W Indies (W) vs India (W), 6th Match at East London, Jan 30 2023, South Africa Women's T20I Tri-Series

RESULT
6th Match, East London, January 30, 2023, South Africa Women's T20I Tri-Series
(13.5/20 ov, T:95) 95/2

India (W) won by 8 wickets (with 37 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
3/11
deepti-sharma
Match centre 
Scores: Sudeep Poojar | Comms: Srinidhi
Scorecard summary
West Indies Women 94/6(20 overs)
India Women 95/2(13.5 overs)

That's it from us today. Over to the final on Thursday when South Africa meet India before the T20 World Cup madness begins. Thank you all for following our coverage and do come back for the title clash. This is Srinidhi, signing off on behalf of Sudeep, our scorer, and Sudarshanan, my co-commentator. Cheers and take care.

Deepti: Actually, they have faith in me, the captain and the management. I just bowl according to the conditions. I practised before the games, to bowl in all phases of the game and they are supporting me. I really don't feel pressure. I enjoy wherever I get an opportunity, to bat or bowl."

Kaur : "We bowled well, still we could have done better than this. A target less than 100 was okay but I was looking at less than 80. Going forward, we have to work on things that didn't work today, batting was good. Great positive to have too many options [when Shafali and Ghosh come back] and find out the best XI. Next game is an opportunity for us to try our best XI, whoever is getting the chance, they are performing well. Really happy that Jemi [Rodrigues] got some runs today. And It's always good when you are getting runs and I'm happy about my performance."

Matthews: "Had a couple of Under-19 girls here, that was good. A lot of positives from the game still. We need some time to recover from injuries and hopefully come back better to the World Cup. Look, cricket is a sport where anything can happen. We just have to take the positives."

5.40pm: A complete dominance here by India. After Deepti Sharma's three-for and Pooja Vastrakar's two wicket-haul restricted WI to 94 for 6, Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur hit 42* and 32* respectively, and put on an unbeaten stand of 54 runs for the fourth wicket to take India home comfortably with 37 balls remaining. And that means India are still undefeated in the tri-series so far.

On the other hand, West Indies will have plenty to ponder ahead of the T20 World Cup that is starting on February 10. They are yet to win a T20I game since September 2022. A big concern for them is still their batting, in particular their opening pair, as they look to find a suitable partner for Hayley Matthews.

13.5
1
Gajnabi to Rodrigues, 1 run

Length ball on off, drills it to mid-on. India win by comfortably by eight wickets

13.4
Gajnabi to Rodrigues, no run

Length ball on off, cut away to point

Scores are level

13.3
2
Gajnabi to Rodrigues, 2 runs

Full around off, punches to deep extra cover for brace after a fumble in the deep

13.2
1
Gajnabi to Kaur, 1 run

Short ball on fifth stump, Harmanpreet just steers it towards point

13.1
1
Gajnabi to Rodrigues, 1 run

Length ball on off, goes back and punches it to deep extra cover

end of over 1312 runs
IND-W: 90/2CRR: 6.92 RRR: 0.71 • Need 5 from 42b
Harmanpreet Kaur31 (22b 4x4)
Jemimah Rodrigues38 (35b 5x4)
Zaida James 2-0-22-0
Shamilia Connell 3-0-17-1
12.6
4
Zaida James to Kaur, FOUR runs

Back-to-back boundaries! Full on off and Harmanpreet tries to whack it over mid-off as the ball goes just over the fielder and she gets a boundary

12.5
4
Zaida James to Kaur, FOUR runs

Length ball on off, comes down the track to hit down the ground to the left of cover

12.4
Zaida James to Kaur, no run

Full on off, hit down the ground to mid-off

12.3
1
Zaida James to Rodrigues, 1 run

Pushed to deep extra cover for one

12.2
2
Zaida James to Rodrigues, 2 runs

Full and off, pushed to point for one. A misfield at the non-striker's end while trying to collect the ball and it fetches them two runs

12.1
1
Zaida James to Kaur, 1 run

Tossed up on off, Harmanpreet comes down to hit through covers

17 off 48 needed.

end of over 124 runs
IND-W: 78/2CRR: 6.50 RRR: 2.12 • Need 17 from 48b
Harmanpreet Kaur22 (18b 2x4)
Jemimah Rodrigues35 (33b 5x4)
Shamilia Connell 3-0-17-1
Aaliyah Alleyne 2-0-14-0
11.6
1
Connell to Kaur, 1 run

Length ball on middle, pulled away to deep midwicket for one

11.5
Connell to Kaur, no run

Pushed to covers

11.4
Connell to Kaur, no run

Short and wide, cuts it away but fielder at point dives and saves a boundary

11.3
1
Connell to Rodrigues, 1 run

Length ball on middle, late swing there, drills it to mid-on for a quick single

11.2
1
Connell to Kaur, 1 run

Length ball on off, goes back and punches towards deep extra cover

11.1
1
Connell to Rodrigues, 1 run

Length ball on middle and off, flicked towards legside on the back foot

Connell comes in

end of over 119 runs
IND-W: 74/2CRR: 6.72 RRR: 2.33 • Need 21 from 54b
Harmanpreet Kaur20 (14b 2x4)
Jemimah Rodrigues33 (31b 5x4)
Aaliyah Alleyne 2-0-14-0
Zaida James 1-0-10-0
10.6
4
Alleyne to Kaur, FOUR runs

Hit down the ground to long-on for four

10.5
Alleyne to Kaur, no run

Length ball on off, an inswinger, taps it to offside

10.4
1
Alleyne to Rodrigues, 1 run

Length ball on off, just pushed to cover and Matthews with a quick throw there to striker's end. Harmanpreet dives and is safe

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
JI Rodrigues
42 runs (39)
5 fours0 six
Productive shot
cut shot
11 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
90%
HK Matthews
34 runs (34)
5 fours0 six
Productive shot
cut shot
11 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
71%
Best performances - bowlers
DB Sharma
O
4
M
2
R
11
W
3
ECO
2.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
3W
LEGOFF
LHB
P Vastrakar
O
4
M
1
R
19
W
2
ECO
4.75
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
Buffalo Park, East London
TossIndia Women, elected to field first
Series
Season2022/23
Player Of The Match
Match numberWT20I no. 1349
Match days30 January 2023 - day (20-over match)
WT20I debut
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsIndia Women 2, West Indies Women 0
Language
English
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