When is the series decider?
The third and deciding T20I will be played at the same venue on Thursday.
West Indies 160/1 in 15.4 overs
Sajana to bowl her third over. Matthews sweeps it towards backward square leg for a four. Matthews finishes the match with another four, this time towards sweeper cover.
West Indies wins the match by nine wickets with 26 balls remaining. Matthews (85*) and Campbelle (29*) take the visitors across the finish line.
West Indies has finally beaten Indian after nine straight defeats in T20Is.
West Indies 151/1 in 15 overs
Deepti Sharma to bowl her third over. Not much left in this game for India now. To make matters worse, Smriti Mandhana seems to be in some trouble as she is holding her left hand after an attempt to take a catch.
Four runs off the first three balls. Five from the over.
West Indies 146/1 in 14 overs
Saima, who has been India’s best bowler today, returns to bowl her third over. After conceding two singles in the first three balls, Saima misses her line and West Indies gets five wides. Slow and short, Matthews punches it over extra cover for a four. One on the leg side and Matthews hits it towards deep backward square leg for another four. And another four off the final ball of the over. Nineteen from it. This is ending quickly.
West Indies 127/1 in 13 overs
Renuka back for her third over. Campbelle hits one straight over’s Renuka head for a four. Short and this time, Matthews pulls it over mid-wicket for a four. Eleven from the over.
West Indies 116/1 in 12 overs
Sajana to bowl her second over. Four singles from it.
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West Indies 112/1 in 11 overs
Radha to bowl her second over. Begins with a front-foot no ball. Free hit for West Indies but Campbelle is only able to score one run off it. Pitched up and Matthews hits it over mid-off for a four to bring up the team’s 100. A short one, Matthews punches it off the back foot for another four. Third straight four for West Indies as Matthews finds the fence at deep backward point. Matthews pulls it towards deep square leg for fourth straight four and that brings up her half-century. Eighteen from the over.
West Indies 94/1 in 10 overs
Sajeevan Sajana to bowl right-arm off-spin. India needs some economical overs to come back in this game. Four singles from the over.
West Indies 90/1 in 9 overs
Sadhu to bowl her second over. Short-pitched ball to Campbelle and she slaps it over mid-wicket for four. Width on offer and Campbelle cuts it past backward point for another four. Same ball, same result, another four for Campbelle! Fourteen from the over.
West Indies 76/1 in 8 overs
Left-arm off-spinner Radha Yadav is ready to bowl her first over. Campbelle takes a single off the second ball. Full and straight from Radha, Matthews moves towards the off side and sweeps it behind for a four. Slower ball, Matthews tries to cut, ball finds the outside edge and goes all the way for a four.
West Indies 67/1 in 7 overs
Saima Thakor to bowl her second over. One run off the first three balls. Slower one, Joseph goes for a big swing but the ball hits the top edge and Ghosh runs towards the leg side to complete the catch.
Qiana Joseph c Ghosh b Thakor 38 (22b)
Just two from the over and a much needed wicket for India
West Indies 65/0 in 6 overs
Deepti continues. Joseph hits one straight to Sajana at deep square leg and she drops an easy catch. Moreover, the ball goes over the fence for a four. Powerfully swept by Joseph and it brings another four. A dot ball. Joseph loses her balance but the sweep has enough power to beat the fielder at backward short leg. Three fours from the over. End of a brilliant PowerPlay for West Indies.
West Indies 53/0 in 5 overs
Saima Thakor to bowl. Full, on the pads and Matthews hits it towards deep mid-wicket for a four. A single off the next ball and that brings up fifty for West Indies. Matthews steps out, the contact is not right but the top edge goes over Deepti’s head at cover and the West Indian openers take a double as Smriti Mandhana chases the ball. Eight from the over.
West Indies 45/0 in 4 overs
Mandhana introduces Deepti Sharma to change things. Starts with a dot ball but the second one is short and wide and Matthews hits it past cover for four. Another four, this time Matthews pulls it past square leg. A single for Matthews and Joseph is back on strike. This has been a terrific start by West Indian openers. Deepti bowls one down the leg side to Joseph, Ghosh collects the ball on the second attempt and appeals for a catch while umpire gives it wide. India uses the DRS. Ultra-edge shows no spike as the ball passes the bat but it did hit the thigh pad. India loses the review.
