Pratika Rawal came up with her third ODI hundred as India recorded a lopsided win over Zimbabwe on Friday, October 23. With this win at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara, the Women in Blue gained an early lead,
and have gone 1-0 up in the series. Notably, in what is Smriti Mandhana’s first assignment as India skipper, the Indian Women earlier recorded a 3-0 whitewash over their Caribbean counterparts in the recently-concluded T20I series.
As they took on the field on Friday, the hosts aimed to extend their dominance in the ODI series as well. After choosing to bat first in Vadodara, the visitors got off to a disappointing start and lost their opener Loryn Phiri at one run. Modester Mupachikwa tried to bring the side to stability, but a dominating bowling unit forced her to walk back at 25 runs.
𝟮𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: Maiden WC hundred 💯
𝟮𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: ODI Century No. 3️⃣🎥 A day to cherish for Pratika Rawal 🗓️ ✨
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The rest of the Windies batters, too, departed quickly, and only Beloved Biza could manage to put up a decent score of 62 runs. West Indies were bowled out at a below-par total of 197 as Shree Charani and Kranti Gaud wreaked havoc and picked seven wickets combined.
Pratika Rawal hits third ODI hundred, guides India to nine-wicket win
After dominating the game with the ball, the hosts extended their dominance with the bat as well. Pratika Rawal opened the innings alongside skipper Mandhana and though the latter contributed 32 runs off 34 deliveries, Rawal stood till the end and came up with a 96-ball 100*, marking her third century in the format. She hit a total of 15 boundaries and helped India chase down the total alongside Shafali Verma in just 27.1 overs.
Verma finished the innings with an unbeaten 64 off 33 deliveries, combined with five boundaries and four maximums at a strike rate of 193.94. Rawal was awarded Player of the Match for her brilliant knock. On the bowling front, Shree Charani finished with figures of 4/23 while Kranti Gaud recorded 3/42. In addition, Deepti Sharma had the bowling figures of 2/44 whereas Shafali Verma came up with 1/28.
