Indian women's team defeated West Indies by 60 runs in the third T20I. Batting first in Navi Mumbai on Thursday, India scored 217 runs. Richa Ghosh set the record for the fastest fifty. In reply, the West Indies team could score only 157 runs.
Along with the victory in the third T20, India has also won the 3-match series by 2-1. India won the first and West Indies the second T20. Smriti Mandhana scored fifties in all three T20s of the series. The ODI series will start from December 22 in Vadodara.
Uma Chhetri could not even open an account West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday. India lost the wicket of Uma Chhetri in the very first over. She could not even open an account. Here Mandhana took the innings with Jemimah Rodriguez. There was a partnership of 98 runs between the two.
Mandhana's third consecutive fifty Jemima was dismissed after scoring 39 runs. After that, Raghavi Bisht shared a 44-run partnership with Mandhana. Mandhana was dismissed after scoring 77 runs in 47 balls. He hit 13 fours and 1 six. It was his third consecutive fifty in the series, he also scored half-centuries in the first and second T20Is.
Mandhana lost his wicket in the 15th over, had he stayed till the 20th over he would have completed his century. He was caught at mid-off by Shinel Henry off Dottin's bowling.
Richa scored the fastest fifty After the slump, wicketkeeper batsman Richa Ghosh came to bat. He played an innings of 54 runs in just 21 balls with the help of 5 sixes and 3 fours. Richa scored an 18-ball fifty, the record for the fewest fifty in T-20 history.
Before Richa, New Zealand's Sophie Devine and Australia's Phoebe Litchfield have also scored half-centuries in 18 balls each. Effie Fletcher, Alia Alleyne, Deandra Dottin and Shinel Henry took 1 wicket each for West Indies.
India made its highest score Raghavi Bisht remained not out scoring 31 runs. Against him, Sajivan Sajna hit a four on the last ball to take India's score to 217 runs. This is the team's highest score in T20, having previously scored 201 for 5 against UAE in the Asia Cup this year.
India scored 195 runs against West Indies in the first match of the series, which is the team's fourth highest score. The record for highest score in women's T20 is held by Argentina, the team scored 427 runs against Chile in 2023. Among the top-8 teams, England women's team has set a record of 250 runs against South Africa in 2018.
OK start from West Indies Chasing a target of 218 runs, the Caribbean team started cautiously. Kiana Joseph was dismissed after scoring 11 runs. Then Haley Mathews scored 22 runs and Deandra Doty scored 25 runs. Shamin Campbell could score only 17 runs.
Shinel Henry played an innings of 43 runs, staying at one end, but getting no support at the other end. Nerissa Crafton 9, Alia Allin 6, Shabika Ghazanbi 3, Jayda James 7, Effie Fletcher 5 and Karishma Ramhark 3 were dismissed. The team could score only 157 runs by losing 9 wickets.
Radha took 4 wickets Radha Yadav took 4 wickets from India. Renuka Singh Thakur, Sajivan Sajna, Titas Sadhu and Deepti Sharma took 1 wicket each. Saima Thakor could not take any wicket.
Radha Yadav took 4 wickets for 29 runs.
The ODI series will start from December 22 The Indian women's team won the first and third T20s to clinch the series 2-1. West Indies won the second match by 9 wickets. The 3 ODI series between the two will start from December 22. All three matches will be held in Vadodara. The remaining matches will be played on December 24 and 27.
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