West Indies 36/0 in 3 overs
Renuka continues. Matthews gets down on right knee and hits a four to backward square leg. Another four, this time over bowler’s head for Matthews. A single off the fourth ball for Matthews. SIX!!! Joseph is in some form today as she hits one way over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.
West Indies 21/0 in 2 overs
Pace from both ends as Titas Sadhu is ready to bowl. Slightly towards the leg side and the contact from Joseph is good enough to find a four in the fine leg region. Short ball, Joseph transfers the weight to the back foot and swings it over deep square leg for a six. Better length and as a result, two dot balls. However, Joseph finishes the over with two more fours. Eighteen from it.
West Indies 3/0 in 1 over
Hayley Matthews and Qiana Joseph to start the chase for West Indies. Renuka with the ball in hand. After two dots, Renuka balls one down the leg side and that is a wide ball. First runs off the bat come on the fourth ball for Matthews as she picks a single. Left-handed batter Joseph, who scored 49 in the first T20I, is on strike. She opens her account with a single.
First innings summary
Smriti Mandhana made the most of the three dropped catches to score yet another fifty (41-ball 62) while Richa Ghosh played a handy knock of 17-ball 32. Deepti Sharma was also looking well set at 17 when a mix up with Ghosh got her run out. For West Indies, Dottin was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 14 for 2.
India 159/9 in 20 overs
Henry will bowl the final over of the innings. Radha on strike. Starts with a wide down the leg side. BLINDER OF A CATCH!!! Into the slot for Radha but her timing is not good enough and a flying Dottin takes the catch running in from long-on.
Radha Yadav c Dottin b Henry 7 (8b)
Titas Sadhu is the new batter. Henry follows the wicket-ball with a wide. Sadhu picks up a single and Saima is on strike. Slower ball, Saima muscles it over bowler’s head, Dottin fancies her chances of a catch at long-on but fails to hold on and it is a four. Another slower one and this time, it is a simple catch for Dottin at long-on.
Saima Thakor c Dottin b Henry 6 (4b)
Renuka Singh, the last batter, out in the middle. Full toss from Henry, Renuka makes decent contact as she hits it towards square leg fielder and a misfield from her allows the ball to go over the fence for a four. A dot ball from Henry to end the innings.
India 148/7 in 19 overs
Dottin, who has conceded just 9 runs so far in her three overs and also picked up a wicket, comes to complete her quota. A perfect yorker to Radha and she can only manage a single off the opening ball. STUNNING CATCH FROM CAMPBELLE!!!! Another yorker from Dottin towards off stump, Ghosh brings the bat down just in time but the ball takes the outside edge and a diving Campbelle takes the catch with her right hand.
Richa Ghosh c Campbelle b Dottin 32 (17b)
Saima Thakor to bat. Picks a single off her first ball. Five singles from the over apart from a stunning catch.
India 143/6 in 18 overs
Fletcher continues. Full toss, Radha hits it towards long-on where Dottin catches the ball but after realising that she is about to fall over the boundary, manages to put the ball back into the ground just in time to save two runs for her team. Great athleticism. Fourth ball is a flighted one from Fletcher and Ghosh hits it for a four towards long-off. Another flighted delivery and this time, Ghosh hits it over the bowler’s head for a four. A wide ball from Fletcher. Short and wide and Ghosh hits it square of the wicket for yet another boundary. Seventeen from the over.
India 126/6 in 17 overs
Matthews to complete her quota. Ghosh lofts it over cover on the second ball for a four and the sweeper cover fielder has no chance to save it. Short, wide and Ghosh slaps it square of the wicket for a four. Two boundaries and four singles from the over.
India 114/6 in 16 overs
Fletcher to bowl her second over. Misfield by the fielder at point and Ghosh manages to steal a single. LBW! Sajana tries to play the sweep shot on the fifth ball, completely misses it and is struck on the pads. Umpires raises the finger. Sajana takes the DRS but the original decision stands.
