New Delhi. Thanks to half-centuries of Jemimah Rodrigues (73 runs) and Smriti Mandhana (54 runs), India defeated West Indies (India w vs West Indies W) by 49 runs in the first match of the three-match series on Sunday. In this way India took 1-0 lead in the series. Jemimah Rodrigues played an inning of 73 runs in 35 balls which included nine fours and two sixes, which was one of her best innings at number three. West Indies won the toss and decided to bowl first.
For Team India, who came to bat first, Mandhana and Rodrigues added 81 runs in 44 balls for the second wicket. Ramharaik was the best bowler among the Caribbean bowlers by taking two wickets for 18 runs. Richa Ghosh scored 20 runs in 14 balls with the help of two fours and a six but Diandra Dottin took a brilliant catch at deep midwicket off the ball of Mandy Mangroo in the 17th over. In this way India scored 195 runs in 20 overs.
Suryakumar Yadav, Ajinkya Rahane’s stormy innings, Rajat Patidar’s innings ruined, Mumbai won in the final.
West Indies needed 194 runs to win. But his team could score only 146 runs in 20 overs. Keena Joseph, who came to open, was out after scoring 49 runs. At the same time, Deandra Dottin scored a brilliant 52 runs in 28 balls. Apart from this, no runs came from the bat of any player. While bowling brilliantly for India, Titas Sadhu took 3 wickets in his name. At the same time, Radha Yadav and Deepti Sharma also took 2 wickets.
Mandhana scores 28th fifty
Mandhana, who scored 105 runs in her last match (in the last ODI) of Australia tour, continued her excellent form and scored her 28th half-century in this format and sixth half-century of the year. He hit two sixes and seven fours during his innings of 54 runs in 33 balls. With this inning, her number of runs this year crossed 600 runs while she reached fourth place in the list of players with the highest run scorers in Women’s T20 International in 2024.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : December 15, 2024, 10:25 PM IST