India vs West Indies Women Cricket, 3rd T20I Live (India Women National Cricket Team vs West Indies Women National Cricket Team Match Scorecard):
Smriti Mandhana’s blistering innings at the top, Richa Ghosh’s quickfire knock at the death and handy cameos by Jemimah Rodrigues and Raghvi Bist saw the India women’s team set a mammoth target of 217.
India will be smarting after receiving a nine-wicket thrashing at the hands of West Indies in the second T20I earlier this week which helped the tourists stay alive in the three-match series. In the opener, India was clinical as they first posted a big score – 195/4 – at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai before restricting West Indies to 146/7. A stung Windies bounced back in style at the same venue producing a vastly improved show with the ball and the bat.
A combined bowling display kept India to 159/9 despite captain Smriti Mandhana hitting 62 off 41 at the top. It was Hayley Matthews who dictated the terms in the chase as she belted an unbeaten 85 off 47 – an innings that included 17 fours – helping West Indies chase down the target in just 15.4 overs.
Full Squads
India’s Playing XI: Smriti Mandhana(c), Uma Chetry, Jemimah Rodrigues, Raghvi Bist, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh(w), Sajeevan Sajana, Radha Yadav, Saima Thakor, Titas Sadhu, Renuka Thakur Singh
West Indies’ Playing XI: Hayley Matthews(c), Qiana Joseph, Shemaine Campbelle(w), Deandra Dottin, Chinelle Henry, Nerissa Crafton, Shabika Gajnabi, Aaliyah Alleyne, Zaida James, Afy Fletcher, Karishma Ramharack
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Drinks break! India have taken a huge step towards winning the game and the series, dismissing Matthews and Dottin in successive overs. With 134 needed off 60 balls and the required run rate climbing with every dot ball, West Indies have no other choice but to keep going for the big shots despite the setbacks. Henry and Campbelle have shown they can strike the ball cleanly, but it will take something truly special from them to take the tourists over the line from here.
9.6 – Flat, at the stumps. Henry punches it toward long-off for a single.
Batsman_1 : Chinelle Henry 15(7)
Batsman_2 : Shemaine Campbelle 10(6)
Bowler : Radha Yadav 1/20(2)
Over : 10
Run : 15
Wicket : 0
Score : 84/3
9.5 – SIX! BOOM! Floated full, in the slot. Henry picks it early and tonks it back over the bowler for a thumping six.
9.4 – Low full toss, at the stumps. Campbelle knocks it to long-on for one.
9.3 – Drifted on the pad. Worked through mid-wicket for one.
9.2 – SIX! SMOKED! Tossed up on the middle and leg. Henry lofts it cleanly over cow corner and it sails well over the ropes for a massive hit.
9.1 – Arm ball, on the middle. Henry cuts into covers.
8.6 – Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Campbelle cuts and misses.
Batsman_1 : Shemaine Campbelle 9(5)
Batsman_2 : Chinelle Henry 1(2)
Bowler : Titas Sadhu 1/19(2)
Over : 9
Run : 7
Wicket : 1
Score : 69/3
8.5 – SIX! HIGH AND HANDSOME! Pitched full, at the stumps. Campbelle picks it early and hammers it over deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen.
8.4 – Back of a length outside off. Campbelle mistimes the cut into covers.
8.3 – Fuller than a length outside off. Henry cuts into covers for one.
8.2 – On a length, close to the off-stump. Henry chops it to extra cover.
Chinelle Henry is the new batter.
8.1 – HOLES OUT! Titas Sadhu gets the big fish! Both the set batters are gone now! Bowls it on a length, angled into the middle and leg. Dottin clears the front leg and heaves it straight into the hands of Radha Yadav at the deep mid-wicket boundary. West Indies Women are three down.
7.6 – Dottin takes the tossed up ball on the full and hacks it toward long-on for one.
Batsman_1 : Deandra Dottin 25(16)
Batsman_2 : Shemaine Campbelle 3(2)
Bowler : Radha Yadav 1/5(1)
Over : 8
Run : 5
Wicket : 1
Score : 62/2
7.5 – Full on the pads. Dottin goes for the sweep but misses. Wears it on the outside half of the front pad.
7.4 – Tossed up full, at the stumps. Dottin gets on her knees to slog but gets the inside edge onto her pad.
7.4 – WIDE! Full and sliding down leg. Dottin flicks and misses. Wide signalled by the umpire. Richa Ghosh appeals for the caught behind and convinces Smriti Mandhana to have a look. Nothing on the UltraEdge and Dottin stays on. India lose their review.
7.3 – Full and at the stumps. Campbelle plays the lofted drive to long-on for a single.
7.1 – OUT! CAUGHT! The bowling change results in the wicket immediately. Radha Yadav bowls it a touch short, on the middle stump line. Matthews makes room and looks to clear long-off. Does not get the desired connection and gets caught by Sajana S running in off the ropes.
6.6 – Slower bumper, on the middle stump line. Dottin backs away and lets it go.
Batsman_1 : Deandra Dottin 24(13)
Batsman_2 : Hayley Matthews 22(16)
Bowler : Saima Thakor 0/23(2)
Over : 7
Run : 11
Wicket : 0
Score : 57/1
Shemaine Campbelle walks in at number 4.
7.2 – Floated full, around off. Campbelle advances and lifts it toward long-off for a brace to get off the mark.
6.5 – Slower length ball, goes over the stumps. Dottin makes room for the cut but msises. Could have been a big wicket for the home side.
6.4 – FOUR! Dottin is in no mood to stop. Pace-off, full and at the stumps. Dottin flicks it wide of long on and the fielder has no chance to cut it off. Races away in a flash.
6.3 – Pace-off, on a length, at the stumps. Dottin goes uppishly toward wide long-off for a brace.
6.2 – FOUR! WHIPPED! Low full toss again, on the middle and leg. Dottin makes room and whacks this to deep square leg for a cracking boundary.
6.1 – Low full toss at the stumps. Flicked to deep mid-wicket for one.
5.5 – FOUR! Excellent Placement! Pace-off, on a fullish length, around off. Dottin gets across and heaves it toward deep square leg for a boundary.