T20 World Cup, IND vs WI as it happened: Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh star in India’s win

T20 World Cup, IND vs WI as it happened: Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh star in India’s win
That will be all for this blog, India take on England next in a potential blockbuster on Friday to see who tops this group. Massive one, that. Match summary: TOSS: Hayley Matthews opts to bat First innings: Windies score 118/6, Deepti Sharma picks up 3/15 (and becomes first Indian bowler to reach 100 wickets).
Second innings: India score 119/4 (18. 1), Richa Ghosh unbeaten on 44 off 32 balls. What an achievement for one of India's finest.
Congratulations @Deepti_Sharma06 on 100 wickets. Look forward to the next 100. — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 15, 2023 Richa Ghosh in the last 7 T20Is: 36 (20) | 26* (13) | 1 (2) | 40* (19) | 10 (9) | 31* (20) | 44* (32) Her potential at such young age is quite something.
A high level of intent & a fearless brand of cricket. The last two knocks have been matured ones. — Jeet Vachharajani (Women's Cricket) (@Jeetv27WC) February 15, 2023 ???? 4-0-15-3 ✅ 100 T20I wickets A superb spell from Deepti Sharma sees her win the @aramco Player of the Match award ???? #WIvIND | #TurnItUp | #T20WorldCup pic.
twitter. com/YGpnPt8swp — ICC (@ICC) February 15, 2023 Player of the match: Deepti Sharma, 3/15. India 119/4 (18.
1 overs): It is two wins out of two for India. Could have perhaps chased this down quicker but NRR unlikely to play a big factor in this group as it looks like at the moment so may be not a big deal. Richa Ghosh unbeaten in another run-chase.
#T20WorldCup ???? #INDvWI India beat West Indies by 6 wickets! ???? Harmanpreet Kaur and Co were in a spot of bother in the run-chase but the skipper put on a fantastic partnership with Richa Ghosh to make it two wins in two games ???? https://t. co/2fHhMg0omR pic. twitter.
com/OOjak3XfUP — The Field (@thefield_in) February 15, 2023 WICKET! 17. 5: Harmanpreet Kaur 33(42) ct Shemaine Campbelle b Chinelle Henry Harmanpreet falls just short of the finish line. Two short balls that surprised the Indian captain for bounce and then the fuller ball induces the false shot.
India 115/4 ????Medical Update???? Stafanie Taylor is being evaluated by the match medical team and a further update will be given when more information is known. #T20WorldCup | #MaroonWarriors pic. twitter.
com/ExDWSC9I2K — Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) February 15, 2023 Oh dear, now Matthews is walking off the field. WI simply cannot afford to lose her. Is it just me, or does Nasser Hussain sounds like a proud dad when he talks about Jemimah Rodrigues? #OooohJemiJemi — Ananya Upendran (@a_upendran11) February 15, 2023 India 115/3 (17 overs): Not quite sure why West Indies decided ‘yeah, let’s keep feeding short of length to Richa Ghosh’ after seeing her bat in recent times.
A truly magnificent shot in that over as she rocks back and lofts one over cover. #T20WorldCup Richa Ghosh, what a shot. https://t.
co/7uT1dfluGT pic. twitter. com/g4Nhr33jkg — Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) February 15, 2023 India 105/3 (16 overs): Another short-ball to Richa Ghosh doesn’t work.
A superb one-legged pull shot that she often plays well. Four. India close to another win.
#T20WorldCup Horrific screenshot, terrific shot by Richa Ghosh. https://t. co/7uT1dfluGT pic.
twitter. com/8eTfZvgP8o — Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) February 15, 2023 India 98/3 (15 overs): And that’s the end of a good bowling outing for Hayley Matthews but the scoreboard keeps ticking for India. @M_Raj03 has been mighty impressive to me as a commentator.
Want to see more of her. She talks like a captain while telling what bowlers have to deliver (keeping field in mind). And as a batter when talking about shot selection and placement.
Please, we need more of this. — Rama (@WobbleSeam) February 15, 2023 India 92/3 (14 overs): Afy Fletcher with another expensive over, Harmanpreet finding the boundary past square leg. India need 27 off 36 balls.
India 84/3 (13 overs): A steady over for India. India 79/3 (12 overs): A barrage of short balls in that Connell over but both Harman and Richa handle it well, with the latter playing a nice pull shot for four. On cue, Mithali speaks about how the young WK batter enjoys any situation she is put in.
India 70/3 (11 overs): A no ball by Selman but Ghosh misses out on the free-hit in that over. Still par for India. 49 needed off 54 balls.
"The Indian team is shaping well. They have a lot of depth in their batting. Their bowling attack is a little concern though.
" - @M_Raj03 's appraisal of the current Indian team on comms — Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) February 15, 2023 Selman next up with her pace. Ask anyone who has followed, covered or played women's cricket over the years, and they will tell you that the quality of pitches is absolutely key. With that in mind, it's unforgivable to have let these decks be served up for a World Cup.
