India Women vs West Indies Women, 3rd T20I: Highlights from Navi ...
IND-W vs WI-W
Navi Mumbai,UPDATED: Dec 19, 2024 23:00 IST
IND-W vs WI-W, 3rd T20I Highlights: Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh starred as India beat West Indies by 60 runs in the third Women’s T20I in Navi Mumbai on December 19 to claim the series 2-1.
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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!
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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.
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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.
22:49 IST:
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.
22:47 IST:
Time for the presentation ceremony...
22:37 IST:
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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19.6: Deepti Sharma to Afy Fletcher, Wide! Another one fired down leg by Deepti, Afy Fletcher misses the attempted flick again.
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19.6: Deepti Sharma to Afy Fletcher, Wide! Sprayed down leg, on a length, Afy Fletcher fails to help it away.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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18.1: Saima Thakor to Afy Fletcher, Wide! Sprayed down leg, on the fuller side, Fletcher misses the tickle.
22:20 IST:
Karishma Ramharack is the last batter for the West Indies Women.
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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.
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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.
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17.4: Radha Yadav to Zaida James, Floated up, full and on middle, Zaida James pushes it back to Radha.
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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.
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Who comes in next??
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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.
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17.1: Radha Yadav to Shabika Gajnabi, This is on a nagging length, on off, Shabika Gajnabi stabs it down on the off side.
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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.
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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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16.4: Deepti Sharma to Shabika Gajnabi, Slower and fuller, on off and middle, Shabika Gajnabi drills it down to long on for one.
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16.3: Deepti Sharma to Zaida James, Keeps it full and straight, at the stumps, James uses her feet and chips it over the bowler's head for a single.
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16.2: Deepti Sharma to Zaida James, Tossed up, on off, driven to cover by James.
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16.1: Deepti Sharma to Zaida James, Floated up, full and on off, James pushes it to cover.
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15.6: Radha Yadav to Zaida James, Short and on the pads, James nurdles it behind square on the leg side for one.
22:10 IST:
Zaida James walks in at 9.
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15.5: Radha Yadav to Nerissa Crafton, OUT! RUN OUT! Superb work by Uma Chetry! Short and wide on off, there to be put away, Nerissa Crafton makes room and slaps it hard but along the ground towards cover where Chetry dives to her right quickly. Crafton sets off for the run and is halfway through the run while her partner, Gajnabi is caught ball-watching. Crafton gets sent back. The ball dribbles a few yards to the right of Chetry who gets back up on her feet and fires in a throw at the batting end. Ghosh does the rest to catch Crafton short of her crease despite the dive.
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15.4: Radha Yadav to Shabika Gajnabi, Floated up, full and on off, Shabika Gajnabi knocks it down to long on for a single.
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Shabika Gajnabi is in next.
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15.3: Radha Yadav to Aaliyah Alleyne, OUT! TIMBER! Another one bites the dust! Radha does not offer much air and keeps it flat, short in length, on the off pole, Aaliyah Alleyne makes room to punch it through the off side. The ball does not bounce as much as Aaliyah expected. It goes under the angled bat and clatters into the off pole.
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15.2: Radha Yadav to Aaliyah Alleyne, Flat and short, on middle, punched down to long on. A wayward throw at the keeper's end allows the batters to take the second run.
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15.1: Radha Yadav to Nerissa Crafton, Pushed across the batter, on a nagging length, on off, Nerissa Crafton backs away for the cut but misses as the ball goes over her bat. The keeper Richa Ghosh fails to gather it cleanly and concedes a bye.
22:05 IST:
14.6: Renuka Singh Thakur to Aaliyah Alleyne, FOUR! Gets it through! Keeps it full does Thakur, on off, Aaliyah Alleyne makes room and thrashes it between cover and mid off for a boundary.
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14.5: Renuka Singh Thakur to Aaliyah Alleyne, Very full, on off, Aaliyah Alleyne squeezes it out back to the bowler.
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14.4: Renuka Singh Thakur to Chinelle Henry, OUT! TAKEN! Chinelle Henry departs and this is a massive blow to West Indies. On a back of a length, on off, Chinelle Henry looks to force it through the off side. Gets an outside edge that carries to short third where Raghvi Bist gets low in front and manages to get her fingers underneath the ball. Henry wears a dejected look as she trudges off.
22:06 IST:
Aaliyah Alleyne walks in at 7.
22:03 IST:
14.4: Renuka Singh Thakur to Chinelle Henry, WIDE! Slips a slower delivery, well outside off, left alone by Henry.
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14.3: Renuka Singh Thakur to Chinelle Henry, FOUR! Up and over! Thakur takes pace off and bowls it on a back of a length, outside off, Chinelle Henry waits for the ball to arrive and carves it over cover for a boundary.
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14.2: Renuka Singh Thakur to Nerissa Crafton, Angling across, at 100.1 kph, on a length, Nerissa Crafton knocks it wide of cover for one more.
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14.1: Renuka Singh Thakur to Nerissa Crafton, Full and straight, at the stumps, Crafton goes for a hoick across the line. Gets an inside edge to backward square leg.
22:00 IST:
13.6: Deepti Sharma to Chinelle Henry, SIX! A poor delivery and it gets the treatment! Deepti misses her mark and serves a low full toss, on middle and leg, Chinelle Henry needs no second invitation as she pumps it over long on for six more runs. 17 runs off the over. West Indies need 95 runs off 36 balls.
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13.5: Deepti Sharma to Chinelle Henry, SIX! In the slot and this goes out of the park! Slanting in, on middle and leg, the length stays full, Chinelle Henry brings her bottom hand into play and tonks it over wide long on for a six.
21:58 IST:
13.4: Deepti Sharma to Chinelle Henry, FOUR! Straight as an arrow! Fired in, full in length, on middle, Henry clears her front leg and deposits it back over the bowler's head for a boundary.
21:58 IST:
13.3: Deepti Sharma to Nerissa Crafton, Slightly fuller, on off, Nerissa Crafton goes deep in the crease and slaps it to extra cover where Smriti Mandhana fails to gather it cleanly, allowing a single.
21:57 IST:
13.2: Deepti Sharma to Nerissa Crafton, Turn and bounce! Short and turning away, a bit of extra bounce, Nerissa Crafton slashes but misses as the ball goes over her bat.
