Deandra Dottin took a sensational 5-5 for the West Indies as they crushed Bangladesh by 60 runs in their opening Women’s World T20 match, despite posting a light target for the Bangladesh Women’s team to chase in Providence.
An imperious, undefeated 111 by Indian skipper Rohit Sharma set the platform for an easy win for India in the second T20I against the West Indies at Lucknow.
India won the first T20I in the series against the West Indies by five wickets at Kolkata.
West Indies fielding coach Nic Pothas has highlighted the importance of staying focused through an entire ODI match if players hope to beat the best in the world.
India pulled 2-1 up in the ODI series against the West Indies after a thumping 224-run win in Mumbai.
The West Indies followed up their phenomenal tie with India by claiming a 43-run win in the third ODI to level the five-match series 1-1.
Virat Kohli, the current best batsman in the world, has become the first Indian batsman to score ODI centuries in three consecutive innings.
A strong team performance from Zimbabwe was not enough to earn the southern Africans a victory against a highly professional Bangladesh outfit who continue to impress on the international stage.
Shai Hope slammed the last ball of the match for four to earn the West Indies a dramatic tie against India, both teams scoring 300-plus for the second ODI in a row.
India crushed the West Indies after the visitors had put 322 on the board, with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma adding 246 for the second wicket off 187 balls to surge to victory with seven overs to spare.
The latest edition of the tournament, the sixth, will be the first standalone event, indicating the strides women’s cricket has made in the last decade.
After a golden 2016, when Caribbean cricket teams won three ICC world titles, the West Indies will host their second ICC Women’s World T20 this November.
Windies captain Jason Holder currently holds the second best Test bowling average in a calendar year for the last 100 years, having taken 33 wickets at an average of 12.39 in 2018.
Umesh Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja took seven wickets between them as the West Indies collapsed in their second innings for 127, leaving India to knock off the 72 required for victory without loss to win the second Test in Hyderabad.
India’s young guns Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant ensured India ended day two of the second Test against the West Indies in Hyderabad with the upper hand.
