Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], December 22 (ANI): After bagging her first five-wicket haul within the ODIs, India pacer Renuka Singh stated that she simply wished to hit the correct areas in the course of the 1st ODI match of the collection in opposition to West Indies.
Smriti Mandhana’s onslaught and Renuka Thakur Singh’s fifer guided India Girls to clinch an enormous 211-run victory over West Indies Girls within the first ODI match of the collection on the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Sunday.
The large victory helped the Girls in Blue take an early lead within the ODI collection.
Talking after the top of the match, Renuka Singh stated that she felt superb and joyful along with her efficiency. She revealed that the wicket in Vadodara’s Kotambi Stadium was serving to the Girls in Blue.
“Feeling superb. First five-wicket haul in ODIs and I’m joyful as a result of everybody backed me a lot (to get that five-wicket haul). I’ve labored rather a lot on my health and therefore might bowl eight overs on the trot, and that proves my health (On the swing she was getting). The wicket was serving to us, the climate acquired colder. I wished to hit the correct areas and I acquired help (from the pitch),” Renuka Singh was quoted by ESPNcricinfo as saying.
Recapping the match, West Indies received the toss and determined to subject first in opposition to 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. Prime 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 shocking efficiency on the crease and propelled India Girls to 314/9 within the first inning.
In the course of the run chase, West Indies did not kind 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 an enormous 211-run triumph.
Renuka Thakur Singh was named the ‘Participant of the Match’ following her fifer on Sunday. (ANI)
