CAPE TOWN: India’s bowling attack displayed a combined effort to restrict West Indies to 118/6 before Richa Ghosh powered her side to a dominating six-wicket in the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023.
After opting to bat first, the West Indian batting lineup faltered against a disciplined Indian bowling attack and could accumulate a mere 118/6 in their quota of 20 overs despite Stafanie Taylor’s 42.
West Indies got off to a shaky start as the side lost their skipper Hayley Matthews (2) for a combined score of a mere four runs.
Following the early setback, Taylor and Shemaine Campbelle stitched a gritty 73-run partnership for the second wicket before Deepti Sharma struck twice in the 14th over to remove both the set batters.
Campbelle scored 30 off 36, while Taylor top-scored for her side with 42 in 40 balls with the help of six boundaries.
Following their dismissal, West Indies lost momentum and slipped to 115/6 in the final over and later on could only manage to pile 118 runs in the allotted overs.
Sharma led the bowling attack for India with 3/15 while Pooja Vastrakar and Renuka Singh struck out a batter each.
Set to chase a mere 119, India comfortably clinched the victory in the 19th over for the loss of four wickets at the back of a brilliant 44-run knock by Ghosh.
Ghosh top-scored for her side with a quickfire knock in just 32 balls that featured five boundaries, followed by skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who scored a 42-ball 33.
Besides them, opening batter Shafali Verma gave India a solid start as she scored gritty 28 runs off 33 deliveries.
Karishma Ramharack was the pick of the bowlers for the West Indies as she bagged two wickets for 14 runs, while Chinelle Henry and Matthews made one scalp each.
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