IND W vs WI W: T20 Series Victory For India By 2-1

IND W vs WI W: The Indian women’s team has won its first T20 International series on home soil since October 2019. India had set the highest score in its T20 cricket history. In response to 217 runs, West Indies women could only score 157 runs.

Historic Indian Women’s Team victory in the IND W vs WI W series of T20

The Indian women’s cricket team has created history as they won their first T20 International series on home soil since October 2019. In an electrifying and high-scoring finale, India set a new benchmark for themselves as they posted the highest score in their T20 history. The West Indies failed to chase 217 runs and were left with only 157 runs, handing over a 60-run victory to India in the third and decisive match of the series.

A Record-Breaking Performance by Richa Ghosh

One of the IND W vs WI W match’s highlights was a blistering knock of 54 runs by Richa Ghosh. What made her innings more remarkable was that she equaled the world record for the fastest half-century in women’s T20 International cricket, which she achieved in just 18 balls. Ghosh’s fiery knock helped India post an imposing total, marking their highest-ever score in a T20 match.

Smriti Mandhana’s Composed Knock

With Ghosh, Smriti Mandhana proved instrumental in India’s comfortable victory. The skilled opener scored a well-timed 77 runs off 38 balls, including a number of boundaries that really underlined her class and flair. Mandhana’s half-century laid the base for India’s healthy total, and her partnership with Ghosh put the team in a commanding position as India headed into the West Indies chase.

West Indies failed chase in IND W vs WI W 3rd T20I

Chasing India’s target of 218 runs, the West Indies team lost wickets at regular intervals and the team could only score 157 runs for nine wickets. Chinelle Henry was the top scorer for the team scoring 43 runs in 16 balls with four sixes and three fours while Deandra Dottin (25) and captain Hayley Matthews (22) also played useful innings.

For the host team, spinner Radha Yadav took four wickets for 29 runs. Earlier, India scored 217 runs for four wickets with the innings of Richa and Smriti, which is the team’s best score in this format. Earlier, India’s best score in this format was 201 runs for five wickets, which it made against UAE in the Asia Cup this year.

21-year-old Richa struck five sixes and three fours in her 21-ball innings, while Smriti struck 13 fours and a six in 47 balls. Richa equaled the record of the fastest half-century of New Zealand’s Sophie Devine and Australia’s Phoebe Litchfield. Smriti hit her third successive half-century of the series and eighth half-century of the year to become the most successful batsman in the T20 International format this year. She has scored 763 runs in 23 T20 Internationals this year.

Smriti surpassed Sri Lankan captain Chamari Atapattu in the list of highest run scorers. West Indies, chasing the target, lost wickets at regular intervals and the team could not make any big partnership. Dottin and Matthews lost their wickets after a good start. Matthews was caught by Sajeevan Sajna off spinner Radha Yadav while Dottin was caught by Radha off Titas Sadhu.

Henry’s hopeful innings in IND W vs WI W

Henry raised the hope for the West Indies by displaying aggression. She hit a four and two sixes one after another off consecutive Deepti Sharma’s bowling in the 14th over. Renuka Singh, however, gave a big blow to West Indies by getting Henry caught by Raghavi Bisht in the very next over. West Indies needed 85 runs in the last five overs but the team remained far away from the target.

Earlier, after failing to score enough in the second T20, India scored at the rate of almost 10 runs per over from the start in the decisive match. The team lost the wicket of Uma Chhetri (00) in the first over itself, who was caught by Chinelle Henry (one wicket for 14 runs). Smriti along with Jemima Rodrigues (39 runs in 28 balls, four fours) made the innings strong by sharing 98 runs in 55 balls for the second wicket.

Jemima also played some attractive shots after a slow start. Afy Fletcher (one wicket for 25 runs) broke this partnership by trapping Jemima LBW. Batting at number four, Raghavi Bisht (31 not out in 22 balls, two fours, one six) made a mark in her second T20 international match. She hit her first international boundary in the form of a six on Karishma Ramharak and scored runs on both sides of the wicket.

Smriti, however, missed out on a century once again. She was caught by Henry off Deandra Dottin’s (1 wicket for 54 runs) bowling in the 15th over. India then sent aggressive batsman Richa to bat before Deepti Sharma and she played a key role in taking the team’s score past 200 runs and entertained more than 40 thousand spectators present at the DY Patil Stadium.

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