Riding on the dashing middle order batswoman Veda
Krishnamurthy’s heroics, team India managed to put up a respectable total of
199-6 on board against the West Indies in the third ODI that was played on
Wednesday at Mulapadu, Andhra Pradesh.
Having already sealed the ODI series, the confidence in the
Indian dressing room was at all time high and a clean sweep is what Mithali Raj
and co were eyeing for. Though the home team did not get off to the best of
starts with the Maharashtra batswoman Smriti Mandhana falling cheaply for 5,
Deepti Sharma and the middle order played well to steady the sinking ship. Veda
Krishnamurthy dominated the Caribbean bowling attack with her clean hitting. Devika Vaidya joined the part with an unbeaten
knock of 32.
The match went down the wire, with both the teams looking
evenly poised to win the game. It was a close finish as the visitors fell short
of just 15 runs. It was again the spin web of Rajeshwari Gayakwad that entangled
the West Indian batting line up as she finished with economical figures of 4-21. Matthews and Knight played some good knocks, however failed to
take their team home.
After the ODI series, both the teams are all set to play the
T20 matches, starting 18th November. It will be interesting to see
how the Indian team under the aegis of young Harmanpreet Kaur, takes on the defending
T20 champions West Indies.
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