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twitter. com/z3IuUnaocL — Scroll. in (@scroll_in) February 15, 2023 India 64/3 (10 overs): A par over for India as we head into the mid-innings break.
India 60/3 (9 overs): Afy Fletcher in with her leg-spin. Good over for India here. 2, 2, and 3 for Richa Ghosh and then a terrific cover drive by Harmanpreet Kaur for four.
And then a terrific lofted shot in the same region. Huge over for India who are halfway to their target. #T20WorldCup Two delightful shots through the offside by Harmanpreet Kaur.
Usually a good sign of her form. https://t. co/hoWsF56f01 pic.
twitter. com/djtJ7FUz9Z — Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) February 15, 2023 Stafanie Taylor down and being stretchered off. She’s fought so hard to get back to playing International cricket and this would such a tough blow to her and to the Windies.
#T20WorldCup — Georgie Heath (@GeorgieHeath27) February 15, 2023 Stafanie Talyor spoke in the mid-match interview how she was feeling good again today in the middle. This must be gut-wrenching for the former captain. She has now been stretchered off the field and play will resume after a break.
Holy hell, Stafanie Taylor on the ground with the stretcher out and ambulance on stand by. Hope she is ok. — Jarrod Kimber (@ajarrodkimber) February 15, 2023 #T20WorldCup Oh, no.
Stafanie Taylor, who is only now making a comeback and looked in good touch today, is about to be stretchered off the field here it seems. Not sure what happened, but that is not a good sight. https://t.
co/7uT1dfluGT pic. twitter. com/OkaYfdJ6ev — Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) February 15, 2023 Three years ago, Karishma Ramharack was sitting at her home in El Dorado in T & T watching the T20 World Cup in distraught as she couldn't make it.
Now, at the biggest stage, the offie is making an impact against India. #T20WorldCup2023 pic. twitter.
com/Zlmtjt5xiN — Sa. Gomesh | ச. கோமேஷ் (@SaGomesh) February 15, 2023 WICKET! 7.
1: Shafali Verma 28(23) ct Afy Fletcher b Karishma Ramharack Oh, things are getting interesting here. Shafali knows only one way to bat and she goes for a big shot, but is caught at deep square leg. India 43/3 India 43/2 (7 overs): WI conceded 28 runs in the first 2 overs, Hayley Matthews has since conceded 6 runs in her three overs.
Correction: Previous update was the end of powerplay at 41/2. India 41/2 (6 overs): Terrific lofted shot past midwicket by Shafali for four as India just steady things now. WICKET! 4.
5: Jemimah Rodrigues 1(5) ct & b Hayley Matthews A Mumbaikar dismissed by a Mumbai Indians player. Rodrigues goes for a shot down the ground but no elevation. That was a sharp catch by the Windies catain.
India 35/2 India 34/1 (4 overs): The spinners are putting the brakes on. Good over from Ramharack. Those first two overs of pace basically took any pressure out of the chase.
Would have been interesting if West Indies had opened with Matthews or Ramharack (or both). #T20WorldCup #INDvWI https://t. co/Go4myldWnX — hypocaust (@_hypocaust) February 15, 2023 WICKET! 3.
3: Smriti Mandhana 10(7) st Rashada Williams b Karishma Ramharack Mandhana loves a good run-chase but not to be today. Comes down the track and is beaten. India 32/1 .
@Deepti_Sharma06 put on an impressive show with the ball & was #TeamIndia 's top performer from the first innings of the #INDvWI #T20WorldCup clash ???? ???? A summary of her bowling performance ???? pic. twitter. com/940Jw3j22k — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) February 15, 2023 India 31/0 (3 overs): Tidy over from Hayley Matthews who brings herself on to take some pace off.
India 28/0 (2 overs): Three more boundaries in the second over as India are off to a flier! One streaky inside edge for Shafali, one streaky outside edge for Mandhana who then delightfully pushes one through cover. Trademark. India 14/0 (1 over): Three boundaries in the first over for Shafali, two cut shots square of the wicket and then a streaky one over slip as Connell offers width.
The pacer finishes the over with two peaches, beating Shafali’s bat. India restrict West Indies to 118/6: Deepti Sharma was the standout bowler with excellent figures of 3/15. A day to remember for her.
Harmanpreet Kaur and Co will back themselves to chase this down. Leading wicket-takers in women's T20Is Player Inns Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR 4 Mohammed (WI) 113 125 5/10 17. 64 5.
57 18. 9 4 Dar (PAK) 120 121 5/21 18. 39 5.
46 20. 1 1 Perry (AUS) 127 120 4/12 19. 02 5.
84 19. 5 4 Ismail (SA) 108 117 5/12 18. 72 5.
73 19. 5 0 Schutt (AUS) 91 117 5/15 16. 17 6.