21:57 IST:
13.1: Deepti Sharma to Nerissa Crafton, At the stumps, on a nagging length, Crafton punches it to extra cover.
21:56 IST:
12.6: Saima Thakor to Nerissa Crafton, Loopy slower delivery, on a length, on middle, Nerissa Crafton swats it to the left of long on where Sajana S gets to her left and flicks it to the converging deep mid-wicket fielder. Just a single off it then.
21:55 IST:
12.5: Saima Thakor to Nerissa Crafton, On a good length, on off, Nerissa Crafton goes for a lofted stroke but ends up bunting it back onto the deck.
21:54 IST:
12.4: Saima Thakor to Nerissa Crafton, Half a shout for LBW but that has pitched outside leg! On a good length, at the stumps from over the wicket, Nerissa Crafton plays all around it and wears it on the front pad.
21:56 IST:
12.3: Saima Thakor to Nerissa Crafton, Good effort in the deep! Angling away, on a length, on off, Nerissa Crafton stays put and whacks it towards wide long off. Jemimah Rodrigues covers good ground to her right and puts a dive in. The ball gets parried away off her body but she gets up quickly and mops it up. Another brace for Crafton.
21:53 IST:
12.2: Saima Thakor to Chinelle Henry, Another slower one, on off, on a length, Henry swings across the line and drags it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for one.
21:53 IST:
12.1: Saima Thakor to Chinelle Henry, Thakor dishes out a slower delivery, on a good length, on off, Chinelle Henry hops on the back foot and smacks it back past the bowler. Sajana S sprints to her right at long off to cut it off. Two runs taken.
21:51 IST:
11.6: Deepti Sharma to Nerissa Crafton, Drops it short and gets it to spin away, on a nagging length, on middle, Nerissa Crafton hangs back to defend. Gets it off the outer half of the bat to short third.
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11.5: Deepti Sharma to Nerissa Crafton, FOUR! Edged away! Tossed up by Deepti, full and on off, Nerissa Crafton goes for a swipe across the line. Gets an outside edge that flies over the leaping Jemimah Rodrigues at first slip and it races away for a boundary.
21:50 IST:
11.4: Deepti Sharma to Nerissa Crafton, Trifecta of plays and misses! Even slower this time and gets a hint of away turn, on off, Nerissa Crafton does not move her feet much and gets beaten all ends up as the ball rips past her defence.
21:50 IST:
11.3: Deepti Sharma to Nerissa Crafton, And again! Slower through the air, fuller as well, just outside off, Nerissa Crafton looks to drive it back past the bowler but misses again.
21:50 IST:
11.2: Deepti Sharma to Nerissa Crafton, Beaten! Pushed across, quicker as well, on off, on a length, Nerissa Crafton pushes at the delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge. Deepti went up in appeal but got no support from Richa behind the stumps.
21:50 IST:
Nerissa Crafton is in next.
21:49 IST:
11.1: Deepti Sharma to Shemaine Campbelle, OUT! TAKEN! Deepti Sharma strikes with her first ball! Tossed up, full and on middle, Shemaine Campbelle skips down the track to smear it away on the leg side. The bat turns in her hand and it comes off the inner half of the bat. It goes towards mid-wicket where Smriti Mandhana times her leap to perfection and takes it over her head. Campbelle goes for 17 (11). West Indies Women need 122 runs in 53 balls.
21:47 IST:
10.6: Titas Sadhu to Shemaine Campbelle, Full and on off, knocked down to long on for a single.
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10.5: Titas Sadhu to Shemaine Campbelle, Campbelle took it a bit casually and it almost led to her downfall! Slower and into the wicket, on off, slapped to backward point where Deepti Sharma dives to her right and makes a sharp stop. She is quick to release the throw to the keeper. Richa Ghosh collects it and flicks it onto the stumps at the batting end. It is referred upstairs and the replays show that Campbelle did just enough to slide her bat inside the popping crease before the bails came off.
21:43 IST:
10.4: Titas Sadhu to Shemaine Campbelle, FOUR! Powered away! Scrambled seam delivery, on off, full again, Shemaine Campbelle gets her hands through the line of the ball quickly and drills it to the left of long off for a boundary.
21:42 IST:
10.3: Titas Sadhu to Shemaine Campbelle, Miscued but safe! Pace taken off, on off, on the fuller side, Shemaine Campbelle swings to go back over the bowler's head. Gets a thickish outside edge that clears Bist at short third. Bist gives it a chase and cuts it off. Two runs taken.
21:42 IST:
10.2: Titas Sadhu to Chinelle Henry, On the off-stump line, on a length, Chinelle Henry taps it in front of cover and gets to the other end quickly. The throw comes in and hits Henry on the thigh. It rolls away towards wide long on but the batters opt not to run on the overthrow.
21:41 IST:
10.1: Titas Sadhu to Chinelle Henry, FOUR! Thrashed! On a good length, outside off, Chinelle Henry stays leg side of the ball and smashes it between cover and point for a boundary.
21:40 IST:
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.
21:38 IST:
9.6: Radha Yadav to Chinelle Henry, Flat, at the stumps. Henry punches it toward long-off for a single. 15 runs off the over. West Indies need 134 runs from 60 balls.
21:37 IST:
9.5: Radha Yadav to Chinelle Henry, SIX! BOOM! Floated full, in the slot. Henry picks it early and tonks it back over the bowler for a thumping six.
21:37 IST:
9.4: Radha Yadav to Shemaine Campbelle, Low full toss, at the stumps. Campbelle knocks it to long-on for one.
21:36 IST:
9.3: Radha Yadav to Chinelle Henry, Drifted on the pad. Worked through mid-wicket for one.
21:36 IST:
9.2: Radha Yadav to Chinelle Henry, 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.
21:35 IST:
9.1: Radha Yadav to Chinelle Henry, Arm ball, on the middle. Henry cuts into covers.
21:35 IST:
8.6: Titas Sadhu to Shemaine Campbelle, Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Campbelle cuts and misses.
21:34 IST:
8.5: Titas Sadhu to Shemaine Campbelle, 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.
21:33 IST:
8.4: Titas Sadhu to Shemaine Campbelle, Back of a length outside off. Campbelle mistimes the cut into covers.
21:33 IST:
8.3: Titas Sadhu to Chinelle Henry, Fuller than a length outside off. Henry cuts into covers for one.
