India 358 for 5 (Deol 115, Rawal 76, Mandhana 53, Rodrigues 52) beat West Indies 238 (Matthews 106, Campbelle 38, Mishra 3-49, Rawal 2-37, Deepti 2-40, Sadhu 2-42) by 115 runs
As the innings progressed, it became evident how big the gulf was between Matthews and the rest of their batters, who hardly seemed to trust their defense and bat long enough against an Indian attack that boasted of some variety that will give them a welcome headache as they go forward in a World Cup year. Only Deandra Dottin can claim to have received a pearler that she had no answers to as Renuka ripped past her inside edge to flatten the stumps with a superb in-ducker.
The story of the day, though, was Deol. Having been on crutches, recovering from a knee injury until five months ago, she repaid the faith the team management had in her by hitting a maiden international hundred from No.3. Dropped on 20 by Dottin at square leg, Deol made them pay. She built slowly to a half-century, reaching there in 62 balls, but shifted gears seamlessly in the end overs to raise her century off 98 balls.
she found an able ally as the pair put on a quick-fire 116-run stand off just 71 deliveries for the fourth wicket in a partnership where they attempted a shot every ball. Rodrigues was outstanding against spin, lofting inside-out over cover, paddling fired-in deliveries past short fine leg, or rocking back to pull. Along the way, she showed her versatility to accelerate as comfortably as she had built the innings. The reward was a half-century off 34 deliveries, before she was out attempting to hit out a waist-high full toss.
Deol fed off that energy, in addition to the confidence from spending time at the crease. In all, India scored 184 in the last 20 overs, compared to the 160 they hit two nights ago. That they achieved this with Richa Ghosh contributing just an unbeaten 13 should give them much encouragement.
At the other end, Mandhana, who became the highest run-getter in women’s ODI this year, simply carried on from where she left off in the series opener. She displayed more than just traces of brute force in muscling spinners. Rawal was comfortably outscoring Mandhana until the eighth over, but it didn’t take long for the India vice-captain to catch up, before overtaking her to raise a 29th half-century and her second straight of the series off just 44 balls. One ball later, the opening pair raised their century stand.
Rawal soon caught up to get to her maiden half-century but missed out on a great chance of converting it to a maiden international hundred, when she was out to a soft dismissal on 76. But in taking two wickets and sending down a few tight overs, and taking an excellent catch inside the ring, Rawal had a day neither she nor the team management will forget in a hurry, not even after having had a role in running out Mandhana, who instead of fuming gave her a pat of encouragement as she walked back.
IND Women vs WI Women 2024/25: India Women vs West Indies Women 2nd ODI, Vadodara Match Report, December 24, 2024
In a thrilling encounter at the Reliance Stadium in Vadodara, India Women took on West Indies Women in the 2nd ODI of the series. Both teams were looking to secure a crucial victory after a closely contested first match.
West Indies Women won the toss and elected to bat first. They got off to a solid start with their openers putting on a good partnership. However, India Women fought back with some tight bowling and excellent fielding to restrict the West Indies Women to a modest total of 220 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in their allotted 50 overs.
In response, India Women got off to a brisk start with their top order batsmen scoring freely. Opener Smriti Mandhana played a classy innings, anchoring the chase with a well-compiled fifty. Despite a few hiccups in the middle overs, India Women managed to chase down the target with ease, winning the match by 5 wickets with 10 balls to spare.
Player of the match was awarded to Smriti Mandhana for her brilliant batting performance.
With this victory, India Women have taken a 2-0 lead in the series and will be looking to seal the series in the next match. West Indies Women, on the other hand, will be looking to bounce back and level the series in the upcoming games.
Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting series between India Women and West Indies Women.
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