mwplay888 India Women Vs West Indies Women, 1st T20I Highlights: Jemimah Rodrigues Stars As IND-W Beat WI-W By 49 Runs

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India defeated West Indies by 49 runs in the opening T20 International to be played at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai on Sundaymwplay888, December 15 on Sunday. (More Cricket News)

Asked to bat first, Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues hit fifties to guide India to a commanding 195 for four.

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Chasing 195 to win, Deandra Dottin (52) and Qiana Joseph (49) kept WI in the hunt before being restricted to 146 for 7 in 20 overs.

For India, Titas Sadhu (3/37) snapped three wickets, while Deepti Sharma (2/21) and Radha Yadav (2/28) claimed two wickets each.

The India-Pakistan hockey rivalry has lost its sheen in recent times. Hockey in Pakistan has been in a freefall for the last decade or so while Indians have made a tremendous comeback in the same time period. The two countries used to rule world hockey at one point and the seeds for it were sown during the British rule in India.

The team led by Ammad Butt, finally secured their first victory with a 2-1 win over Japan and then delivered a decisive 5-1 win against China, to enter the semi-finals. Their final pool match ended in a narrow 2-1 loss to India.

India Women Vs West Indies Women Squads

India Women Squad: Smriti Mandhana, Raghvi Bist, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Minnu Mani, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh(w), Sajeevan Sajana, Priya Mishra, Uma Chetry, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur Singh, Nandini Kashyap, Titas Sadhu, Saima Thakor

West Indies Women Squad: Hayley Matthews(c), Qiana Joseph, Nerissa Crafton, Shemaine Campbelle(w), Deandra Dottin, Afy Fletcher, Zaida James, Ashmini Munisar, Chinelle Henry, Mandy Mangru, Aaliyah Alleyne, Rashada Williams, Shamilia Connell, Karishma Ramharack, Shabika Gajnabi

India and West Indies will play three T20Is and three ODIsmwplay888, in Navi Mumbai and Vadodara, respectively.