India Ladies recorded a medical 211-run victory within the first recreation of the three-match ODI collection in opposition to West Indies Ladies to kickstart the 50-overs’ leg on a excessive. Earlier within the day, it was a mixed effort from the batting unit, spearheaded by a 91-run masterclass by Smriti Mandhana. The hosts posted 314 on the board. West Indies Ladies have been shot out for simply 103.
The wrecker-in-chief for the run-chase was Renuka Singh Thakur. In her seventeenth ODI innings whereas bowling, she claimed her maiden five-wicket haul. She was understandably pleased with the achievement put up the completion of the sport.
“Feels superb, I’ve obtained 5 wickets in ODIs for the primary time. Everybody backed me up. I prepare arduous on my health and that is why I used to be capable of bowl an eight-over spell, feeling pleased with myself for being that match. Dottin’s wicket was my favorite as a result of it was a fairly good ball,” said Renuka throughout the post-match ceremony.
Centered on hitting the best areas and it labored: Renuka
She additional shared that there was sufficient help for the pacers from the deck. The appropriate-arm pacer defined after the sport how bowling on the proper areas helped her get the higher of the opposition batters.
“We practised nicely, and the wicket additionally helped. It was chilly (the climate), so it helped the quick bowlers. My focus was on hitting the best areas, and it labored,” she added.
The 2 massive fish of the likes of Hayley Matthews after which Deandra Dottin have been snapped up throughout Renuka’s first three overs. Coming again into the account after a short hiatus put up the marathon eight-over spell, she instantly secured her fifth sufferer of the innings. The highest-scorer for the guests, wicketkeeper-batter Shemaine Campbelle, hacked throughout the road. The ball may go solely so far as mid-on, the place skipper Harmanpreet Kaur grabbed a regulation probability.
Whereas being known as up throughout the post-match presentation as soon as once more, this time to be handed the Participant of the Match accolade, Renuka credited her captain in addition to former fast-bowling nice, Jhulan Goswami, in being the first contributors to her efficiency.
“The crew motivates me. Harman requested me if I needed to bowl, and my confidence additionally grew because the wickets fell. We did some spot bowling yesterday as a result of it will be significant for ODIs. We targeting single-wicket balls, I spoke to Jhulan Goswami as nicely, and she or he helped me with it. Tough for bowlers as traces and lengths are totally different (to T20 cricket), that is why we follow. No matter we follow, that is what will get executed,” she concluded on the post-match celebration.
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