Sajeeven Sajana LBW Fletcher 2 (3b)
Radha Yadav to face the last ball of the over. Picks up a single. Four runs and a wicket from the over.
India 110/5 in 15 overs
Dottin to bowl her third over of the match. RUN OUT!!! Terrible mix up as Deepti plays one towards point and goes for the single but Ghosh sends her back. It is too late. A simple throw from Ramharack and Campbelle does the rest.
Deepti Sharma run out (K Ramharack/Campbelle) 17 (15b)
Sajana Sajeevan comes out as the next batter. Just two off the over and a wicket.
India 108/4 in 14 overs
Hayley Matthews to bowl her third over. Three runs off the first two balls. Short one, Mandhana gets into position and hits it to deep mid-wicket for four. SIX!!! Similar delivery and this time, the shot from Mandhana is even better as it goes all the way. Mandhana tries to play the paddle sweep off the fifth ball, gets no timing whatsover and Fletcher takes the catch at short fine line.
Smriti Mandhana c Fletcher b Matthews 62 (41b)
Richa Ghosh out in the middle. Short ball and she hits it fiercely for four towards deep mid-wicket.
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India 91/3 in 13 overs
Munisar continues. Great start to the over for Deepti as she hit consecutive fours before taking a single on the third ball. DROPPED!!! Mandhana gets yet another life as she hits one towards Henry at long-off but the ball goes through her hands, hits her thigh, bounces on the ground and over the fence for a four. Mandhana picks up a couple. FIFTY!!! Glorious cover drive from Mandhana and it’s back-to-back fifties for the Indian batter.
India 72/3 in 12 overs
Ramharack to bowl the 12th over of the innings. Mandhana stepping on the gas as she charges down the pitch and hits it to deep extra cover for a four. DROPPED!!! Mandhana tries the same shot again and hits it straight towards Joseph at extra cover who drops an easy catch.
India 66/3 in 11 overs
Ashmini Munisar, another right-arm off-spinner, into the attack. DROPPED!!! Mandhana dances down the ground on the fourth ball and chips one straight to Henry at mid-off but she fails to hold on to the ball. Rubbing salt in wounds, Mandhana hits a four over cover. A single off the final ball for Mandhana.
India 60/3 in 10 overs
Ramharack to bowl her second over. Five singles from it. India going at six runs per over.
India 55/3 in 9 overs
Afy Fltecher, right-arm leg-spinner, ready to bowl. Bist looks to play for the turn but it is a straight one from Fletcher, the ball hits Bist’s pad in front of her off-stump and the umpire raises the finger. No use of DRS this time.
Raghvi Bist LBW Fletcher 5 (8b)
Deepti Sharma is the new batter. Just three runs had come off the first five balls but Fletcher misses the line on the final one and Mandhana guides it to fine leg for an easy four.
India 48/2 in 8 overs
Matthews is back for her second over. Five singles from it.
India 43/2 in 7 overs
Off-spinner Karishma Ramharack from the other end to Mandhana. Begins with a dot ball but Mandhana sweeps the second one towards backward square leg for a four. Follows it up with an easy single as he hits one down the ground to long-off. Bist tucks one into the leg side and opens her account in international cricket with a single. Mandhana takes another single and Bist is back on strike. Bist picks another single.
India 35/2 in 6 overs.
Change in bowling. Skipper Hayley Matthews, a right-arm off-spinner, to bowl the final over of the PowerPlay. Rodrigues picks a single off the first ball. Mandhana manages to hit one in the gap on the off side for a single after two dots. Loud appeal for LBW from Matthews against Rodrigues and the umpire raises the finger. Rodrigues asks for DRS. No inside edge and the ball hit her on the thigh pad in front of the middle stump. “Umpire’s call” in the wickets column and Rodrigues has to go. However, India retains the review.
Jemimah Rodrigues LBW Matthews 13 (15b)
Debutant Raghvi Bist plays the last ball of the PowerPlay along the ground towards mid-off.
