Proactive within the powerplay, strike rotation all through the innings, senior execs stepping up, and bowlers ending the job. Team India ticked all of the packing containers of their splendid 155-run win over West Indies to carry their marketing campaign again on monitor on the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup in Hamilton on Saturday.
After a mini-collapse — India had been 78 for 3 inside 14 overs — Smriti Mandhana (123) and Harmanpreet Kaur (109) put collectively a report 184 runs for the fourth wicket. The twin centurions helped India put up a mammoth whole of 317 for 8. In reply, the West Indies imploded after a flying begin and had been bundled out for 162 runs.
Terrific win for the Indian ladies. @mandhana_smriti and @ImHarmanpreet made batting look simple and the bowlers did not give West Indies an opportunity. The margin of victory will come in useful. Best needs for the upcoming matches @BCCIWomen #IndvWI pic.twitter.com/xJ6XOPV2Yt
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Dottin-Matthews counterattack
West Indies openers Deandra Dottin (62) and Hayley Matthews (43) kickstarted West Indies’ reply with a 100-run stand in simply 12.1 overs. West Indies raced away to 50 in 5 overs. Deandra Dottin, battling a sore again, took on the assault on Indian seamers, after which the in-form Matthews took 21 runs off Jhulan Goswami’s third over. The assault compelled Mithali Raj to carry on spinners.
Runs continued to move as Dottin and Matthews, their match-winners within the final two video games, sped to 100 in 12 overs. In her very first over, Sneh Rana received the wicket of Dottin, which triggered a collapse. West Indies misplaced their subsequent 9 wickets for simply 62 runs.
The collapse
Rana (3/22), who began the slide, fittingly took the final wicket. Rana eliminated each the West Indian openers. Meghna Singh (2/27) choked West Indies in her second spell by taking the wickets of Kycia Knight and skipper Stafanie Taylor. Thereafter, wickets fell like 9 pins.
Goswami returned to take the wicket of Anisa Mohammed, the fortieth scalp of her World Cup profession. The 39-year-old veteran now holds the report for essentially the most wickets within the Women’s Cricket World Cup historical past, surpassing Australia’s Lynn Fullston’s tally of 39.
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Splendid begin
India had been criticized for his or her archaic batting method within the powerplay in opposition to New Zealand. On Saturday, Yastika Bhatia gave India the proper begin after Mithali Raj opted to bat. The lanky southpaw was off the blocks, hitting three boundaries within the first over. The younger opener pulled something that was marginally quick and dispatched it to the mid-wicket fence. She placed on a 49-run stand with Mandhana in simply 6.3 overs. Bhatia struck six boundaries throughout her 31-ball keep.
Mandhana heaped reward on her fellow opener, saying, “The positivity which Yastika began with gave me a number of confidence. We misplaced three fast wickets so I needed to maintain again at first. The dialogue within the group assembly was to attain, maintain the momentum excessive and Yastika did that brilliantly and gave us a 20-30 run cushion after we misplaced three wickets to settle in.”
The 184-run stand
India misplaced the wickets of Bhatia, captain Mithali Raj (5) and all-rounder Deepti Sharma (15) within the area of eight overs. Harmanpreet Kaur joined Mandhana and the duo steadied the innings. They handled ones and twos, and as soon as their eyes had been set, they upped the ante.
India beat West Indies on Saturday. (BCCI/Twitter)
Mandhana reached her fifth one-day worldwide century from 108 balls with 9 fours and two sixes. Mandhana reached the half-century mark in 66 balls, whereas her subsequent fifty got here in 43 balls. The left-handed opener picked up his first most within the thirty third over with a straight six down the bottom off Selman. She smashed one other six within the thirty seventh over long-on off Aaliyah Alleyne. With the 2 batters scoring at a very good tempo, 200 was up within the thirty sixth over. Mandhana reached her 90s with a boundary and received a life when she was dropped by Alleyne on 96, earlier than reaching her century with one other 4 off Matthews. Mandhana was dismissed within the forty third over when she discovered Selman at deep mid-wicket, who took a surprising catch. This was Mandhana’s second World Cup century and apparently, each have come in opposition to West Indies — in the present day in Hamilton and the earlier one in Taunton in 2017.
If Mandhana was elegant, Harmanpreet was extra assertive. Fresh off her 71 in opposition to New Zealand, Harmanpreet Kaur posted her fourth century from 100 balls, hitting 10 fours and two sixes. It was Harmanpreet’s first century since her 171 not out within the 2017 Women’s World Cup semi-finals in opposition to Australia. Harmanpreet additionally scored her first back-to-back 50 plus rating within the ODIs for the reason that 2017 World Cup.
Harmanpreet, who has been struggling along with her type for the previous 5 years, has discovered her bat swing on the proper time, and her batting type could be a huge confidence enhance for the Indian group.
Mandhana saved her greatest for the final. The Indian opener was adjudged participant of the match and introduced Harmanpreet Kaur alongside to share the award.
“Scoring a century and not being a player of the match is something I wouldn’t want. I think we both contributed equally for us to score 300. It is good to share the trophy,” stated Mandhana on the post-match presentation.
When requested who will get to maintain the trophy, Harmanpreet stated: “I would love to give it to her because she scored more than me and she deserves that.” However, Mandhana did not agree along with her senior professional and stated: “I’m sure the ICC will be giving another trophy and I’m sure they have enough budget to do that.”
India shall be up in opposition to defending champions England of their subsequent match on March 16.
Brief Scores
India: 317 for 8 in 50 overs (Smriti Mandhana 123, Harmanpreet Kaur 109; Anisa Mohammed 2/59, Aaliyah Alleyne 1/26)
West Indies: 162 all out in 40.3 overs (Deandra Dottin 62, Hayley Matthews 43; Sneh Rana 3/22, Meghna Singh 2/27)
BOX
Jhulan Goswami dismissed Anisa Mohammed to grow to be the main wicket-taker in World Cups along with her fortieth scalp. She surpassed Australia’s Lynn Fullston.
Mithali Raj (24) broke the report for many matches captained within the ICC Women’s World Cup, surpassing former Australian Belinda Clark (23).
The 184-run stand between Mandhana and Kaur is the very best partnership for India for any wicket. They broke the nine-year-old report set by Punam Raut and Thirush Kamini. Raut and Kanini had been concerned in a 175-run stand for the opening wicket in opposition to West Indies in Mumbai in 2013.
This was Mandhana’s second World Cup century and apparently, each have come in opposition to West Indies — in the present day in Hamilton and the earlier one in Taunton in 2017.
Harmanpreet Kaur scored her first century within the ODI since her 171 not out within the 2017 World Cup semi-finals in opposition to Australia.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
