The experienced all-rounder has been battling a back problem ahead of the start of the T20 World Cup in South Africa on February 10, but selectors are optimistic that the 31-year-old will be able to compete.
Rodrigues scored the highest for India with an unbeaten 43 off 39 deliveries while skipper Harmanpreet Kaur played a knock of 32 runs in 23 deliveries.
The West Indies have been gearing up for next month's event with a tri-series against tournament hosts South Africa and the powerful Indian side and Matthews thinks this can help her team to success in the eighth edition of the T20 World Cup that commences on February 10.
India defeated the West Indies by 56 runs in the T20I Tri-Series in South Africa, announcing themselves ahead of next month's ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Batting has been Windies achilles heel in women's T20Is for a while right now. Their middle-order woes has hampered their performances over the last couple of years. Since January 2021, the middle order (number four to seven) has been averaging 12.12, which is the lowest among the full teams
Gardner, who was named Player of the Match after her effort of 66 not out off 32 balls and a haul of two for 20, has topped the all-rounders' list for the first time after moving up three spots. She has overtaken West Indies captain Hayley Matthews, India's Deepti Sharma and New Zealand capt
Matthews, who has picked up five wickets in the ongoing T20I series against England in the Caribbean, jumped up three places in the bowling rankings and one spot in the all-rounder rankings to reach the top five in both lists.
Gardner, who was named Player of the Match for scoring 42 runs and grabbing two for 20, has advanced one place to ninth in the list of batters. Having also taken two for 21 in the preceding match, she has gained nine places to reach 17th in the rankings for bowlers. The 25-year-old is also u
Sciver, who was named Player of the Match for her innings of 90 that set the platform for England's 142-run victory, has moved up one place and is just one off her career-best second position attained in April this year.