Smriti Mandhana
Smriti Mandhana

Smriti Mandhana hundred for India scuppers West Indies in World Cup


India Women made it two wins from two games as Smriti Mandhana struck an unbeaten 106 to condemn West Indies to a seven-wicket defeat at Taunton.

Match scores (Taunton)


India women won by seven wickets

West Indies women: 183-8 (50/50 overs. Matthews 43, Fletcher 36*, Daley 33; Yadav 2-19, Sharma 2-27)

India women: 186-3 (42.3/50 overs. Mandhana 106*, Raj 46)

Match report


India Women made it two wins from two games as Smriti Mandhana struck an unbeaten 106 to condemn West Indies to a seven-wicket defeat at Taunton.

Mandhana followed up her 90 in India's opening success against England with another fine knock, striking 13 fours and two sixes off 108 balls as Mithali Raj's side reached their target of 184 in 42.3 overs.

Raj contributed 46 herself, putting on 108 for the third wicket with Mandhana, before missing out on an eighth consecutive fifty when she picked out mid-off, off the bowling of Hayley Matthews.

Matthews had earlier top-scored for West Indies with 43 at the top of the order but only four players in the top six made double figures against a disciplined India bowling display.

Stafanie Taylor, playing her 100th ODI, was run out for 16 by Mandhana's direct hit and Deandra Dottin - also earning her 100th cap - went for just seven when she picked out long off.

Poonam Yadav led the way with 2-17 off her 10 overs and at 121-7, the World T20 champions looked set to be bowled out cheaply.

However, Shanel Daley (33) and Afy Fletcher (36no) rallied the lower-middle order to drag West Indies up to 183-8 off their 50 overs but, with Mandhana in full flow, that total never looked to be enough and Taylor's team remain without a victory in the tournament. 

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