vs WestIndies-W Highlights: Harmanpreet, Rodrigues, star as India seal 8-wicket win to seal SA TRI-SERIES: Watch IND-W vs WI-W Highlights
For West Indies, Hayley Matthews (34) was the only batter who put up a fight but she didn’t get any support from the other end.
Gajnabi (12) managed a double digit figure but it was the two unexpected sixes from Zaida James (21), which took West Indies closer to the 100-run mark.
India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia(w), Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Devika Vaidya, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Shikha Pandey, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Thakur Singh
West Indies Women (Playing XI): Rashada Williams(w), Shemaine Campbelle, Shabika Gajnabi, Hayley Matthews(c), Zaida James, Djenaba Joseph, Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Afy Fletcher, Trishan Holder, Jannillea Glasgow
India Scorecard
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smriti Mandhana | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | 42 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 107.69 | |
| Harleen Deol | 13 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 81.25 | |
| Harmanpreet Kaur(C) | 32 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 139.13 | |
| Extra | 3 (b 0, w 2, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 95/2 (13.5) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Yastika Bhatia, DP Vaidya, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, S Pandey, Renuka Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jannillea Glasgow | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 |
| Shamilia Connell | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5.67 |
| Aaliyah Alleyne | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Hayley Matthews | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3.50 |
| Afy Fletcher | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Zaida James | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Shabika Gajnabi | 0.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|
WestIndies Scorecard
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayley Matthews(C) | 34 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Rashada Williams | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Shemaine Campbelle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Djenaba Joseph | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | |
| Shabika Gajnabi | 12 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 | |
| Zaida James | 21 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 67.74 | |
| Aaliyah Alleyne | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 128.57 | |
| Extra | 7 (b 0, w 6, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 94/6 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | SS Connell, Afy Fletcher, Jannillea Glasgow, Trishan Holder | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renuka Singh | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Shikha Pandey | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 |
| Deepti Sharma | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2.75 |
| Rajeshwari Gayakwad | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2.25 |
| Devika Vaidya | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Pooja Vastrakar | 4 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 4.75 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| RS Williams | 1-18 | 3.3 |
| Shemaine Campbelle | 2-18 | 3.4 |
| Djenaba Joseph | 3-39 | 8.5 |
| Hayley Matthews | 4-53 | 11.4 |
| Shabika Gajnabi | 5-73 | 17.2 |
| Aaliyah Alleyne | 6-94 | 19.6 |
India-W vs WestIndies-W Highlights: Harmanpreet, Rodrigues, star as India seal 8-wicket win to seal SA TRI-SERIES: Watch IND-W vs WI-W Highlights
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