19 15. 6 3 K Brunt (ENG) 108 112 4/15 18. 76 5.
51 20. 4 1 Devine (NZ) 103 110 4/22 17. 45 6.
34 16. 5 1 Shrubsole (ENG) 79 102 5/11 15. 55 5.
95 15. 6 2 D Sharma (IND) 87 100 4/10 19. 07 6.
10 18. 7 1 ESPNCricinfo WICKET! 19. 2: Afy Fletcher 0(1) b Deepti Sharma There’s the century for Deepti Sharma, the first Indian bowler, male or female, to reach the 100 wicket milestone in this format.
West Indies 115/6 #T20WorldCup ???? #INDvWI ???? T20I wickets for Deepti Sharma! She becomes the first Indian cricketer, male or female, to reach this landmark. What an asset she is as an all-rounder ???????? https://t. co/2fHhMg0omR pic.
twitter. com/ePJOouoNtq — The Field (@thefield_in) February 15, 2023 WICKET! 18. 6: Shabika Gajnabi 15(13) b Renuka Singh Gajnabi’s decent cameo comes to an end as Thakur strikes with the last ball of her day.
You-miss-I-hit stuff, as the batter went for a cross-bat swipe. West Indies 114/5 Renuka to bowl the 19th. Presumably Deepti will bowl the 20th again WI 107/4 (18 overs): A good yorker, followed up by a good short ball, and then off-pace.
Nice death bowling this by Vastrkar. Good start to the over, but an inside edge for four off the last ball spoils an otherwise terrific set of six balls. WI 100/4 (17 overs): An expensive over from Vaidya, with two fours, one each for Gajnabi and Nation.
WI 88/4 (16 overs): And really, there should have been another WI wicket in that over too. A runout chance is missed by Richa Ghosh not cleanly gathering a throw and then Deepti drops one at long off. Gayakwad hasn’t had the best of days but got unlucky there.
Finishes with 0/30. Most wickets in T20Is for India (men or women): DEEPTI SHARMA- 99* Poonam Yadav- 98 #CricketTwitter #T20WorldCup — Krithika (@krithika0808) February 15, 2023 WICKET! 14. 2: Chinelle Henry 2(4) Run Out Smriti Mandhana Oh dear, that is a disappointment for WI.
Henry drops the bat for the dive and the bails have been removed. West Indies 79/4 WICKET! 13. 6: Stafanie Taylor 42(40) lbw Deepti Sharma And the century is in sight! Deepti Sharma goes to 99, picking up both the set batters in one over.
Great review it must be said, looked not out in real time but DRS says otherwise. West Indies 78/3 WICKET! 13. 3: Shemaine Campbelle 30(36) ct Smriti Mandhana b Deepti Sharma A much-needed breakthrough for India and Deepti, of course, provides that.
Campbelle loves to sweep but the reverse option ends her stay. Smriti Mandhana gets down low to complete a catch and it’s nearly a one-hander as the injured left-hand just goes aside at the end. I imagine she is still hurting, but that’s a solid take.
West Indies 77/2 WI 75/1 (13 overs): And the partnership continues to build as Vastrakar comes back, Campbelle hits a four down the ground. Great insight from Ian Bishop in that over on how Vastrakar seems to be losing impetus after a good run-up. WI 66/1 (12 overs): Another lofted shot through the offside for Taylor in this Gayakwad over but not quite convincing, still effective enough for four.
Gayakwad comes back better to make better use of the pitch through the over, dragging the length back. Most 50 partnerships for West Indies in T20Is 10 @Dottin_5 & @stafanie07 5 @MyNameIs_Hayley & @stafanie07 5 Shemaine Campbelle & @stafanie07 #T20WorldCup #INDvWI — Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) February 15, 2023 WI 59/1 (11 overs): Delightful shot over cover from Taylor for a four off Renuka. That lofted extra cover drive by Stafanie Taylor *chef's kiss* — Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) February 15, 2023 Wagon wheel: Hope this is a case of India’s bowers working their way up into the tournament because otherwise, the 30 overs so far haven’t been that confidence-inducing, ahead of facing strong batting units.
https://t. co/EMB3oG6gKk pic. twitter.
com/CX5c9ZowkB — Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) February 15, 2023 India's bowling is not giving me much confidence after watching them against Pakistan and WI. England and Australia will eat us up! #T20WorldCup2023 — PouLaMi (@Crictopher17) February 15, 2023 WI 53/1 (10 overs): Another freebie on Taylor’s pads, another sweep for four. But otherwise a good over from Gayakwad.
A better over than the last one from her but WI have quietly rebuilt after losing their main batter. WI 48/1 (9 overs): Taylor hasn’t played against India in five years in this format but her last few scores have been all very handy. She is in good touch here.
Another four in that Radha over. Stafanie Taylor vs India in T20IS Runs BF 4s 6s SR Pos Dismissal Groun