Women’s T20 World Cup | Deepti, Richa shine as India beat West Indies by 6 wickets
Harmanpreet Kaur, left, in action against the West Indies during the Women’s T20 World Cup cricket match in Cape Town, South Africa, on February 15, 2023.
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Deepti Sharma shone with the ball before Richa Ghosh led India to a six-wicket win over West Indies in their Women's T20 World Cup Group 2 match here on February 15. Deepti spun a web around the West Indies batters to restrict them to 118 for six after being asked to bowl. The seasoned off-spinner (3/15) picked three wickets to become the first Indian to get to 100 women's T20I wickets. Ghosh (44 not out) and captain Harmanpreet Kaur (33) then put up a vital 72-run stand to take India to their second victory of the tournament with 11 balls to spare. Needing less than run a ball, India were off to an electric start ...