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How Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh put to sword West Indies’ attack for a famous series win

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How Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh put to sword West Indies’ attack for a famous series win

[ad_1] With the series on the line, Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh put on a high-intent show in Navi Mumbai with blistering half-centuries. It was a record-breaking night for India in Navi Mumbai on Thursday night as they beat West Indies by 60 runs in the T20I series decider. First, Mandhana broke the record for the most 50-plus scores in women’s T20Is. Once she was dismissed, Ghosh came in and smashed an 18-ball half-century, the joint-fastest ever in this format. And those two knocks powered India to 217/4, their highest-ever total in women’s T20Is. Hayley Matthews won the toss for a third straight time and had no hesitation to bowl first, given the dew factor at the DY Patil Stadium makes it a chase-friendly venue. The first over from Chinelle Henry saw the ball move around significa...

IND vs WI: Hayley Matthews, Deandra Dottin put on a breathtaking show as West Indies outplay India to level series

[ad_1] When Hayley Matthews hit a delicious punch off the backfoot through the offside in the 16th over of West Indies’ run-chase, it was her 17th boundary of the night and a fitting way to take her side past the finish line. A fabulous display of stroke-making from the Windies captain – 85 off 47 balls with 80 percent of her runs coming through 4s – powered the visitors to a big win in the second T20I against India at the DY Patil Stadium on Tuesday. Chasing 160 to win, Matthews led from the front as West Indies finished with 9 wickets in hand and 26 balls to spare. “She wants to be the girl under pressure all the time. That’s when she’s at her best I think,” West Indies’ new coach Shane Deitz had said during the T20 World Cup where she led the team to the semifinals. And she took up the...

‘Ask the right person’: Captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Shafali, Arundhati exclusions from West Indies series

[ad_1] Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on Saturday backed the Indian women’s team to regain confidence in home conditions during the three-match T20I series against the West Indies, following a disappointing T20 World Cup campaign and a 0-3 defeat in Australia. Having failed to progress beyond the group stage in the T20 World Cup in October, India bounced back with a 2-1 ODI series win against New Zealand at home. However, their 0-3 loss in the ODI series in Australia has once again put the team under significant pressure. “After the World Cup, we played against New Zealand, we did really well in the home conditions and Australia tour result was not something which we were expecting but lot of learnings for us,” Kaur told the media here before India’s training session ahead of the first T20I aga...