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India crush Windies Women by 115 runs - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

VADODARA, India: Harleen Deol cracked her maiden international century and India Women put together yet another masterful showing to once again roll over the West Indies Women, this time by 115 runs, to wrap up the One Day International series here at the Kotambi International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.

In a match that saw India break several records, Deol smashed 115 runs from just 103 balls and three other batters scored half centuries, as the home side racked up a mammoth 358 for five from their 50 overs after winning the toss and choosing to bat.

Skipper Hayley Matthews then struck a fighting ODI century, but there was little other resistance from the West Indies, and they eventually were bowled out for 243 in 46.2 overs.

India’s total tied their highest ever in an ODI and it was only the second time that four Indian women scored 50-plus runs in an ODI.

They also struck 43 boundaries, their most ever in a single Women’s ODI.

For the second successive match, India’s opening duo of Smriti Mandhana and Pratikal Rawal set a proper foundation with another century stand.

Rawal scored 76 and Mandhana made 53, her second half century of the series and 29th in ODIs, during a 110-run partnership in just under 17 overs.

It took a run out to break the partnership, with Mandhana short of her ground when wicketkeeper Shemaine Campbell broke the stumps from an accurate throw by Karishma Ramharack.

Her dismissal brought Deol to the crease and together with Rawal they added 62 runs to further solidify India’s authority.

However, West Indies only had themselves to blame for Deol’s rampage, with Deandra Dottin spilling a catch at square leg when she was only 20.

Rawal too looked on course for a maiden century, but was deceived by a delivery from Zaida James that stuck in the pitch and she gifted Qiana Joseph an easy catch at short midwicket to leave the score 172 for two.

[caption id="attachment_1128670" align="alignnone" width="790"] India’s Harleen Deol plays a shot against West Indies during the second ODI match, at the Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara, India on December 24. - Photo courtesy BCCI[/caption]

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur made 22 before she was bowled by Afy Fletcher to make it 215 for three in the 36th over, but from thereon India tightened their grip on the contest.

Deol reached her half century off 62 balls with a single down to long off, and then increased her aggression.

She hit Dottin for three boundaries in the 45th over to move into the 90s and then brought up her first century in 31 innings by smashing Shamilia Connell for four between fine leg and deep backward sqaure.

Deol shared a 116-run partnership with Jemimah Rodrigues, who made 52, to take India past the 300 mark.

She was eventually dismissed in the 48th over by Qiana Joseph after spending just over two and a half hours at the crease and striking 16 boundaries.

West Indies Women once again lost early wickets in their chase and their margin of defeat would have been substantially heavier was it not for the efforts of Matth

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