Deepti Sharma of India bowls throughout recreation three of the Girls’s ODI Collection between Australia and India at WACA on Dec.11, 2024 in Perth, Australia.
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Deepti Sharma and Renuka Singh dismantled the West Indies Girls’s batting, carrying India Girls to a snug five-wicket victory and a sweep of the three-match One-Day Worldwide collection at India’s Kotambi Worldwide Cricket Stadium.
Participant-of-the-Match Sharma collected six wickets, her second five-wicket haul in ODIs, and Singh, who was named Participant-of-the-Collection, bagged the opposite 4 wickets because the Windies have been dismissed for an insignificant 162 in 38.5 overs.
Chinelle Henry top-scored with 61, whereas Shemaine Campbelle made 46.
Having misplaced the primary two matches, the West Indies batted first this time after successful the toss, however it nonetheless wasn’t fruitful.
The West Indies began off badly, with Qiana Joseph edging pacer Singh’s first ball of the innings into the arms of wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh.
5 balls later, Captain Hayley Matthews was out for a two-ball duck, bowled by Singh, to depart the Windies one for 2.
Deandra Dottin smacked Titas Sadhu for a boundary however was bowled by Singh within the subsequent over because the Windies girls slumped to 9 for 3.
Nonetheless, a 97-run partnership between Henry and Campbelle introduced the Windies again into the match and gave them a little bit hope of posting a aggressive complete. Sharma ended with 6-31, whereas Singh took 4-29.
In reply, India wasted little time, with Sharma scoring an unbeaten 39 to information them to 167 for 5 in 28.2 overs.
Alleyne eliminated Smriti Mandhana cheaply for the primary time within the collection for 2, whereas Dottin dismissed Harleen Deol for one to depart India 23 for 2.
Matthews took Pratika Rawal’s wicket for 18, and Fletcher bowled captain Harmanpreet Kaur for 32. At this level, India was on 73 for 4.
Sharma then got here to her facet’s rescue once more, first including 56 with Jemimah Rodrigues, who made 29 after which that includes in an unbroken 38-run partnership with Richa Ghosh, who made an unbeaten 23, to hold the house facet to victory and ensured the collection sweep.
West Indies Captain Hayley Matthews, nevertheless, was constructive about her group regardless of the loss within the post-match interview and stated, “As a gaggle, we get to see the depth we’ve got. To see
Henry rise up, it was actually good to assemble, and it was simply private milestones that a whole lot of the women have been capable of attain.”
“We have been in all probability just a few runs brief. Nevertheless it’s good to see the combat proven within the second half. Everybody getting up and about – it exhibits that it doesn’t matter what, we need to combat till the very finish,” stated Matthews.
