Women's Cricket
Women's World Cup: India beat West Indies by 81 runs in final warm-up match — Highlights
India have thus beaten West Indies and South Africa in their two warm-up matches before the ICC Women's World Cup.
Indian women's cricket team (Source: Mithali Raj/Twitter)
Team India beat West Indies by 81 runs in their final World Cup warm-up game on Tuesday. India had set a target of 259 for the Windies to chase. Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma were the top scorers for India both scoring 66 and 51 runs, respectively. West Indies (177/9 in 50 overs) failed to chase the target and lost nine wickets. Pooja Vastrakar was the highest wicket-taker of the match (3-21).
India will next play their first match of the World Cup campaign against Pakistan on March 6.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 1 March 2022 1:30 AM GMT
End of the first innings.
India set a target of 259 for the West Indies to chase.
Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma were the top-scorers for India today.
- 1 March 2022 1:13 AM GMT
WICKETS!
Three new batters on the pitch as Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami and Meghana Singh are out.
Poonam Yadav and Rajeshwari Gayakwad on the crease. Not sure as to why Harmanpreet Kaur is not batting today.
IND: 237-9.
- 1 March 2022 1:03 AM GMT
WICKET!
Yastika Bhatia falls short for eight runs as she is out at 42.
Jhulan Goswami comes in. Harmanpreet Kaur is in the squad but has not stepped on the pitch yet.
India: 227-6, 43 overs.
- 1 March 2022 12:48 AM GMT
India reaches 200 mark!
After Smriti and Deepti's partnership, the middle-order batters have failed to stay for longer at the crease and maintain a steady partnership so far in the Indian innings.
India is now 209-5, with last 10 overs to go.
- 1 March 2022 12:40 AM GMT
WICKET!
Richa Ghosh is out at 13. Sneh Rana is the new batter on the crease.
- 1 March 2022 12:24 AM GMT
WICKET!
Skipper Mithali Raj heads towards the dugout after scoring 30 runs off 42. Windies bowler Karishma Ramharack hits the stumps.
IND: 175-4 after 33 overs.
Richa Ghosh in at No. 6.
- 28 Feb 2022 11:59 PM GMT
WICKET!
Deepti Sharma goes for 51, Fraser strikes again!
IND: 147-3.
Yastika Bhatia new batter on the crease.
- 28 Feb 2022 11:43 PM GMT
Deepti Sharma brings up her 50!
The second half-century for India in this innings comes from Sharma, who is going strong after coming in at No.3.
Ind is at 134-2 after 23 overs.
- 28 Feb 2022 11:29 PM GMT
WICKET!
Mandhana is out after scoring an excellent 66 runs off 67 balls. Bowler Cherry Ann Fraser with the catch.
The score is 118-2. Mithali Raj comes in at No.4
