Twitter Reactions: Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur punish West Indies in one-sided win
Mandhana was named the player of the match for her 20th T20I half-century, the third most in the format.
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Team India annihilated the West Indies by 56 runs to register their second win of the ongoing Womens T20I Tri-Series at the Buffalo Park on Monday, January 23. The win was set up by the returning Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and her deputy Smriti Mandhana, as they forged an unbeaten 115-run stand in the first innings, taking their side to a challenging 167/2.
The Windies needed a Herculean effort to chase the target on a surface that wasn't the easiest to bat on. Their chase derailed before it even started as Britney Cooper was dismissed for a golden duck in the second over by Deepti Sharma. Her opening partner Rashada Williams was also dismissed cheaply to conclude an abysmal powerplay for the Women in Maroon.
Shabika Gajnabi followed suit just after the powerplay as the Indian bowlers were all over their opponents. Shemaine Campbelle and the Windies skipper Hayley Matthews showed glimpses of a comeback, but in vain as the Indian bowlers never let them score freely. Campbelle fell three short of a fighting half-century, and despite Matthews' best efforts, the Windies could only manage 111 runs on the board, handing a comfortable victory to India.
Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur turned on the heat with an explosive stand
The returning Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to bat first on a two-paced surface in East London. Young Indian opener Yastika Bhatia could not capitalize on her start and fell in the last over of the powerplay. Harleen Deol also departed cheaply, bringing the hard-hitting Harmanpreet Kaur to the crease in her comeback game.
Kaur, along with Smriti Mandhana, steadied the ship after the fall of those two quick wickets. Although the Windies bowlers kept a lid on run-scoring opportunities, India managed an upper hand in the contest by not losing any further wickets. The experienced India pair took the attack to the bowlers after the 14th over mark, in pursuit of a challenging total.
Both batters went into overdrive in the death overs, smashing 18 runs off the 18th over of the match. Mandhana reached yet another eye-catching half-century, remaining unbeaten of 74 off 51 deliveries, while her skipper dazzled the way through a 35-ball 56, helping India to a challenging total of 167 for the opponents to chase.
Here is how Twitter reacted to India's domination of the Windies:
A strong performance from India as they send a #T20WorldCup warning shot to the rest of the field ๐#INDvWI scorecard ๐ https://t.co/UvAGEmnfPg pic.twitter.com/ZsTF6TM40q
โ ICC (@ICC) January 23, 2023
For her excellent unbeaten 7๏ธโฃ4๏ธโฃ*(51) in the first innings, vice-captain @mandhana_smriti bagged the Player of the Match award as #TeamIndia clinched their second win of the Tri-Series with a 56-run victory over West Indies ๐
โ BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) January 24, 2023
Scorecard โถ๏ธ https://t.co/tNMO0AAnzm#INDvWI pic.twitter.com/Y9QoRSLtdS
Player of the Match Smriti Mandhana to the team (and media) manager: "Aaj bahut log hain (Quite a few of them have turned up at the presser today)".
โ Annesha Ghosh (@ghosh_annesha) January 23, 2023
A chuckle followed the astute observation.
2:10am IST | #INDvWI | ๐ท CSA pic.twitter.com/PLFFfrbBe3
Firming as one of the #T20WorldCup favourites ๐
โ ICC (@ICC) January 24, 2023
Multiple India batters stand up in their T20I win over the West Indies ๐#INDvWIhttps://t.co/9p5ElaHbyO
Smriti Mandhana is just the 4th woman to hit 50 sixes in T20Is & just the 2nd to hit 50 sixes as opener in women's T20Is.#INDvWI https://t.co/mZxLrpdtDC
โ Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) January 23, 2023
Most runs as an opener in women's T20Is
โ Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) January 23, 2023
3402 @SuzieWBates
2570 @C_Edwards23
2525 @mandhana_smriti
Smriti Mandhana is the 3rd to 2500 runs#INDvWI
Most 70+ scores by Indians in women's T20I:
โ Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) January 23, 2023
7 - Smriti Mandhana
3 - Mithali Raj
3 - Jemimah Rodrigues
2 - Harmanpreet Kaur
1 - Punam Raut
1 - Shafali Verma#INDvWI
A very comfortable win for India. WI needed to show a lot more intent, too many dot balls and left a lot for Haley Matthews. #INDvWI
โ Jigar Mehta (@jigsactin) January 23, 2023
๐๐ TARGET SET! Smriti Mandhana & Harmanpreet Kaur joined hands and helped India put on a total of 167 on board.
โ The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) January 23, 2023
๐ช Let's win this one & make it 2 in 2!
๐ท Getty โข #INDvWI #WIvIND #INDvsWI #TeamIndia #BharatArmy #COTI๐ฎ๐ณ pic.twitter.com/baJ0edNnKZ
Got fever as soon as landed in SA, missed the first match, came in 2nd match in difficult situation... scored 56*(35) ...like a boss
โ Picasso (@6icasso) January 23, 2023
Kaptaan Kaur..โค๏ธ#INDvWI. pic.twitter.com/YhyVcaat7N
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