21:33 IST:
8.2: Titas Sadhu to Chinelle Henry, On a length, close to the off-stump. Henry chops it to extra cover.
21:32 IST:
Chinelle Henry is the new batter.
21:32 IST:
8.1: Titas Sadhu to Deandra Dottin, 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.
21:30 IST:
7.6: Radha Yadav to Deandra Dottin, Dottin takes the tossed up ball on the full and hacks it toward long-on for one.
21:30 IST:
7.5: Radha Yadav to Deandra Dottin, Full on the pads. Dottin goes for the sweep but misses. Wears it on the outside half of the front pad.
21:29 IST:
7.4: Radha Yadav to Deandra Dottin, Tossed up full, at the stumps. Dottin gets on her knees to slog but gets the inside edge onto her pad.
21:29 IST:
7.4: Radha Yadav to Deandra Dottin, 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.
21:26 IST:
7.3: Radha Yadav to Shemaine Campbelle, Full and at the stumps. Campbelle plays the lofted drive to long-on for a single.
21:26 IST:
7.2: Radha Yadav to Shemaine Campbelle, Floated full, around off. Campbelle advances and lifts it toward long-off for a brace to get off the mark.
21:26 IST:
Shemaine Campbelle walks in at number 4.
21:25 IST:
7.1: Radha Yadav to Hayley Matthews, 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 who runs in off the ropes to complete the catch.
21:23 IST:
6.6: Saima Thakor to Deandra Dottin, Slower bumper, on the middle stump line. Dottin backs away and lets it go.
21:23 IST:
6.5: Saima Thakor to Deandra Dottin, 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.
21:22 IST:
6.4: Saima Thakor to Deandra Dottin, 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.
21:21 IST:
6.3: Saima Thakor to Deandra Dottin, Pace-off, on a length, at the stumps. Dottin goes uppishly toward wide long-off for a brace.
21:20 IST:
6.2: Saima Thakor to Deandra Dottin, 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.
21:19 IST:
6.1: Saima Thakor to Hayley Matthews, Low full toss at the stumps. Flicked to deep mid-wicket for one.
21:18 IST:
5.6: Titas Sadhu to Deandra Dottin, FOUR! BANG! Short of a length on off. Dottin slaps it just over the leaping mid-on fielder and has enough legs to get to the boundary. Top shot this from Dottin. 12 runs off the over.
21:17 IST:
5.5: Titas Sadhu to Deandra Dottin, FOUR! Excellent Placement! Pace-off, on a fullish length, around off. Dottin gets across and heaves it toward deep square leg for a boundary.
21:16 IST:
5.4: Titas Sadhu to Deandra Dottin, Back of a length around off. Dottin slaps it to mid-off where Mandhana dives to her left and makes the stop. No run taken.
21:16 IST:
5.3: Titas Sadhu to Hayley Matthews, Pitched full, at the stumps. Matthews heaves it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for one.
21:15 IST:
5.2: Titas Sadhu to Deandra Dottin, On a length, around off. Dottin looks to pull but gets an inside edge onto the pad. The ball rolls to point for a single.
21:14 IST:
5.1: Titas Sadhu to Deandra Dottin, Short of a length, around off. Dottin clears the front leg and hacks it toward the wide long-on region. Lands inside the ropes for a couple.
21:13 IST:
4.6: Saima Thakor to Hayley Matthews, SIX! CLEAN STRIKE! Slower and fuller at the stumps. Hayley Matthews shimmies down, goes through with the shot, and clears long-on for a maximum.
21:13 IST:
4.5: Saima Thakor to Hayley Matthews, Back of a length around off. Matthews shuffles and pulls it toward deep square leg. Radha Yadav runs across from long-leg, puts the dive and makes a fine stop. Keeps it to two.
21:12 IST:
4.4: Saima Thakor to Hayley Matthews, Slower and fuller at the stumps. Matthews heaves it off the cue end and has enough to clear mid-on. Takes a couple.
21:11 IST:
4.3: Saima Thakor to Deandra Dottin, DROPPED! Goes short, angled into the batter. Dottin takes it on and swats it off the top edge, flies straight to Renuka Singh Thakur at fine leg region who shells down an important catch. The ball goes under her hands and hits her on the right knee. Thakur looks in some pain and goes off the field to receive treatment from the physio.
21:10 IST:
4.2: Saima Thakor to Deandra Dottin, Yorker, at the base of the stumps. Dottin drills it back to the bowler.
21:09 IST:
4.1: Saima Thakor to Hayley Matthews, Pitched full, at the stumps. Matthews nudges into the on-side for one.
21:09 IST:
3.6: Sajana S to Deandra Dottin, Pitched full, outside off. Dottin clears the front leg and gets the outside edge that flies toward the deep third. Titas Sadhu gives the chase and stops it just inside the ropes. Saves two for her side.
21:08 IST:
Deandra Dottin is in at number 3.
21:07 IST:
3.5: Sajana S to Qiana Joseph, SIX AND OUT! Sajana S has the last laugh! Bowls it full and slower through the air, at the stumps. Qiana Joseph goes for the slog again but gets the top edge that flies toward short fine leg. Titas Sadhu settles under and takes a simple catch. West Indies Women lose their first.
21:06 IST:
3.4: Sajana S to Qiana Joseph, SIX! SMOKED! Floated full, on the middle and leg. Qiana Joseph is on her knees and slogs it over deep square leg for half a dozen.
21:05 IST:
3.3: Sajana S to Hayley Matthews, Low full toss at the stumps. Worked toward deep mid-wicket for a single.
21:04 IST:
3.2: Sajana S to Hayley Matthews, Floated full, around off. Hayley Matthews shuffles again and bunts it into covers.
21:04 IST:
3.1: Sajana S to Hayley Matthews, FOUR! SMASHED! Pitched full, around off. Hayley Matthews moves to her right and slogs it toward deep mid-wicket. No chance for the fielder to cut it off and this rockets away in a flash.
21:03 IST:
2.6: Renuka Singh Thakur to Qiana Joseph, Full and at the stumps. Drilled past the bowler who gets a hand and it deflects to mid-on.
21:02 IST:
2.5: Renuka Singh Thakur to Qiana Joseph, Yorker, outside off. Qiana Joseph plays and misses.
