Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], December 22 (ANI): West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews on Sunday mirrored on her facet’s huge defeat to India Girls within the first ODI match of the collection and mentioned that they’ve to enhance within the upcoming days.
Smriti Mandhana’s onslaught and Renuka Thakur Singh’s fifer guided India Girls to clinch a large 211-run victory over West Indies Girls within the first ODI match of the collection on the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Sunday.
The huge victory on Tuesday, helped the Girls in Blue take an early lead within the ODI collection.
Talking on the post-match presentation, Hayley Matthews mentioned that it was not the model of cricket they wished to play within the sport. She accepted that her facet was not in step with the ball and on the sector.
“We most likely weren’t fairly on the mark at present – all three aspects of the sport actually. Not the model of cricket we wish to play, and we’ve to enhance transferring ahead. Simply getting again to the coaching half and being hungrier in issues that we do. We weren’t in step with the ball and within the area. You’ll have dangerous days however we have to attempt to keep away from that as a lot as doable and never make it a behavior. We felt we may preserve them to 270-280 at one level as effectively, and they didn’t get very far-off,” Matthews was quoted by ESPNcricinfo as saying.
Recapping the match, West Indies gained the toss and determined to area first towards India.
Smriti Mandhana (91 runs from 102 balls, 13 fours) and Pratika Rawal (40 runs from 69 balls, 4 fours) opened for India and cemented a 110-run partnership, which helped the hosts to construct confidence within the inning.
India’s center order was driving on confidence. High performances from Richa Ghosh (26 runs from 13 balls, 4 fours and 1 six), Jemimah Rodrigues (31 runs from 19 balls, 3 fours and 1 six) and Deepti Sharma (14 runs from 12 balls, 1 4) showcased a surprising efficiency on the crease and propelled India Girls to 314/9 within the first inning.
Through the run chase, West Indies did not type a match-winning partnership, because the guests struggled to play in entrance of the Indian bowling assault.
Renuka Thakur Singh’s five-wicket haul rattled the Caribbean batting lineup. Priya Mishra additionally took two wickets. Whereas Titas Sadhu and Deepti Sharma picked up one wicket every of their respective spells. The fiery spells from the Indian bowlers bundled out West Indies at 103 with 23 overs remaining and helped the hosts clinch a large 211-run triumph.
Renuka Thakur Singh was named the ‘Participant of the Match’ following her fifer on Sunday. (ANI)
