What a performance this is by India and they have now scored their highest-ever total in Women's T20Is! Their previous best was 201/5 and they have done really well to post this big a score here. A good innings this, with Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh slamming half-centuries. India are in control here and West Indies will need a massive effort with the bat to chase this down.
OUT! Richa Ghosh has been dismissed!
FIFTY for Richa Ghosh and it has come off just 18 deliveries! This is the joint-fastest fifty in women's T20Is! What a knock it has been from the wicketkeeper-batter!
The 43-run stand between Richa Ghosh and Raghvi Bist has propelled India and they are now in the hunt for a score in excess of 200 runs. West Indies will look to restrict India to as low a score as possible but it seems tough to contain them at the moment.
India have maintained the a run rate of 10 in this innings. With four overs remaining, India will aim to make the most with Richa Ghosh and Raghvi Bist in the middle.
OUT! West Indies finally have the wicket they wanted all this while along! Smriti Mandhana tried to take the attack to Deandra Dottin and came up with an uppish drive which she did not connect at all. And Chinelle Henry takes a simple catch. Smriti Mandhana c Chinelle Henry b Deandra Dottin 77(47)
Smriti Mandhana and Raghvi Bist are keeping India in control here and India are going along pretty well. Smriti Mandhana is the key here as she is set and looking good.
OUT! A big wicket and West Indies finally have the breakthrough! Afy Fletcher's delivery was a bit fuller and Jemimah Rodrigues, who went for a sweep shot, missed the ball which struck her on the leg right in front of the stumps. Jemimah Rodrigues lbw b Afy Fletcher 39(28)
We are at the halfway mark in this innings and India have done spectacularly well here. 99 runs off the first 10 and both Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues are doing it with ease here. West Indies are under the pump here and will need a wicket desperately or else we can see a massive total on the board here.
FIFTY for Smriti Mandhana! For the third consecutive time in this series, Smriti Mandhana has reached the 50-run mark and has done so in some style. The southpaw has continued her great form and smashed the bowlers on both sides of the wicket to get to the mark.
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For India, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has been in good form with two fifties in as many matches. The bowling attack did not prove to be effective at all in the second T20I with only Saima Thakor being the wicket-taker. The nine-wicket win is sure to give West Indies a boost in confidence heading into the series decider but India can never be counted out.
Squads:
India Women's National Cricket Team: Smriti Mandhana, Raghvi Bist, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Minnu Mani, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh(w), Sajeevan Sajana, Priya Mishra, Uma Chetry, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur Singh, Nandini Kashyap, Titas Sadhu, Saima Thakor
West Indies Women's National Cricket Team: Hayley Matthews(c), Qiana Joseph, Nerissa Crafton, Shemaine Campbelle(w), Deandra Dottin, Afy Fletcher, Zaida James, Ashmini Munisar, Chinelle Henry, Mandy Mangru, Aaliyah Alleyne, Rashada Williams, Shamilia Connell, Karishma Ramharack, Shabika Gajnabi