23/01Result
3rd Match (N), South Africa Women's T20I Tri-Series at East London, Jan 23 2023
IND Women won by 56 runs
Player of the Match
Smriti MandhanaIndia Women
23/01Result
3rd Match (N), South Africa Women's T20I Tri-Series at East London, Jan 23 2023
IND Women won by 56 runs
Player of the Match
Smriti MandhanaIndia Women

END OF OVER:
20 | 2 Runs | WI-W: 111/4 (57 runs required, RR: 5.55)

  • Afy Fletcher10 (11b)
  • Hayley Matthews34 (29b)
  • Shikha Pandey4-0-18-0
  • Deepti Sharma4-0-29-2

A somewhat one-sided affair as India ticked many a box. West Indies showed that they have the skill and power to get the upper hand for some chunks of the game. They'll need to extend those runs when they take on hosts South Africa on the 25th. Let's hope for a great contest there. See you then. For now, I'm Ekanth signing off on behalf of my report-writing co-commentator Sudarshanan, and our scorer, Harshith.

Smriti Mandhana is the POTM: The pitch was similar to the first game, but we understood our mistakes. We assessed the wicket better today, we targeted 145. That was different in the last game. We discussed that we won't go hard from the first ball. So the team asked me to bat sensibly in the first few overs and then our partnership grew and my confidence grew. So I could go express myself.

Harmanpreet Kaur, India Captain: We didn't want to hurry up at any cost, keeping wickets can always give you confidence. Executing whatever we discussed at the team meetings is what we did. We had to bat really well on these wickets as runs aren't easy to get. Credit goes to Smriti for batting on, I could keep giving her strike early on and take charge later. I was not available for the last game, so it was very important for me to get runs. Whenever you come back, it's new days and situations for you. So I'm very happy to have gotten those runs.

Hayley Matthews, West Indies Captain: She led by example which was good to see. The Indian batting was good, they played a good knock. We dropped a few catches which did not help. Must-win game against South Africa, we want to improve and do well.

10:01pm: A comprehensive 56-run win for India. Set up by Harman and Mandhana with the bat. Deepti almost closed the lid in the powerplay, which ended with West Indies on 25 for 2. They struggled till the tenth, having lost Gajnabi along with the openers. India bowled wicket-to-wicket, bowled to their fields and dried up boundaries. So Matthews took on Vaidya and even Deepti at times, the threat of the result not going India's way was low. West Indies' batters did not look up to the mark at the top, Cooper was trapped first ball. Williams was unlucky to have been given out stumped but blurry replays and no TV umpires meant she could not get the reprieve. Campbelle could not get going, Matthews started slow too but they exhibited sparking strokeplay to go over 110, which seemed unlikely at the ten-over mark with WI being 39 for 3.

19.6
1
Pandey to Fletcher, 1 run, Full outside off, driven to deep cover
19.5
0
Pandey to Fletcher, no run, Low fully on off, Pandey's sticking to Plan A and finding decent success. Doesn't nail it this time but all Fletcher could do was push to mid-off.
19.4
0
Pandey to Fletcher, no run, Low full toss around sixth, lands just in the crease and beats the cover drive.
19.3
1
Pandey to Matthews, 1 run, Misses the yorker, it's too full and wide. Driven hard. Along the ground to deep cover
19.2
0
Pandey to Matthews, no run, Nails the leg-stump yorker. Block-hole stuff. Matthews has to clear her front leg as he jams the bat in front, defensively to dig it defensively
19.1
0
Pandey to Matthews, no run, Yorker on leg, clipped to midwicket

Tintin: "Harman should give herself a bowl for the last over. Good to stay in touch and then there is nothing to lose. " Good point, but it'll be Pandey which is also a fair choice

END OF OVER:
19 | 8 Runs | WI-W: 109/4 (59 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 5.73, RRR: 59.00)

