Renuka Singh Thakur’s maiden ODI five-wicket haul in the series opener gave India a massive 211 runs victory after batters posted a massive total on the board to give the ODI series lead against the visitors, West Indies led by skipper Hayley Matthews at the Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara.
The home side led by skipper Harmanpreet Kaur remains unchanged. The visitors, on the other hand, made one change by handing an ODI debut cap to Nerissa Crafton. She replaced Shabika Gajnabi in the playing 11 for them.
Harleen Deol’s maiden ODI century sets up India to a record-equaling total
The Indian openers Smriti Mandhana and a much improved and confident show from Pratika Rawal notched up consecutive 100+ opening partnership (110 runs) after the Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss for the first time in the series and opted to bat first. The Indian vice-captain Smriti Mandhana (53 off 47 balls) notched up her 5th consecutive half-century against the West Indies in the ongoing series. Her stay at the crease was cut short courtesy of a lack of communication in the 17th over of the innings with Pratika Rawal.
Harleen Deol joined Pratika Rawal at the crease and the opening batter notched up her maiden half-century in just 58 balls. The duo stitched another crucial 62-run partnership for the 2nd wicket. Zaida James picked up the wicket of Pratika Rawal to provide the 2nd breakthrough for her side. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur chipped in with quick innings (22 off 18 balls) before getting deceived by a slower delivery from Afy Fletcher that went on to disturb the furniture in the 36th over of the innings.
Jemimah Rodrigues joined Harleen Deol at the crease and the pair took their side past the 330-run mark with a massive 116-run partnership for the 4th wicket. Harleen Deol notched up her maiden century in the ODI format off just 98 balls. Qiana Joseph picked up the wicket of Harleen Deol (115 off 103 balls) to provide the much-needed breakthrough for West Indies. India eventually ended up with their joint-highest total in the ODI format 358/5 in their quota of 50 overs. Jemimah Rodrigues (52 off 36 balls) was another half-centurion with the bat for India, scoring at a brisk rate.
The Indian top order was at the heart of India’s rampage accounting for around 89% of the team’s total. Deandra Dottin (7-0-53-1), Afy Fletcher (6-0-38-1), Zaida James (7-0-57-1), and Qiana Joseph (2-0-27-1) picked up a wicket each with the ball for the West Indies.
Hayley Matthews notches up 7th ODI ton, but West Indies concede the ODI series
West Indies kept losing wickets at regular intervals, chasing a mammoth total of 359. West Indies were in deep trouble as they lost their top order when the wicket-keeper batter Shemaine Campbelle joined skipper Hayley Matthews at the crease. The pair led the recovery with a much-needed 112-run partnership for the 5th wicket, also taking their side closer to the 200-run mark.
Titas Sadhu broke the stand as she picked up the wicket of the wicket-keeper batter Shemaine Campbelle to provide the much-needed 5th breakthrough for India. The departure of Campbelle triggered another collapse as they were bundled out for 243 with 22 balls to spare. Despite a resilient 28-run partnership for the 8th wicket between Afy Fletcher and Zaida James, the visitors fell 115 runs short of the target.
Skipper Hayley Matthews notched up her 7th century in the ODI format (106 off 109 balls) and was the lone warrior with the bat for the West Indies. Wicket-keeper batter Shemaine Campbelle (38 off 48 balls), Zaida James (25 off 39 balls), and Afy Fletcher (22 off 17 balls) played their part with the bat for the visitors. Priya Mishra (9.2-0-49-3), Titas Sadhu (10-0-42-2), Deepti Sharma (9-1-40-2), Renuka Singh (9-2-41-1), and Pratika Rawal (5-0-37-2) were the star performers with the ball for India.
Harleen Deol was awarded the Player of the Match for her brilliant match-winning century (115 off 103 balls) with the bat.
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