India 33/1 in 5 overs
Henry to bowl her third over. Starts with a wide down the leg side. Another one on the pads, Mandhana guides it past short fine leg for a four. Mandhana takes a single off the next ball. Lovely shot from Rodrigues - using the pace of the ball and finding the gap between point and cover for a four. Wide ball from Henry. Short ball, Rodrigues dances down the track and pulls it towards deep square leg for a single. Short again, Mandhana pulls it to the right of short fine leg for another boundary. Sixteen from the over.
India 17/1 in 4 overs
Dottin begins her second over with a wide down the leg side. But then goes on to bowl six dot balls on the trot to Rodrigues!
India 16/1 in 3 overs
Henry continues. Tidy over. Just four singles from it.
India 12/1 in 2 overs
Dottin, right-arm medium pacer, to bowl from the other end. Begins with two dot balls. BOWLED!!! Slightly short-pitched, nips back in, stays low and goes through Chetry’s defence.
Uma Chetry b Dottin 4 (6b)
Next batter is Jemimah Rodrigues and she begins with a square drive for a four. Follow it up with a single. Mandhana picks up a single off the final ball.
India 6/0 in 1 over
Henry begins with a short ball, Mandhana pulls it and the fielder at backward square leg manages to save the boundary. Indian batters took only a single. Sloppy work early on from West Indians as a couple of misfields allow Chetry to take a double. Chetry is deceived by a slower one and a chipped shot falls just short of a diving fielder at point. She takes a single and Mandhana is back on strike. Another short ball but this one does not rise as much, Mandhana pulls it again to backward square leg for a single. Chetry picks a single off the final ball of the opening over.
Live visuals
Here we go. The West Indians are out on the field. For India, Mandhana and Chetry will open the innings. Chinelle Henry, a right-arm pacer, to bowl the first over.
Official update on Harmanpreet Kaur
Who is Raghvi Bist?
Raghvi Bist is a right-handed batter from Uttarakhand. She has been in stirring domestic form and has managed to translate that for the ‘A’ team, scoring three consecutive ODI fifties against Australia A, away from home.
In the WPL 2025 Player Auction, defending champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru picked her for Rs 10 lakh.
PLAYING XIs
India: Mandhana (c), Chetry, Rodrigues, Bist, Ghosh (wk), Sajana, Deepti, Radha, Saima, Renuka, Sadhu
West Indies: Matthews (c), Joseph, Campbelle, Dottin, Henry, Crafton, Gajnabi, James, Fletcher, Ramharack, Munisar
Debutants on both sides
Raghvi Bist is set to make her T20I debut for India while Nerissa Crafton will play her first-ever T20I match for the West Indies.
TOSS
West Indies wins the toss and chooses to bowl first. Smriti Mandhana is India’s captain today as injured Harmanpreet Kaur misses out.
PREVIEW
Questions remain over Harmanpreet Kaur’s fitness as India gears up to face the West Indies in the second T20I at the DY Patil Stadium and take an unassailable lead in the three-match series.
While the Women in Blue registered a comfortable 49-run win in the series opener, captain Harmanpreet was off the field for a large part of the second innings after batting for a while.
Though the team management did not specify the reason behind her absence, Titas Sadhu said that “the medical team is looking into it” and expected her to be fine soon.
Read the full preview here.
SQUADS
INDIA: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Uma Chetry, Richa Ghosh, Nandini Kashyap, Minnu Mani, Priya Mishra, Raghvi Bist, Renuka Singh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Titas Sadhu, Sajeevan Sajana, Deepti Sharma, Saima Thakor, Radha Yadav
WEST INDIES: Hayley Matthews (c), Shemaine Campbelle, Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Nerissa Crafton, Deandra Dottin, Afy Fletcher, Shabika Gajnabi, Chinelle Henry, Qiana Joseph, Mandy Mangru, Ashmini Munisar, Karishma Ramharack, Rashada Williams, Zaida James
Where to watch 2nd women’s T20I between India and West Indies?
The second women’s T20I between India and West Indies women will be LIVE telecast on Sports18, and streamed on JioCinema app and website. Moreover, you can follow Sportstar’s website and app for all the match updates.
