First he worked magic in batting, then wreaked havoc in bowling; India defeated West Indies by 211 runs

INDW vs WIW 1st ODI: Indian women’s cricket team has defeated West Indies by 211 runs in the first ODI match. Team India had scored 314 runs while playing first, but in reply the Caribbean team was limited to just 103 runs. Smriti Mandhana made a big contribution in India’s victory by playing an inning of 91 runs, on the other hand Renuka Singh took 5 wickets. Now the Indian team has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. During this match, the catch of captain Harmanpreet Kaur also became the center of discussion.

In this ODI match played at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara, West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first. This decision proved costly because Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal gave a great start to Team India by making an opening partnership of 110 runs. Smriti contributed 91 runs, while Pratika scored 40 runs. Apart from them, Harleen Deol also played an inning of 44 runs and captain Harmanpreet Kaur also played an inning of 34 runs. Amidst all this, Jemimah Rodriguez also dominated, who played a cameo inning of 31 runs in 19 balls and made an important contribution in taking India’s score beyond 300 runs.

West Indies were badly crushed

West Indies had a very bad start while chasing the target of 315 runs. Both West Indies openers Hayley Mathews and Kianna Joseph were out on the score of zero. The situation was such that half of the West Indies team had returned to the pavilion by the score of 26. Shaman Campbell tried to avert their team’s defeat by scoring 21 runs and Effie Fletcher scored 24 runs, but considering the overall performance, West Indies’ defeat was certain.

In the match, 7 West Indies batsmen could not even touch double figures in terms of runs. Renuka Thakur took 5 wickets in bowling for India. For this he was also chosen Player of the Match. Apart from them, Priya Mishra took 2 wickets, while Deepti Sharma and Titus Sadhu took one wicket each.

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