With the ODI series being levelled 1-1, all was at stake for the two teams who locked horns against each other on Wednesday at Antigua. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, West Indies was bowled out for 194 in 50 overs, courtesy an all-round bowling effort from the Women in Blue. India's ace spearhead Jhulan Goswami and leggie Poonam Yadav struck with two wickets apiece. West Indies skipper Stafanie Taylor who had a wonderful series so far with the bat, smashed a delightful 79 to help her team put up a fighting score on board.
Chasing 195, the famous Indian opening pair of Jemimah Rodrigues (69) and Smriti Mandhana (74) stitched a solid partnership of 141 runs in 25.1 overs taking the game away from the opposition. Mandhana announced her comeback in style as she stuck a mellifluous half century, including six smooth hits to the fence and three ferocious ones over it. Punam Raut (24) and Mithali Raj (20) played their parts to see the team home. The visitors convincingly chased down the target in just 42.1 overs with six wickets to spare. Hayley Matthews was the standout performer with the ball picking up 3-27 in 8.1 overs.
With 0-1 down, the Women in Blue came back strong in the remaining two ODIs to clinch the series 2-1. The two sides will now play a five match T20 series starting Saturday.
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