Smriti Mandhana brilliance leads India to a series clinching win in the 3rd ODI
Smriti Mandhana brilliance leads India to a series clinching win in the 3 rd and deciding One day international in the ICC Women’s Championship against West Indies played at Sir Vivan Richards Stadium North Sound, Antigua on Wednesday. West Indies captain Stafaine Taylor won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for the hosts as they lost an early of Natasha McLean cheaply by Shihka Pandey. The Indian bowlers kept it tight and did reduced West Indies to 40 for 3 and then 84 for 5. West Indies captain Taylor led from front taking singles and hitting boundaries. She played with positive intent and revived the hosts from a bad position. She and Stacy Ann King added 96 runs for the 6 th wicket. As things looked dangerous for the Indian team, Poonam Yadav got the breakthrough dismissing Taylor for 79. The Indian bowlers did the job and bowled out West Indies for 194 in 50 overs. The experienced Jhulan Goswami and Poonam Yadav took 2 wickets each, Shikha Pande...