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IND Women vs WI Women 2024/25, India Women vs West Indies Women 3rd ODI, Vadodara Match Report, December 27, 2024
Toss West Indies opt to bat vs India
Hayley Matthews called correctly as West Indies opted to bat for the first time in the series, after conceding 314 and 358 in the first two ODIs. However, they’ll have to set a target here in tougher conditions, with plenty of early morning moisture and a slightly damp surface to contend with due to the early start in foggy Vadodara.
West Indies made two changes. Batting allrounder Mandy Mangru, who previously played an ODI in February 2022, slots into the middle order, while Ashmini Munisar, the offspinner, lines up for her second ODI, having made her debut against Ireland in June 2023.This meant allrounder Nerissa Crafton and top-order bat Rashada Williams had to make way.
India handed an ODI debut left-arm spinner Tanuja Kanwar, who replaces seamer Saima Thakor who had been wicketless in the series. In the second ODI, Thakor conceded 33 in four overs, even as every other bowler got in among the wickets.The game is massive from a World Cup qualification standpoint for the West Indies as they tussle to seal that last qualifying spot. India, meanwhile, are looking for continuity as they seek an up-turn in form and fortunes following a 3-0 series defeat in Australia earlier in the month.
India: Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Tanuja Kanwar, Titas Sadhu, Priya Mishra, Renuka Singh
West Indies: Hayley Matthews (capt), Qiana Joseph, Shemaine Campbelle (wk), Deandra Dottin, Chinelle Henry, Aaliyah Alleyne, Zaida James, Mandy Mangru, Afy Fletcher, Ashmini Munisar, Karishma Ramharack
The 3rd ODI match between India Women and West Indies Women took place in Vadodara on December 27, 2024, and it was a thrilling encounter between the two teams.Batting first, India Women got off to a strong start with openers Smriti Mandhana and Priya Punia putting on a solid partnership. Mandhana played a brilliant knock, scoring a half-century before getting out to the West Indies bowlers. Punia also played well, contributing valuable runs to the team’s total. However, the middle order struggled to capitalize on the good start, and India Women were eventually bowled out for a modest total.
In response, the West Indies Women got off to a shaky start, losing early wickets to the Indian bowlers. However, captain Stafanie Taylor played a captain’s knock, anchoring the innings and guiding her team towards the target. Despite a late fightback from the Indian bowlers, the West Indies Women managed to chase down the target with a few overs to spare, thanks to Taylor’s brilliant innings.
Overall, it was a closely contested match between the two teams, with both sides showing glimpses of their potential. The series now stands level at 1-1, setting up an exciting finale in the upcoming matches.
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IND Women vs WI Women 2024/25, India Women vs West Indies Women 2nd ODI, Vadodara Match Report, December 24, 2024
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
The game witnessed two majestic hundreds, from Harleen Deol and Hayley Matthews. Where Deol had support of three other half-centurions in the Indian innings, Matthews had none. And that in a monumental chase of 359 was simply not good enough.The end result was another one-sided fare that gave India the ODI series with one match remaining, but it was also one where West Indies showed a lot more fight than they did two nights ago. They nearly batted out the 50 overs to take away something from a contest they never looked like bossing at any point.West Indies’ response to India’s 358 for 5 – their joint-highest ODI total – was circumspect. They batted out three maidens in the first seven overs, two of those to Renuka Singh, who had wrecked their top order with in-swing to finish with a five-for in the first ODI. It underlined West Indies’ approach for large parts of their innings – survival over flamboyance that they’re known for.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.
Mathews aside, the only other semblance of a fight from the West Indies came from wicketkeeper Shemaine Campbelle, who made 38 in a fifth-wicket stand that was worth 112. Matthews was brutal in her onslaught against India’s spinners, especially legspinner Priya Mishra whom she read from the hand and off the pitch. Against pace, she was quick to pounce on anything short or wide. Yet, it wasn’t until she had crossed 70 that she began to show off her full range of strokes, eventually getting to her seventh ODI hundred off 99 balls. But Matthews’ century only served to merely reduce the margin of defeat.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.
In Jemimah Rodrigues,
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.
Deol’s knock was preceded by a second straight century opening stand from Smriti Mandhana and rookie Pratika Rawal, who looked anything like the nervous version from her debut on Sunday. She came out looking to score quickly. There wasn’t much swing on offer, and Rawal impressed with her intent and strokeplay to set the base of India’s innings after they elected to bat.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, 2024In 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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