IND VS WI: Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh star as India clinch women's T20 series vs West Indies

MUMBAI: Richa Ghosh smashed a record-equalling fastest fifty while Smriti Mandhana made a graceful half-century to propel India to a 60-run victory over the West Indies in the third and final women's T20I here on Thursday night.

Thus India clinched the three-match series 2-1, and it was also the home side's first T20I series win at home since October 2019.

Ghosh struck a 21-ball 54 (3x4s, 5x6s) while bringing up her fifty off a mere 18 balls and Mandhana made a robust 77 to power India to their highest ever T20I total of 217 for four.

In reply, West Indies crumbled against a mountainous target and crawled to 157/9 in their 20 overs, as left-arm spinner Radha Yadav returned with a four-wicket haul.

The West Indies could never really attain any momentum and lost Qiana Joseph (11) early, while mainstays Hayley Matthews (22) and Deandra Dottin (25) also fell cheaply which severely hampered the visitors' hopes.

Chinelle Henry waged a lone battle with a 16-ball 43, hitting four sixes and three fours, but her effort came when the fate of the game was all but sealed.

India deployed six bowlers to defend 218 and Radha was the pick among them -- 4-0-29-4.

The two teams will now move to Vadodara for a three-match ODI series to be played at the new Kotambi Stadium from December 22. Agencies

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