Mandhana, Rodrigues lead India to ODI series win

Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues scored fifties as India women beat West Indies by six wickets in the deciding third ODI.

Published : Nov 07, 2019 11:15 IST , North Sound (Antigua)

Smriti Mandhana scored 77 and put up a century-run stand with Jemimah Rodrigues.
Smriti Mandhana scored 77 and put up a century-run stand with Jemimah Rodrigues.
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Smriti Mandhana scored 77 and put up a century-run stand with Jemimah Rodrigues.

Comeback-girl Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues hit contrasting half-centuries to lead the Indian women’s team to a 2-1 series victory over the West Indies with a comfortable six-wicket win in the deciding third ODI, here.

Mandhana, who missed the first two matches of the series due to a toe injury, smashed a 63-ball 74 and raised a match-winning 141-run partnership with fellow opener Rodrigues (69 off 92) on Wednesday night.

A solid foundation in place, India cruised to the 195-run target in 42.1 overs after the Indian bowlers did a commendable job of bowling out the host for a sub-par 194 in 50 overs.

Seasoned pacer Jhulan Goswami (2/30) and leg-spinner Poonam Yadav (2/35) shared four wickets between them, troubling the rival middle order after the West Indies elected to bat.

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It was pacer Shikha Pandey and leg-spinner Rajeshwari Gaekwad, who removed the top-order as five of the six Indian bowlers in action, were among wickets.

Stefanie Taylor kept fighting with a combative 79-run knock but ran short of partners as other West Indies batters struggled to negotiate India’s attack.

Apart from Taylor only Atacy-Ann King showed some stomach for fight with a 45-ball 38.

Left-handed Mandhana was her usual aggressive self, punishing the West Indies bowlers with nine shots to the fence and three over the ropes.

It was her first ODI since the home series against England in February and third half-century in a row, having scored 63 and 66 against England in Mumbai.

Rodrigues, who had scored 41 in India’s defeat in the opening ODI, took 92 balls for her 69-run knock which had six boundaries.

The two teams will now play a five-match Twenty20 series, beginning Sunday at Gros Islet.

Brief Scores:West Indies 194 all out in 50 overs (Stefanie Taylor 79, Stacy Ann King 38; Jhulan Goswami 2/30) lost to India 195 for 4 in 42.1 overs (Smriti Mandhana 74, Jemimah Rodrigues 69; Hayley Mathews 3/27) by six wickets.

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