IND-W win by Five Wickets | India Women vs West Indies Women 3rd ODI 2024 Highlights: Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma Help Women in Blue Whitewash Hayley Matthews and Co
The IND-W vs WI-W 3rd ODI 2024 will be played on the same surface. West Indies will be out to save a whitewash, whereas the Harmanpreet Kaur-led India will aim for a 3-0 series victory in the upcoming final ODI match of the three-match series.
That is all! India Women stood tall and have cleanly swept the West Indies women in the three-match ODI series. It was a tough surface to bat on but still, India Women managed to secure the win. West Indies Women were troubling Women in Blue in between but with calm and some composure, India Women are the clear winners of this ODI series. Deepti Sharma came up with a stellar performance and even secure the Player of the Match award for his top-notch effort.
OUT! Jemimah Rodrigues departs and that too in the same way as the last two matches. Went on to hit the sweep shot and gave the ball straightaway into the hands of the fielder. Jemimah Rodrigues c Deandra Dottin b Karishma Ramharack 29 (45)
100 for Hosts! India Women still have a good amount of runs to win the match and they are looking not to give any wickets away. The next few overs can turn out to be crucial for both sides.
OUT! It is the Indian skipper who is walking back to the dressing room. A big loss for Women in Blue. A great delivery by Afy Fletcher. It was a more fuller delivery and Harmanpreet Kaur was unable to anticipate that. Harmanpreet Kaur b Afy Fletcher 32 (22)
OUT! India Women are now three down. This is a very different kind of scoreline here for the Women in Blue. Pratika Rawal has returned to the dressing room. Pratika Rawal c Karishma Ramharack b Hayley Matthews 18 (23)
OUT! Centurian from the last match Harleen Deol has been sent back to the dressing room for a single-digit score this time. Two quick wickets down for the hosts. It will be interesting to see how will they proceed with this. Harleen Deol c Shemaine Campbelle b Deandra Dottin 1 (3)
OUT! A fall of an early wicket! This is what Women in Blue were not looking for and that too Smriti Mandhana. Aaliyah Alleyne does the trick and sends back the star batter to the dressing room. Smriti Mandhana c Ashmini Munisar b Aaliyah Alleyne 4 (19)
Pratika Rawal takes India Women off the mark with a boundary. They have to keep the momentum to themselves without giving any wicket away. Fall of early wickets can be a big disadvantage for the home team.Â
OUT! It is Renuka Singh who struck this time and the West Indies women are bowled out. An impressive bowling performance from the Women in Blue. Mandy Mangru c Jemimah Rodrigues b Renuka Singh 9(19)
OUT! With this wicket, Deepti Sharma has now bagged six wickets. West Indies women are not looking good and are on the verge of getting bowled out now. Ashmini Munisar b Deepti Sharma 4 (13)
OUT! Deepti Sharma completes an impressive five-wicket haul. West Indies are completely struggling and are unable to crack the code to score runs on this pitch. Afy Fletcher c Jemimah Rodrigues b Deepti Sharma 1 (4)
OUT! Deepti Sharma puts Women in Blue back in control. The Indian spinner has complete a four-wicket haul. Aaliyah Alleyne plays the shot a little late which edged the ball straight to the fielder. Aaliyah Alleyne c Jemimah Rodrigues b Deepti Sharma 21 (35)
OUT! A fuller delivery and Deepti Sharma beats Chinelle Henry to send her back to the dressing room. This is a big wicket for India women. Henry was not looking happy with herself. Chinelle Henry b Deepti Sharma 61 (72)
FIFTY! A well-fought innings under the pressure and Chinelle Henry completes her half-century. West Indies women were under immense pressure but Henry played an important knock to revive their innings.
OUT! The visitors are now five down! Another wicket down in quick succession. This can surely bring Women in Blue back in control. A perfect field set-up by Harmanpreet Kaur who secured a catch in slips. Zaida James c Harmanpreet Kaur b Deepti Sharma 1 (10)
OUT! The partnership has been broken! Deepti Sharma takes an important wicket. Shemaine Campbelle was close to her half-century but completely mistimed the shot and Pratika Rawal took a comfortable catch. Shemaine Campbelle c Pratika Rawal b Deepti Sharma 46 (62)
This is turning out to be an important partnership between Shemaine Campbelle and Chinelle Henry for West Indies women. After three quick wickets these two batters are doing great for the visitors. India women are looking for a wicket now so that they take back control.
India women's national cricket team is completely in control as of now. Three early wickets has put pressure on the visitors and that is why they are scoring at a slow rate. They need to comeback with a fight to get out of the pressure.
OUT! Renuka Thakur has been brilliant this morning. She has now completed a three-wicket haul. Another beauty of delivery found the gap between bat and pad of Deandra Dottin. West Indies women lose their third wicket. Deandra Dottin b Renuka Thakur 5 (12)
OUT! Renuka Thakur is on fire and this time she takes down the big fish. Hayley Matthews got bamboozled by that delivery as the ball found the gap between the bat and the pad to straight on hit the stumps. Hayley Matthews b Renuka Thakur 0 (2)
Talking about the first ODI, veteran India opener Smriti Mandhana slammed 91 runs, which guided the host to a strong 314/9. While defending 315, speedster Renuka Singh Thakur bagged a five-wicket haul, which bundled out the West Indies women's national cricket team for just 103 runs. The Women in Maroon lost the one-sided affair by a massive 211 runs.
The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side secured a comprehensive 115-run victory against the Hayley Matthews-led West Indies women in the second ODI of the three-match series in Vadodara. Batting first, the India women's national cricket team registered their joint-highest total in ODI cricket. The Women in Blue smashed 358/5 in 50 overs after stylish batter Harleen Deol slammed a brilliant century. While chasing 359, West Indies women captain Hayley Matthews's fighting century went in vain as the visitors were all out for 243 runs after Priya Mishra took three wickets. Earlier, the India women's national cricket team secured a 2-1 victory in the three-match T20I series. IND-W vs WI-W 2nd ODI 2024: Harleen Deol's Maiden One-Day International Ton Guides India Women to Series Victory Over West Indies Women.
Squads:
India women's national cricket:Â Smriti Mandhana, Uma Chetry, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Saima Thakor, Titas Sadhu, Renuka Thakur Singh, Priya Mishra, Tanuja Kanwar, Minnu Mani, Tejal Hasabnis, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol
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