The West Indies managed to make it out a nail-biting affair, courtesy of skipper Rovman Powell's blitzkrieg, But in reality, the hosts never really recovered from the damage caused by Mahedi Hasan in the powerplay.
Jemimah Rodrigues and Smriti Mandhana's blitz knocks and Titas Sadhu's three-wicket haul helped India Women to beat West Indies by 49 runs in the first T20I match of the three-match series on Sunday.
West Indies Women skipper Hayley Matthews won the toss and elected to bowl first against India Women in the first T20I of the three-match series at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.
Gujarat Giants acquired West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin for Rs. 1.70 crore in the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2025 auction on Sunday which was held in Bengaluru.
India Women skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on Saturday accepted that "it's really tough" for them to face West Indies in the T20Is after conceding a 3-0 ODI series defeat to Australia, as reported by ESPNcricinfo.
New Zealand right-hand batter Tim Southee levelled the record of slamming most sixes in the longest format of the game with West Indies legendary batter Chris Gayle (98 sixes) and is just two sixes away from completing the 100 digit mark.
Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the side, with all of Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Uma Chetry, Titas Sadhu, Deepti Sharma, Saima Thakor, Renuka Singh Thakur, Minnu Mani, and Priya Mishra included in the squads across both formats.
Wicketkeeper-batter Shai Hope and left-hand batter Sherfane Rutherford miss out from the squad as the West Indies announced the squad for the upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh at home.
Pakistan's Test head coach Jason Gillespie is reportedly considering his future with the team after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) decided not to renew the contract of assistant coach Tim Nielsen. Nielsen, who was appointed in August as the "high-performance red-ball coach," had his contra
Skipper Mehidy Hasan Miraz reflected on Bangladesh's seven-wicket defeat to West Indies in the second ODI match and said that they did not bat well in the middle overs.