21:02 IST:
2.4: Renuka Singh Thakur to Qiana Joseph, Length ball, around off. Qiana Joseph clears the front leg and flat-bats it straight into the stumps at the bowler's end.
21:01 IST:
2.3: Renuka Singh Thakur to Qiana Joseph, FOUR! Up and away! Back of a length on the leg pole. Qiana Joseph picks it early and whips it to deep square leg for a cracking boundary.
21:00 IST:
2.2: Renuka Singh Thakur to Qiana Joseph, Length ball, around off. Knocked to mid-off.
21:00 IST:
2.1: Renuka Singh Thakur to Hayley Matthews, On a length, jags back into the middle. Hayley Matthews makes room to go through the covers. Gets it on the inner half toward mid-wicket for one.
20:59 IST:
1.6: Sajana S to Qiana Joseph, Shortens the length as Qiana Joseph shimmies down and cuts it to cover-point.
20:59 IST:
1.5: Sajana S to Qiana Joseph, Flat and goes past the leg stump. Qiana Joseph swings and misses.
20:58 IST:
1.4: Sajana S to Qiana Joseph, Flat, around off. Qiana Joseph knocks it to extra cover.
20:58 IST:
1.3: Sajana S to Hayley Matthews, Flat and turning into the middle. Hayley Matthews pulls it to deep backward square leg for one.
20:57 IST:
1.2: Sajana S to Qiana Joseph, DROPPED! Floated full, on off. Qiana Joseph clears the front leg and miscues it high in the air towards the mid on region. Smriti Mandhana from mid off, runs to her left, but the ball swirls away and she fails to even get her hands to it. A single taken.
20:57 IST:
1.1: Sajana S to Hayley Matthews, Touch short on off. Hayley Matthews goes back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.
20:57 IST:
It will be spin in the form of Sajana S from the other end.
20:56 IST:
0.6: Renuka Singh Thakur to Qiana Joseph, On a length, on the leg. Qiana Joseph pulls and misses onto the pad.
20:55 IST:
0.5: Renuka Singh Thakur to Qiana Joseph, Short of a length on off. Qiana Joseph rides the bounce and dabs it to short third.
20:54 IST:
0.4: Renuka Singh Thakur to Hayley Matthews, Back of a length angled into the leg. Hayley Matthews pulls it to deep backward square leg for one.
20:54 IST:
0.3: Renuka Singh Thakur to Hayley Matthews, Full and shaping in on the stumps. Matthews on-drives it straight to mid-on.
20:53 IST:
0.2: Renuka Singh Thakur to Hayley Matthews, Good length outside off, swinging in. Matthews goes for the cut but gets cramped for room. Ends up chopping it on the off side.
20:53 IST:
0.1: Renuka Singh Thakur to Hayley Matthews, Full and shaping away around off. Hayley Matthews drives into covers where Saima Thakor makes a fine stop.
20:53 IST:
Welcome back for West Indies' reply. The Indians break from their huddle and make their way out to the centre. It will be Qiana Joseph and Hayley Matthews to open the innings for West Indies. Renuka Singh Thakur will kickstart proceedings with the new ball for India. Here we go!
20:51 IST:
... THE RUN CHASE ...
20:52 IST:
This will take some doing for the West Indies, who were far from their best with the ball and in the field. Their highest successful run chase in T20Is is 213, so they have chased a 200-plus total before. However, adding to the challenge, the highest successful chase at this venue in women’s T20Is is 173, making this chase historic if they manage to pull it off. With the dew coming in, India will have to bowl well to defend this total. Back in a bit for the second essay.
20:55 IST:
Although Rodrigues was the first to fall, followed by Mandhana, the Indian innings maintained its momentum. This was made possible due to a blistering 70-run stand off just 32 balls between Raghvi Bist and Richa Ghosh, who ensured there were no quiet overs and kept the scoreboard ticking until the end. Ghosh was particularly sensational, bringing up her fifty off just 18 balls, joining Sophie Devine and Phoebe Litchfield as the record holders for the fastest T20I fifty.
20:44 IST:
Well, India have turned up in the decider, haven't they? 42 runs off the last 4 overs have propelled the hosts to 217, their highest T20I total in women's cricket. After opting to bowl first, West Indies started strongly with Chinelle Henry striking early to deliver a disciplined opening over. However, they couldn't build on that scalp as Smriti Mandhana took charge, smashing her way to a third consecutive fifty. Jemimah Rodrigues complemented her perfectly, and together they took the attack to the opposition.
20:42 IST:
19.6: Aaliyah Alleyne to Sajana S, FOUR! BANG! A powerful end to the innings by Sajana S. Full and at the stumps. Sajana S drills this to the right of long off and it gets to the boundary in a flash. India Women finish with a mammoth score of 217/4.
20:42 IST:
Sajana S is the new batter.
20:42 IST:
19.5: Aaliyah Alleyne to Richa Ghosh, OUT! CAUGHT! Richa Ghosh walks off to a standing ovation. Short of a length just outside the line of off stump. Ghosh on the front foot looks to go big over long-on. Lofts it from the bottom of the bat. Henry runs in a dozen yards and takes a very good catch under the lights. A brilliant knock from Ghosh comes to an end.
20:40 IST:
19.4: Aaliyah Alleyne to Raghvi Bist, Full and at the stumps. Drilled to long-on for a single by Raghvi Bist.
20:39 IST:
19.3: Aaliyah Alleyne to Richa Ghosh, On a length on off. Hacked to deep mid-wicket for one.
20:39 IST:
19.3: Aaliyah Alleyne to Richa Ghosh, WIDE! Full and sliding down the leg. Ghosh flicks and misses. Wided.
20:38 IST:
19.2: Aaliyah Alleyne to Richa Ghosh, Slower and wider outside off. Ghosh lofts it wide of long-off for a couple.
20:38 IST:
19.1: Aaliyah Alleyne to Richa Ghosh, SIX! Richa Ghosh gets to her FIFTY in style! Pitched full, at the stumps. Richa Ghosh flicks it high and handsome over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. Ghosh gets to the landmark in 18 balls, the joint-fastest T20I fifty in women's cricket.
20:37 IST:
18.6: Hayley Matthews to Richa Ghosh, A single to end the over! Tad short, on the middle and leg. Ghosh pulls it on the bounce toward deep mid-wicket for a single. 16 runs off the over. This is now India's highest T20I total in women's cricket.
