Deepti Sharma sizzles as India hammer West Indies

For the second time in the tri-series, India figured out how to dismiss West Indies as they got a familiar 8-wicket win on Monday (January 30) in East London. With the finalists previously chose, West Indies didn't have a lot to play for other than finetuning themselves for the impending Scene Cup. Yet again notwithstanding, their batting failed.

They got off to a good beginning, dashing to 18/0 in the initial three overs. Nonetheless, Deepti Sharma entered the assault and established a prompt connection by castling Rashada Williamson with a lovely conveyance that turned subsequent to pitching to break the safeguard. Shemaine Campbell then, at that point, got through a comparative destiny first ball to succumb to a duck as the West Indies wound up on the backfoot.

Despite the fact that Hayley Matthews brought two or three limits in the exceptionally next finished, the scoring rate definitely descended. At the midway imprint, West Indies had just 46 on the board. Pooja Vastrakar then got the perilous wicket of Matthews as she top-edged a conveyance to withdraw for 34. India assumed complete command over the game as the runs were difficult to find. In her last finished, Deepti added another wicket to her name and got done with dazzling figures of 3/11 as West Indies wrapped up with 94/6.

That target was never going to inconvenience the Indian side despite the fact that they lost Smriti Mandhana right off the bat in the pursuit. Jemimah Rodrigues brought two or three limits in one over and searched in great touch. Harleen Deol, who had joined Jemimah in the center after Mandhana's excusal, couldn't get moving yet her excusal did barely anything to disturb India's walk.

Harmanpreet Kaur was in her zone right all along, getting limits at standard stretches as she hustled to 20 off only 14. She then, at that point, brought successive limits off Zaida James before Jemimah took care of business with more than six overs in excess. India, unbeaten in the competition, will currently play the last on Thursday against has South Africa.

Brief scores: West Indies Women 94/6 in 20 overs (Hayley Matthews 34; Deepti Sharma 3/11, Pooja Vastrakar 2/19) lost to India Women 95/2 in 13.5 overs (Jemimah Rodrigues 42*, Harmanpreet Kaur 32*; Hayley Matthews 1/7) by 8 wickets