END OF OVER:50 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | IND-W: 317/8 | RR: 6.34
- Sneh Rana2 (2b)
- Meghna Singh1 (3b)
- Deandra Dottin5-0-32-1
- Aaliyah Alleyne4-0-26-1
The chase coming up promises to be an entertaining one. Stay tuned to this space for live updates. Srivastha will come over. In the meantime, let's go through some comments in the recent overs.
Ambuj: "For me , the innings by Yastika Bhatia is equally important . She did what was the missing ingredient. Sometimes these 30s set us match winning momentum which happened today "
Salim : "West indies will win this game "
Prakhya : "@Salim: why are you so pessimistic??" Maybe he's optimistic and is coming from West Indies' point of view...
Nirjesh : "Nice and aggressive batting display by indian team."
Satish: "I could watch Smriti bat all day long.. such silky play!!"
George: "Strange decision to send in Richa Ghosh ahead of Pooja Vastrakar and Sneh Rana. Ramesh Powar's tactical nous as coach leaves much to be desired."
murali: "160 after 30 overs x 2 = almost 320 after 50 overs. Great job by Mandhana and Kaur!! (Hope Kaur is ok)."
Sharat Verma: "Last 2 overs just 6 runs and 2 wickets! In the end WI-W saved at least 10-12 runs."
Rajendran : "I have predicted a 320 for 6 at the end of 30 overs. Now it is 317 only because of flurry of wickets late. Very disappointed myself. But it is a winning total." Three runs are close enough.
Hemant: "Just because Richa couldn't going today, too harsh on her..people memories are like odi - start and end in a day. Highest total this wc"
Rishi: "Though India scored good they have played 137 dots 7 wicket balls which accounts for 144 dots what if India scores 40/50 singles in those they would have reached 360" True, but there can never be enough. Also, this is a massive improvement after the last game.
EshanHarryNZ: "These late wickets are giving a decent momentum to WI women leading to bat ( as opposed to getting bashed by Kaur and Mandana. if they can replicate the fight these ladies have shown thus far we are in for a great game. "
Aakaash: "Not the finish india wanted but a really good total"
Annie: "Shouldn't 49.1 have been a no ball? Or was it not because of the dip? " Yes, it wasn't because of the dip
Smriti Mandhana (123 off 119): The positivity with which Yastika started gave me a lot of confidence. We lost 3 wickets so I had to hold back. Very uncharacteristic innings for me as I generally go on a 90-100 strike rate. So I'm happy with the way Harry (Harman) and I played. This was an attempt to change ways after the last game, the discussion in the team meeting was to score, keep the momentum high, and Yastika did that brilliantly and gave us a 20-30 run cushion after we lost 3 wickets to settle in. Can't rank this among all my hundreds as my memory is bad. But since it came in after the loss of wickets and a loss in the previous game, it's in the top-2 or top-3.
5:37 pm: India have put on an excellent total after winning the toss. Having two centurions in the top-five helped but they came out looking for runs while risking their wicket. The pitch was true which rationalized their approach along with the timidness that characterized their previous innings. West Indies used eight bowlers, they bowled decent areas but had very little margin for error. The score is probably 20-30 over par but strange things have happened this tournament, and the proactive West Indian batting line-up will look to put up a strong performance of their own.
J Goswami c Mohammed b Dottin 2 (7m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 40.00
END OF OVER:49 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | IND-W: 315/7 | RR: 6.42
- Jhulan Goswami2 (3b)
- Sneh Rana1 (1b)
- Aaliyah Alleyne4-0-26-1
- Anisa Mohammed9-0-59-2
One over to go, 320 is very likely. But can West Indies pull it further?
H Kaur c †Campbelle b Alleyne 109 (150m 107b 10x4 2x6) SR: 101.86
END OF OVER:48 | 15 Runs 1 Wkt | IND-W: 311/6 | RR: 6.47
- Harmanpreet Kaur108 (105b)
- Anisa Mohammed9-0-59-2
- Aaliyah Alleyne3-0-22-0
Bharath : "@Murali Harman's forearm troubling her for past few overs. You can see her holding her forearm in pain after each shot. Also, the sensible thing is to take the extra run when Richa can also be equally dangerous when gets going. Richa started late but I appreciate her commitment the way she dived. Good cricket overall as fielder's throw was also very accurate. Also got to appreciate Harman's commitment for running extra run in the hotness after batting 2.5 hours"
P Vastrakar c Matthews b Mohammed 10 (9m 5b 2x4 0x6) SR: 200.00