20:36 IST:
18.5: Hayley Matthews to Raghvi Bist, Tossed up on off. Bist shimmies down and hacks it toward deep mid-wicket for one.
20:35 IST:
18.4: Hayley Matthews to Richa Ghosh, Flatter on the middle. Worked to deep square leg for a single.
20:35 IST:
18.3: Hayley Matthews to Richa Ghosh, SIX MORE! PUNISHED! Dropped short on the leg pole. Ghosh goes back and pumps the pull over deep backward square leg for back-to-back sixes.
20:34 IST:
18.2: Hayley Matthews to Richa Ghosh, SIX! That's outta here! Tossed up full, on off. Ghosh gets low and slogs it high and into the crowd toward the deep mid-wicket boundary for a mighty hit.
20:34 IST:
18.1: Hayley Matthews to Raghvi Bist, Tad short, turning into the batter. Bist advances and works it through mid-wicket for one.
20:33 IST:
17.6: Aaliyah Alleyne to Raghvi Bist, LEG BYE! Too full, on the leg. Bist flicks and misses. It comes off the pad and deflects into the off-side for a leg bye.
20:32 IST:
17.5: Aaliyah Alleyne to Richa Ghosh, Full, at the stumps. Ghosh flicks it toward deep mid-wicket for one.
20:32 IST:
17.4: Aaliyah Alleyne to Richa Ghosh, Back of a length on the hip. Tucked through square leg for a couple.
20:31 IST:
17.3: Aaliyah Alleyne to Richa Ghosh, SIX! POWERFUL! Short of a length angled in. Ghosh picks it early and smashes the pull over deep backward square leg for a biggie.
20:30 IST:
17.2: Aaliyah Alleyne to Richa Ghosh, Full and outside off. Driven hard into covers for none.
20:30 IST:
17.1: Aaliyah Alleyne to Raghvi Bist, Low full toss at the stumps. Clipped to wide long-on for one.
20:29 IST:
16.6: Deandra Dottin to Raghvi Bist, On a length, at the stumps. Raghvi Bist chips it toward deep mid-wicket and settles for a single.
20:29 IST:
16.5: Deandra Dottin to Raghvi Bist, FOUR! Raghvi Bist gets into the act now! Goes full, at the stumps. Raghvi Bist picks it early and flicks it toward deep mid-wicket region. A misfield from Shabika Gajnabi in the deep allows it to go for four.
20:27 IST:
16.4: Deandra Dottin to Richa Ghosh, Low full toss at the stumps. Ghosh heaves it toward deep square leg for one.
20:27 IST:
16.4: Deandra Dottin to Richa Ghosh, WIDE! Full and sliding down the leg. Ghosh flicks and misses. Wided. Free Hit stays.
20:27 IST:
16.4: Deandra Dottin to Richa Ghosh, NO BALL AND FOUR! No need to run for that. Short of a good length, angled into the middle and leg. Ghosh shimmies down the pitch and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a boundary. The fielder in the deep had no chance. To add insult to injury, this is a NO BALL. Free Hit coming up.
20:25 IST:
16.3: Deandra Dottin to Raghvi Bist, Full and at the stumps. Driven to long-on for a single.
20:25 IST:
16.2: Deandra Dottin to Raghvi Bist, Wide yorker from Dottin. Bist plays and misses.
20:25 IST:
16.1: Deandra Dottin to Richa Ghosh, On a length, around off. Ghosh hacks it to deep mid-wicket for one.
20:23 IST:
15.6: Aaliyah Alleyne to Richa Ghosh, Slower length ball, around off. Ghosh punches it uppishly to wide long-off for one.
20:23 IST:
15.5: Aaliyah Alleyne to Richa Ghosh, Pitched full, angled into the leg. Ghosh flicks and misses onto her pad.
20:22 IST:
15.4: Aaliyah Alleyne to Raghvi Bist, Floaty delivery on the full, on off. Forced to long-on for one.
20:23 IST:
15.3: Aaliyah Alleyne to Richa Ghosh, Back of a length on the leg. Ghosh tucks into the leg side for one.
20:22 IST:
15.2: Aaliyah Alleyne to Richa Ghosh, DROPPED AND FOUR! Full and in the slot. Ghosh lofts it toward the wide long-on region. It lands between the long-on and the deep mid-wicket fielder. None of them called for it and almost ended up clashing with each other. It trickles away for four.
20:20 IST:
15.1: Aaliyah Alleyne to Raghvi Bist, Full-length delivery on the middle. Clipped to deep mid-wicket for one.
20:19 IST:
14.6: Deandra Dottin to Richa Ghosh, FOUR! Finds the gap! Slower length ball around off. Richa Ghosh waits and guides it between backward point and the short third fielder for a boundary. 150 up for India Women with that shot.
20:18 IST:
14.5: Deandra Dottin to Richa Ghosh, SIX! WHAT A SHOT! Pitched full, around off. Richa Ghosh goes through with the shot and lofts it cleanly over the long-off boundary for half a dozen.
20:18 IST:
Richa Ghosh is the new batter.
20:19 IST:
14.4: Deandra Dottin to Smriti Mandhana, OUT! CAUGHT! Deandra Dottin gets the big fish! The pressure of two dots gets to Mandhana and she perishes. Back of a length, around off. Smriti Mandhana makes room to go over the extra cover region. Ends up miscuing toward mid-off where Chinelle Henry takes a sharp catch above her head. An excellent knock from Smriti Mandhana comes to an end. India Women lose their third.
20:16 IST:
14.3: Deandra Dottin to Smriti Mandhana, Slower bumper around the middle and leg stump line. Smriti Mandhana makes room for the slap but fails to connect.
20:15 IST:
14.2: Deandra Dottin to Smriti Mandhana, Full, at the stumps. Smriti Mandhana defends forward.
20:14 IST:
14.1: Deandra Dottin to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Up and away! Fuller than a length outside off. Smriti Mandhana is on the charge and slices the drive over cover-point for a cracking boundary.
20:14 IST:
Deandra Dottin (2-0-26-0) returns to the attack, replacing Afy Fletcher.
20:12 IST:
13.6: Hayley Matthews to Smriti Mandhana, Short and turning away outside off. Mandhana cuts it to extra cover for one.