  • Afy Fletcher9 (8b)
  • Hayley Matthews33 (26b)
  • Deepti Sharma4-0-29-2
  • Radha Yadav4-0-10-1
18.6
0
Sharma to Fletcher, no run, Down the pitch, gets to it on the full. Was at the stumps, driven back to the bowler. Deepti throws it back seeing the batter coming out the crease in follow-through. Back in time, no direct hit.
18.5
0
Sharma to Fletcher, no run, Reverse sweeps, good connection but finds backward point. Along the ground. Was a full toss on leg
18.4
4
Sharma to Fletcher, FOUR, Full around off, flicked to the left of Jemimah at midwicket. She gets there and slides, but it kicked off her palms and goes to the boundary
18.3
0
Sharma to Fletcher, no run, Length outside off, cut to cover. Non-striker sent back after going for the single, no direct hit.
18.2
4
Sharma to Fletcher, FOUR, Very full, clipped through cow corner along the ground. Deep-mid and long-on running across towards each other. Realise each other's presence and decide to not dive and let the ball go.
18.1
0
Sharma to Fletcher, no run, Flat on a shortish length on leg, beats flick. Hits thigh pad and falls in front. Hurried the batter.

END OF OVER:
18 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | WI-W: 101/4 (67 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.61, RRR: 33.50)

  • Hayley Matthews33 (26b)
  • Afy Fletcher1 (2b)
  • Radha Yadav4-0-10-1
  • Rajeshwari Gayakwad4-0-16-1
17.6
4
Yadav to Matthews, FOUR, Full outside off, driven powerfully through cover. Four
17.5
1
Yadav to Fletcher, 1 run, Full on leg, clipped to deep square
17.4
0
Yadav to Fletcher, no run, Full around off, pushed back to the bowler
17.3
W
Yadav to Campbelle, OUT, Comes down, gets it on the full toss. Pulls it and Amanjot dives to the left to take a screamer. She ran in from deep midwicket and leapt in front, might have slipped, managed to take it and go full-stretch to deny Campbelle her fifty. Good turnaround though, from the batter, after a very slow start.

SA Campbelle c AB Kaur b Yadav 47 (64m 57b 5x4 1x6) SR: 82.45

17.2
0
Yadav to Campbelle, no run, Gets to the pitch of the very full ball. Driven back to the bowler. Yadav throws it back towards the batter, who tries to go back. Keeper looked like she appealed for fielding obstruction. But the batter was just trying to make her way back.
17.1
0
Yadav to Campbelle, no run, Wide on a short of length, cut to cover

Bowler stops in follow-through. Reloads. Around

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs | WI-W: 96/3 (72 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.64, RRR: 24.00)

  • Shemaine Campbelle47 (54b)
  • Hayley Matthews29 (25b)
  • Rajeshwari Gayakwad4-0-16-1
  • Shikha Pandey3-0-16-0
16.6
1
Gayakwad to Campbelle, 1 run, Given air, the length ball is shortish due to the trajectory. Pulled from outside off to long-on
16.5
0
Gayakwad to Campbelle, no run, Full at the stumps, the flat ball is defended to the bowler's right
16.4
6
Gayakwad to Campbelle, SIX, Down the pitch, pumped over long-on. Connected well enough to go well over the jumping Deepti. Campbelle went down the ground, got to the pitch, and kind of combined the Dhoni slog from his early days and the lofted on drive.
16.3
1
Gayakwad to Matthews, 1 run, Length on middle, back-foot punch to sweeper cover
16.2
0
Gayakwad to Matthews, no run, Full and wide. Tossed up and turns away, beaten on the hard sweep.
16.1
1
Gayakwad to Campbelle, 1 run, Full around off, tapped in front of point

Delay due to... music being too good? Anyway, it stops and the umpire goes back into position.

WI Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st7B CooperRS Williams
2nd13SA CampbelleRS Williams
3rd5SA CampbelleS Gajnabi
4th71SA CampbelleHK Matthews
5th15ASS FletcherHK Matthews