India registered their first T20I series win at home since October 2019 with a thumping 60-run triumph in the third T20I game against West Indies on Thursday, December 19. Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh registered record-breaking fifties to help India post their biggest-ever T20I total of 217 and then spinners shone to restrict the travelling side to 157 for 9.
In a record-laden T20I run-fest at Dr Dy Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai, both teams entertained the fans with 14 sixes. India’s stand-in captain Mandhana top-scored with 77 runs off 47 balls to become the first women cricketer to record 30 fifty-plus scores in T20I cricket history while Richa Ghosh smashed an 18-ball fifty, the joint-fastest in the shortest form of the game.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur missed out again due to a leg niggle as the Indian side remained unchanged for the series’ third game. West Indies’ decision to bowl first backfired as India quickly took control of the game despite losing Uma Chetry early in the powerplay.
IND vs WI 3rd T20I Scorecard
India Women Playing XI: Smriti Mandhana (c), Uma Chetry, Jemimah Rodrigues, Raghvi Bist, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sajeevan Sajana, Radha Yadav, Saima Thakor, Titas Sadhu, Renuka Thakur Singh.
West Indies Women Playing XI: Hayley Matthews (c), Qiana Joseph, Shemaine Campbelle (wk), Deandra Dottin, Chinelle Henry, Nerissa Crafton, Aaliyah Alleyne, Shabika Gajnabi, Zaida James, Afy Fletcher, Karishma Ramharack.
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