20:12 IST:
13.5: Hayley Matthews to Raghvi Bist, Short and outside the off stump. Bist goes back in the crease and flicks uppishly through mid-wicket. Single taken.
20:11 IST:
13.4: Hayley Matthews to Smriti Mandhana, Tad short, outside off. Mandhana cuts it to extra cover for one.
20:11 IST:
13.4: Hayley Matthews to Raghvi Bist, TWO WIDES! Flat and down the leg. Raghvi Bist plays and misses. A fumble from the keeper lets the batter sneak another run. A direct hit at the striker's end forces the on-field umpires to go upstairs. Mandhana is easily home.
20:10 IST:
13.3: Hayley Matthews to Smriti Mandhana, Floated full, around off. Smriti Mandhana eases it through covers for one.
20:09 IST:
13.2: Hayley Matthews to Raghvi Bist, Tossed up on the middle, worked through mid-wicket for one.
20:08 IST:
13.1: Hayley Matthews to Smriti Mandhana, Tad short, outside off. Smriti Mandhana cuts it to deep point for one.
20:08 IST:
12.6: Afy Fletcher to Smriti Mandhana, LEG BYE! Tossed up on the leg. Smriti Mandhana advances and looks to nudge but misses. It rolls off the pad into the on-side for an extra.
20:06 IST:
12.5: Afy Fletcher to Raghvi Bist, Floated full, on the leg. Raghvi Bist works it to cow corner for one.
20:06 IST:
12.4: Afy Fletcher to Smriti Mandhana, Full on the leg. Worked past square leg for one.
20:05 IST:
12.3: Afy Fletcher to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Excellent timing! Loopy delivery, on off, Smriti Mandhana takes it on the full and drives it through mid off. Beats the fielder near the ropes and collects four.
20:05 IST:
12.2: Afy Fletcher to Raghvi Bist, Floated on off. Worked toward wide long-on for one.
20:04 IST:
12.1: Afy Fletcher to Raghvi Bist, FOUR! Put away! Afy Fletcher drops it short on the middle and leg. Raghvi Bist goes back and pulls it powerfully to deep square leg for a cracking boundary.
20:03 IST:
11.6: Karishma Ramharack to Smriti Mandhana, Flat again, around off. Smriti Mandhana steers it to backward point.
20:03 IST:
11.5: Karishma Ramharack to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Nicely done! Flat, just outside off. Smriti Mandhana plays it late and guides it between short third and backward point for a delicately placed boundary.
20:02 IST:
11.4: Karishma Ramharack to Raghvi Bist, Full and quick at the stumps. Worked through mid-wicket for one.
20:02 IST:
11.4: Karishma Ramharack to Raghvi Bist, WIDE! Sliding down the leg. Bist sweeps and misses. Wided.
20:01 IST:
11.3: Karishma Ramharack to Raghvi Bist, SIX! BOOM! Tosed up on the middle and leg. Raghvi Bist charges down and hacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen.
20:00 IST:
11.2: Karishma Ramharack to Smriti Mandhana, Floated on off. Eased to long off for one.
20:00 IST:
11.1: Karishma Ramharack to Raghvi Bist, Tossed up on the middle. Bist charges down and chips it to long on for a single.
19:59 IST:
11.1: Karishma Ramharack to Raghvi Bist, WIDE! Flat and sliding down the leg. Bist plays and misses. Wide signaled.
20:00 IST:
Change? No, Hayley Matthews has shown the trust in Karishma Ramharack despite her first two overs being expensive.
19:58 IST:
10.6: Afy Fletcher to Raghvi Bist, Short and wide outside off. Raghvi Bist cuts this to sweeper cover for a single.
19:58 IST:
10.5: Afy Fletcher to Smriti Mandhana, Flatter leg break on the leg. Smriti Mandhana nudges it through backward square leg for a single.
19:57 IST:
10.4: Afy Fletcher to Raghvi Bist, Tossed up on off. Driven to long-on for a single by Bist.
19:57 IST:
10.3: Afy Fletcher to Smriti Mandhana, Slanting down the leg. Smriti Mandhana glances it to short fine leg for a single.
19:56 IST:
10.2: Afy Fletcher to Raghvi Bist, Floated on off. Raghvi Bist chips it to long-on for a single to get off the mark.
19:57 IST:
Raghvi Bist is in at number 4.
19:55 IST:
10.1: Afy Fletcher to Jemimah Rodrigues, OUT! LBW! Afy Fletcher breaks the partnership. Tosses it full, in line with the stumps. Jemimah Rodrigues gets low for the sweep but gets beaten by the lack of pace and is into early. She gets pinned in front and the finger goes up. Jemimah Rodrigues has taken the review but this looks plumb. Three Reds on Ball Tracking and Jemimah Rodrigues is a goner.
19:53 IST:
Time for Drinks! India Women are motoring along nicely and have got to 99/1 at the halfway mark. With a platform set and wickets in hand, India Women will hope to unleash and score over 200 from hereon. West Indies Women will be vying for a comeback with a few quick wickets.
19:49 IST:
9.6: Karishma Ramharack to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Nicely done! Short and turning away, outside off, Smriti Mandhana waits on the back foot and cuts it late to get it to the right of backward point. It races away for a boundary. Another expensive over from Ramharack. 13 runs off it. Her figures read 2-0-29-0. At the halfway mark, India are 99/1.
19:48 IST:
9.5: Karishma Ramharack to Jemimah Rodrigues, Fired in, very full, on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues flicks it to deep backward square leg for another single.
19:48 IST:
9.4: Karishma Ramharack to Jemimah Rodrigues, FOUR! Good proactive batting! Ramharack offers flight, fuller and on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues backs away and opens her body up to thump it over cover for a boundary.
19:47 IST:
9.3: Karishma Ramharack to Smriti Mandhana, Floated up, on off, at 82.6 kph, Smriti Mandhana drives it along the ground to wide long off and gets to the other end.
19:47 IST:
9.2: Karishma Ramharack to Jemimah Rodrigues, This is pushed a bit quicker, on off, short in length, Jemimah Rodrigues knocks it down to long on for a run.
19:46 IST:
9.1: Karishma Ramharack to Jemimah Rodrigues, Short and turning in, on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues hops on the back foot and pulls it between long on and deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
19:45 IST:
8.6: Afy Fletcher to Jemimah Rodrigues, Fuller and slower, at the stumps, Jemimah Rodrigues gets down and sweeps it firmly to the right of deep mid-wicket but the fielder in the deep gets around quickly and prevents the batters from taking the second run.
