Following Smriti Mandhana (77)’s brilliant performance, Richa Ghosh (54) equaled the world record for fastest fifty (18 balls) in women’s T20Is on Wednesday Four India In the third and final match of the series against the West Indies, India equaled the world record with a score of 217 for 4. This is also India’s highest ever goal total in the shortest format, surpassing their 201/5 against the UAE in the Asia Cup earlier this year. The 21-year-old Ghosh hit 54 off just 21 balls (3×4, 5×6) to equal the record shared by New Zealand’s Sophie Devine and Australia’s Phoebe Litchfield record for fastest 50 goals.
Ghosh’s blitz comes after Mandana emerged as the leading run-scorer in the format this year, reaching 763 runs in 23 T20Is while scoring her third consecutive fifty in the series and her first of the year. Eight.
She is ahead of Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu on the run-scoring list.
India erred on the sidelines of a dearth of runs in the second innings and, led by Mandana, took it to nearly 10 runs.
Her pull was as dramatic as her offside hits, at times effortlessly clearing the infield to assert her authority.
Mandana’s stellar performances on the power play and beyond overshadowed Uma Chhetri’s two-goal duck in the first round and Rodriguez’s slow start against Hayley Matthews She had passed a competition before.
However, Rodriguez performed well after a slow start, knocking 39 off 28 balls with 4 boundaries to build a solid foundation for the total, with the pair scoring 98 runs from 55 balls.
No. 4 Raghvi Bisht (31 not out from 22 balls, 2×4, 1×6) made her first impression on the international circuit as she danced around the track to clear Karishma Ramharack’s career first boundaries – six runs – and on either side of the wicket.
Bisht played the perfect deputy behind Mandana and Ghosh, adding 44 and 70 runs respectively with his senior batting partners while also gaining vital experience himself.
But Mandana again missed out on a hundred, hitting 13 fours and a six in 47 balls and walking back to the hut after scoring 77. It was her highest score of the series, as she was dismissed by Deandra Dottin in the 15th over.
India then made the right move by fielding hard-hitting batsman Ghosh ahead of Deepti Sharma and the young wicketkeeper-batsman once again dazzled.
Ghosh showed her prowess at the crease with her powerful knocks almost landing in the stands, especially on the leg side, with over 40,000 spectators at the DY Patil Stadium.
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