India Women vs West Indies Women 2nd T20I: On the basis of captain Hayley Mathews’ all-round game (two wickets and 85 runs unbeaten), West Indies defeated the Indian women’s team by nine wickets with 26 balls remaining in the second T20 International and leveled the three-match series at 1-1. There were 27 fours and two sixes in West Indies’ innings, of which 17 fours came from the bat of Mathews. During his aggressive unbeaten innings of 47 balls, he made an unbroken partnership of 66 runs in 40 balls with Kiana Joseph (38) for the first wicket and 94 runs in 55 balls with Shaman Campbell (29 not out) for the second wicket, ensuring the team’s victory. of.
Joseph hit six fours and two sixes in his 22-ball innings, while Campbell hit four fours in his unbeaten innings of 26 balls. After restricting the Indian innings to 159 runs for nine wickets, West Indies easily achieved the target in 15.4 overs at the loss of one wicket. The only success for India came to Saima Thakor (one wicket for 28 runs).
Earlier, with the second consecutive half-century inning of the series by Smriti Mandhana (62) and aggressive batting by Richa Ghosh (32), India posted a competitive score amidst the fall of wickets from one end. Along with Mathews, Deandra Dottin, Chinelle Henry and Effie Fletcher also took two wickets each for West Indies.
While chasing the target, the West Indies batsmen hit as many fours as they wanted against the Indian bowlers. Joseph hit three fours and a six against Titas Sadhu in the second over, while Mathews hit two fours each against Renuka and Deepti. West Indies expressed their intention to end the match early by completing their half-century in just 4.2 overs.
Joseph hit three fours in Deepti’s over and took the team’s score to 65 runs without any loss in the powerplay. In the next over, while trying to play a big shot against Saima Thakor, she waved the ball in the air and Richa took an easy catch.
However, this wicket had no effect on Mathews and he completed his fifty in 31 balls by hitting six fours against Radha Yadav in the eighth and 11th overs. From the other end, Campbell hit a hat-trick four against Titas in the ninth over. Even against Saima, who bowled well in her first two overs, Mathews spoiled her figures by hitting a hat-trick of fours. The West Indies captain sealed the team’s victory with two fours against Sajeevan Sajna in the 16th over.
Earlier, amid the continuous fall of wickets from one end, Mandhana took advantage of the three times she got life and hit nine fours and one six in her 41-ball innings. While Mandhana held one end till the 14th over, after her dismissal, Richa hit six fours in her aggressive innings of 17 balls due to which Bharat was successful in crossing the 150-run mark. Mandhana, who had scored 73 runs in the first match of the series, started scoring runs rapidly with Jemimah Rodrigues but Rodrigues was trapped LBW by Hayley Mathews after scoring 13 runs with the help of two fours in her 15-ball innings.
Debutant Raghavi Bisht failed to impress and became the victim of Effie Fletcher after scoring just five runs. Deepti Sharma (17) hit some good shots but was run out due to a mistake with Richa. Dottin, who conceded just 14 runs in her four overs, dismissed opener Uma Chhetri (four) at the beginning of the Indian innings. He also dismissed Richa Ghosh and made some brilliant saves amid poor fielding by the team.
He took an amazing catch of Radha Yadav (seven) after jumping near the boundary and stopping the ball going for six runs. Mandhana hit some brilliant fours in her innings. He hit three fours in the 13th over against Ashwini Munisar. Richa showed aggressive attitude as soon as she came to the crease and increased the pace of the Indian innings. India won the first match of the series by 49 runs on Sunday. Its decisive match will be played at the same venue on 19 December.
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