19:44 IST:
8.6: Afy Fletcher to Smriti Mandhana, Two wides! Sprayed down leg, full in length, Smriti Mandhana goes for the sweep but misses. The keeper fails to gather it cleanly and concedes a bye as the ball rolls on the off side.
19:44 IST:
8.5: Afy Fletcher to Jemimah Rodrigues, Loopy delivery, on a fullish length, on off, Jemimah Rodrigues drives it to deep cover for one more.
19:43 IST:
8.4: Afy Fletcher to Smriti Mandhana, Tossed up, full and on middle, Smriti Mandhana takes it on the full as she swipes it to mid-wicket where Hayley Matthews moves quickly to her left to keep it down to one.
19:43 IST:
8.3: Afy Fletcher to Jemimah Rodrigues, Short again, on middle, pulled to deep backward square leg for a single by Mandhana.
19:42 IST:
8.2: Afy Fletcher to Smriti Mandhana, Floated full, on off. Mandhana swats it to wide long-on for one.
19:41 IST:
8.1: Afy Fletcher to Jemimah Rodrigues, Sharp stop! Short and on off, Jemimah Rodrigues cuts it fiercely but Deandra Dottin at backward point dives to her left to make the stop. They cross.
19:40 IST:
7.6: Aaliyah Alleyne to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Mandhana to get to her FIFTY! Third half-century in a row for the southpaw. On a length, on middle, Smriti Mandhana clears her front leg and smears it over the leaping mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. Mandhana raises her bat to acknowledge the applause from the crowd.
19:39 IST:
7.5: Aaliyah Alleyne to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Dispatched! On a short of a length, over off and middle, Smriti Mandhana stands deep in the crease and pulls it to the right of deep square leg for a boundary.
19:40 IST:
7.4: Aaliyah Alleyne to Smriti Mandhana, Oh, that took off! On a back of a length, on off, Smriti Mandhana hangs back to jab it away on the leg side. The ball rears up and takes Mandhana by surprise. She fends it down on the leg side.
19:38 IST:
7.3: Aaliyah Alleyne to Jemimah Rodrigues, At 101.7 kph, on a good length, on off, Jemimah Rodrigues steers it down to deep third and crosses over.
19:37 IST:
7.2: Aaliyah Alleyne to Jemimah Rodrigues, Short and wide on off, Jemimah Rodrigues cuts it hard and to the left of backward point. Crafton at deep third, covers good ground to her right this time and slides to mop it up. Jemimah comes charging back for the second run.
19:36 IST:
7.1: Aaliyah Alleyne to Smriti Mandhana, Good effort in the deep! Alleyne starts with a loosener, down leg, on a back of a length, Smriti Mandhana gets inside the line and helps it down to deep fine leg. Nerissa Crafton sprints to her left and dives to keep it down to just a single.
19:36 IST:
Aaliyah Alleyne comes into the attack.
19:35 IST:
6.6: Hayley Matthews to Smriti Mandhana, Top edge but safe! Looped up at 78.9 kph, on middle, on a length, Smriti Mandhana goes hard on the sweep and gets a top edge that balloons over the keeper. It is cut off by the short fine leg fielder running to her right. A single taken.
19:34 IST:
6.5: Hayley Matthews to Jemimah Rodrigues, Drops it short now, on off, Jemimah Rodrigues uses the depth of the crease to turn it through square leg for another single.
19:34 IST:
6.4: Hayley Matthews to Smriti Mandhana, This goes straight on, short and on off, punched wide of cover for a single by Mandhana.
19:33 IST:
6.3: Hayley Matthews to Jemimah Rodrigues, Slower and fuller, spinning in, on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues sweeps it to deep backward square leg for one more.
19:33 IST:
6.2: Hayley Matthews to Jemimah Rodrigues, This is short, turning in a bit, on off, Jemimah Rodrigues walks across and gets on her toes to flick it away. Gets beaten on the inside edge and wears it high on the thigh.
19:33 IST:
Slight Halt. Smriti Mandhana gets the ball on her grill while trying to sweep the ball. The physio comes in for a concussion check. She looks fine to carry on.
19:32 IST:
6.1: Hayley Matthews to Smriti Mandhana, Oh, what did it come off? Tossed up from around the wicket, on a nagging length, on middle, Smriti Mandhana shapes up for the sweep. Gets a top edge onto the grill of the helmet and it rolls beside the pitch on the leg side for one.
19:32 IST:
India Women have started brilliantly in the powerplay and are going at over ten runs to the over. They will surely eye above 200 from here.
19:29 IST:
5.6: Karishma Ramharack to Jemimah Rodrigues, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Jemimah! Karishma drops it short, on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues gets on the back foot in a flash and pulls it to the left of the deep mid-wicket fielder for another boundary. An expensive first over from Karishma, 16 runs off it.
19:29 IST:
5.5: Karishma Ramharack to Jemimah Rodrigues, FOUR! Timed to perfection! Tossed up, full and on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues brings her wrists into play and clips it through the vacant mid-wicket region. Hits it well wide of the fielder in the deep to her left for a boundary.
19:28 IST:
5.4: Karishma Ramharack to Smriti Mandhana, Slower and looped up, full and on off, Smriti Mandhana makes room to go over cover. Gets an outside edge that goes on the bounce to short third where the fielder makes a good sliding stop to her right to keep it down to one.
19:27 IST:
5.3: Karishma Ramharack to Jemimah Rodrigues, Flatter and shorter, on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues jabs it through mid-wicket and crosses over.
19:27 IST:
5.2: Karishma Ramharack to Jemimah Rodrigues, FOUR! The 50-run stand comes up! Too straight from Karishma, on a nagging length, Jemimah Rodrigues goes for the sweep but she gets more of a top edge. It lobs over the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.
19:26 IST:
5.1: Karishma Ramharack to Jemimah Rodrigues, Starts with a flighted delivery, full and around off, Jemimah Rodrigues brings out the reverse and plays it fine to the left of short third for a couple of runs.
19:25 IST:
4.6: Hayley Matthews to Jemimah Rodrigues, Fired in, fuller and on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues sweeps it firmly to deep backward square leg for another single.
