Match 9, Cape Town, February 15, 2023, 06:30 PM
West Indies Women
118/6(20.0ov)
India Women
119/4(18.1ov)
India Women beat West Indies Women by 6 wickets
Right then, that is it from this game and India Women makes it two wins out of two while West Indies Women will have to win their next game to keep their hopes alive in the tournament. However, the action in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2023 continues as Ireland Women are set to take on Pakistan Women in a bit. So, you can switch tabs to enjoy all the coverage of that game. Cheers!
Harmanpreet Kaur, the winning skipper of India Women says that it was a great day for them and they did really well with their bowling. Claims that they discussed in the team meeting about Deepti Sharma’s performance in the last game as she was not happy and the bowling coach helped her therefore she got the rewards. Mentions that Richa Ghosh has been great for them and she is doing well which is good as she is s dangerous batter who loves to express herself. Ends by saying that she is happy with what is happening so far and next game is important so they want to continue the rhythm.
As Hayley Matthews went off the field injured, Shemaine Campbelle, the vice-captain of West Indies Women comes up for the interview. She says that they did not start well with the bat and something around 140 would have been a good total. Adds that going ahead one of their top three batters need to bat deep and they need to finish well too. Credits Karishma Ramharack for her bowling effort and says that she is an important part of the team. Informs that there is no update on the injury of Hayley Matthews.
Deepti Sharma is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for her brilliant bowling performance. She says that she feels good about her performance. Adds that she had some specific plans for different Windies batters and it worked out in the end. (Talking about taking 100 T20I wickets)Tells that it is nice to achieve a milestone like that, but she just wants to contribute to the team and that is her main aim. Mentions that the wicket was turning and she focused on attacking the stumps which got her the rewards.
Time for the presentations...
West Indies Women will be ruing the opportunity they had early in the game as they started well despite losing skipper Hayley Matthews early. Shemaine Campbelle and Stafanie Taylor added 73 runs together but they lost a few wickets in quick succession which pegged them back quite drastically. Chedean Nation and Shabika Gajnabi looked to push the scoring but were unable to help their side cross the 120-run mark. Deepti Sharma was the pick of the bowlers for India Women taking three scalps and getting to 100 T20I wickets thereby becoming the first Indian to achieve this feat. Renuka Singh and Pooja Vastrakar were also impressive with the ball and together they made the job quite easy for their batters.
India Women started the run chase strong with Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana scoring 28 runs in the first two overs from the pacers but they found it difficult once the spinners came into play. Smriti Mandhana was dismissed playing a rash shot and Jemimah Rodrigues could not carry her form from the last game into this match. When Shafali Verma holed out in the deep it looked like West Indies Women may find a way back into this game. Harmanpreet Kaur got together with Richa Ghosh and added 72 runs for the fourth wicket to take their team close to the finish line. Harmanpreet Kaur did give her wicket away but Richa Ghosh is showing how much she has matured as a cricketer.
Richa Ghosh is India Women's designated finisher! Another comfortable win for India Women as they seal their second win of the campaign winning this game by 6 wickets with 11 balls to spare. West Indies Women did start the game off well but could not sustain their performance and have now lost 15 consecutive T20I games in a row. This is their eighth loss in a row against this opposition and their World Cup dreams now lie in the balance with their second defeat in as many games. Karishma Ramharack was a revelation though as she claimed two wickets for 14 runs in her four overs. Hayley Matthews was also good with the ball but the pace bowlers were taken for plenty. They do have massive issues with Stafanie Taylor and Hayley Matthews both leaving the field with injuries.
In over# 19
4
Shamilia Connell 27/0(2.1)
18.1
4
FOUR! Richa Ghosh makes sure there isn't! She finishes things off in style! Shamilia Connell bangs this short and on middle, Richa Ghosh stays there and pulls it towards the deep square leg fence for a boundary.
In over# 18
0
0W
0
0
0
0
Chinelle Henry 21/1(3)
17.6
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A wicket-maiden over! This is full and on off, Devika Vaidya drives it towards point. Is there a twist in the game?
Devika Vaidya is the new batter at the crease.
17.5
W
OUT! TAKEN! An excellent catch in the deep! Harmanpreet Kaur holes out now! Chinelle Henry serves this full and on off, Harmanpreet Kaur goes for the big shot, but slices it in the air in front sweeper cover. Three fielders are converging for the catch, but Shemaine Campbelle keeps her calm, runs forward and pouches it safely in the end. India Women four down now!
17.4
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Four dots in a row now! This is the replay of the previous delivery. Harmanpreet Kaur misses her cut once again due to the bounce.
17.3
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BEATEN! Chinelle Henry bowls this on a hard length and on off, Harmanpreet Kaur tries ot cut again, but this time gets beaten by the extra bounce.
17.2
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This is on a good length and outside off again, Harmanpreet Kaur cuts it straight to point again.
Looks like Hayley Matthews will not continue as she walks off the field for some further treatment.
17.1
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Back of a length and on off, Harmanpreet Kaur taps it towards backward point.