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Women's World Cup: Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur centuries help India secure big win over West Indies
Harmanpreet Kaur scored her first ODI century since July 2017 while Smriti Mandhana scored 123 off 119 as India beat the West Indies by 155 runs
Harmanpreet Kaur finally ended her drought of international centuries while Smriti Mandhana scored her fifith ODI ton as the pair led India to a 155-run win over the West Indies. Harmanpreet and Mandhana put up a partnership of 184 runs off just 174 deliveries to help India score 317/8. The West Indies, in turn were all out for a score of 162.
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West Indies were off to a strong start with openers Deandra Dottin and Hayley Matthews putting up a partnership of 100 runs within the first 13 overs. Dottin fell to Sneh Rana on 62 after which the West Indies lost their way. They went on to lose five wickets between the 13th and 23rd overs.
Earlier, opener Yastika Bhatia helped India make a fast start in Hamilton. Bhatia smashed 31 off just 21 deliveries before departing. Shakera Selman made the breakthrough in the 7th over.
Indian skipper Mithali Raj (5) holed out shortly after as India were reduced to 58/2 in the 10th over. Deepti Sharma was then removed by experienced Anisa Mohammed in the 14th over.
With Women in Blue looking in trouble, the other Indian opener Smriti Mandhana applied caution as she snitched a crucial partnership with the experienced middle-order batter Harmanpreet Kaur. India reached 125/3 at the 25-over mark of their innings.
In the 33rd over, the duo reached a century of runs between them as they smashed WI bowlers all over the Seddon Park. The southpaw Indian opener soon got to her second successive ton against West Indies in the World Cup in the 40th over.
Shamilia Connell broke the dangerous-looking partnership between the Indians as she sent centurion Mandhana back to the pavilion in 43rd over.