19:24 IST:
4.5: Hayley Matthews to Jemimah Rodrigues, A loud shout for LBW but turned down! Hayley Matthews has a chat with the keeper. She takes the review after consultation. Floated up by Matthews, on middle, on a nagging length, Jemimah Rodrigues gets down for the sweep but the ball is not that full for the shot. It goes over the bat and the glove and hits her on the left forearm. The UltraEdge confirms that there is no bat or glove involved. Over to Ball Tracking now. It shows that the ball is going over the leg pole. West Indies lose a review.
19:21 IST:
4.4: Hayley Matthews to Smriti Mandhana, Turning away, shorter in length, near the tramline on off, Smriti Mandhana pats it wide of cover for one more.
19:20 IST:
4.3: Hayley Matthews to Jemimah Rodrigues, Aerial but safe! Tossed up, full and on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues gets down for the sweep but fails to keep the shot along the ground. It goes on the bounce to the deep backward square leg fielder. They cross.
19:20 IST:
4.2: Hayley Matthews to Jemimah Rodrigues, Nicely tossed up, on a nagging length, around off, Jemimah Rodrigues clips it to mid-wicket.
19:19 IST:
4.1: Hayley Matthews to Jemimah Rodrigues, Matthews starts with a low full toss, at the stumps, Jemimah Rodrigues sweeps it fine to the right of deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.
19:19 IST:
Hayley Matthews comes into the attack.
19:19 IST:
3.6: Deandra Dottin to Smriti Mandhana, Pushed across the batter again by Dottin, on a length, left alone by Mandhana.
19:19 IST:
3.5: Deandra Dottin to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Not in control but Mandhana gets away with it! Angling across the left-hander, on a good length, outside off, Smriti Mandhana goes for the drive with hard hands and the ball flies off a thickish outside edge. It clears the leaping backward point fielder for four more runs. 20 runs off the over so far.
19:16 IST:
3.4: Deandra Dottin to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Too short and Mandhana climbs all over it! A half-tracker, on off, Smriti Mandhana lets the ball come to her and nails the pull through mid-wicket for four more runs.
19:15 IST:
3.3: Deandra Dottin to Smriti Mandhana, SIX! Shot of the night so far! Fuller in length, on off, Smriti Mandhana stays leg side of the ball and crouches to make the connection. Goes inside out over cover and clears the fence for a six.
19:15 IST:
3.2: Deandra Dottin to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Short and punished! Banged in short by Dottin, over middle, Smriti Mandhana goes deep in the crease and pulls it aerially, beating deep mid-wicket to her left for a boundary.
19:14 IST:
3.1: Deandra Dottin to Jemimah Rodrigues, Had the throw hit, it would have been interesting! On a back of a length, on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues gets on the back foot and tucks it to the right of mid-wicket. Sets off for the single and it is a wayward throw from Hayley Matthews at the bowling end, allowing Jemimah to make her ground.
19:13 IST:
3.1: Deandra Dottin to Jemimah Rodrigues, Wide! Slipping down leg, on a length, Jemimah Rodrigues gets inside the line for the tickle but misses. Half a shout for caught behind but the umpire signals a wide.
19:12 IST:
2.6: Chinelle Henry to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Make that a hat-trick of boundaries! The length is pulled back now but Henry offers a bit of width on off, Smriti Mandhana waits on the back foot and cuts it between point and cover for yet another boundary.
19:12 IST:
2.5: Chinelle Henry to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Two in two for Mandhana! Good-length delivery, on off, Smriti Mandhana takes a couple of steps down the track and gets her hands through the line of the ball to loft it over mid off for four more runs.
19:11 IST:
2.4: Chinelle Henry to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Mandhana connects this time and finds the fence! A bit too straight, on a back of a length, at the hips, Smriti Mandhana gets inside the line and pulls it nicely. Beats the diving deep backward square leg fielder to her right for a boundary.
19:11 IST:
2.3: Chinelle Henry to Smriti Mandhana, Shaping back into the left-hander, on a good length, Smriti Mandhana swivels to pull it by using the swing and the angle. The ball goes under her angled bat and hits her on the right thigh.
19:10 IST:
2.2: Chinelle Henry to Jemimah Rodrigues, At the stumps, on a nagging length, Jemimah Rodrigues gets on her toes and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single.
19:09 IST:
2.1: Chinelle Henry to Jemimah Rodrigues, In that probing channel on off, shaping away, on a length, Jemimah Rodrigues walks across and gets behind the line to push it to cover.
19:09 IST:
1.6: Deandra Dottin to Smriti Mandhana, At 110.5 kph, this kicks up a bit, on middle and leg, on a back of a length, Smriti Mandhana walks down the track to smear it away on the leg side. Gets taken aback by the lift off the deck. Wears it high on the thigh pad.
19:07 IST:
1.5: Deandra Dottin to Smriti Mandhana, Going across the batter from over the wicket, on a short of a length, Smriti Mandhana gets on top of the bounce and punches it to backward point.
19:07 IST:
1.4: Deandra Dottin to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Classy shot! On a good length, in the channel on off, Smriti Mandhana stays leg side of the ball and plays it right under her eyes. Punches it to the right of the diving cover fielder for a boundary.
19:06 IST:
1.3: Deandra Dottin to Jemimah Rodrigues, Slanting into the pads, on a back of a length, Jemimah Rodrigues nudges it through square leg and gets off the mark with a single.
19:05 IST:
1.2: Deandra Dottin to Smriti Mandhana, At 107.4 kph, on a back of a length, Smriti Mandhana swivels to pull it away but the ball comes on slower than she expected. Ends up dragging it off the toe-end of the bat to square leg for a single.
19:05 IST:
1.1: Deandra Dottin to Smriti Mandhana, Dottin starts with a full delivery, shaping away, on off, Smriti Mandhana firms the drive to mid off.
19:05 IST:
Deandra Dottin will share the attack from the other end. Jemimah Rodrigues walks in at 3 for India Women.
19:04 IST:
0.6: Chinelle Henry to Uma Chetry, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! An ideal end to a disciplined first over for Henry! Henry bowls it on middle and leg, full in length, Chetry takes the risk of clipping it off the pads with the ball swinging away from her. She closes the bat face early and gets a leading edge that goes straight up towards cover where Qiana Joseph set
