No “home” advantage for India Women against West Indies Women; 1st T20I today
After a heartbreaking outing in Australia, team India has returned home to host West Indies for a three-match T20I series followed by a three-match ODI series. The first T20I between India and West Indies will be played on Sunday at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai. India have a task cut out for them as West Indies will not be an easy assignment. West Indies have a terrific T20I record in India, and not to forget, they also won the 2016 T20 World Cup in this very country.
Head-to-Head
India and West Indies have played 21 T20Is against each other, of which India have won 13 and West Indies have won eight. In India, West Indies have had an upper hand, winning five of the seven matches.
Squads
India: Smriti Mandhana, Raghvi Bist, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Minnu Mani, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh(w), Sajeevan Sajana, Priya Mishra, Uma Chetry, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur Singh, Nandini Kashyap, Titas Sadhu, Saima Thakor
West Indies: Hayley Matthews(c), Qiana Joseph, Nerissa Crafton, Shemaine Campbelle(w), Deandra Dottin, Afy Fletcher, Zaida James, Ashmini Munisar, Chinelle Henry, Mandy Mangru, Aaliyah Alleyne, Rashada Williams, Shamilia Connell, Karishma Ramharack, Shabika Gajnabi
Players to watch out
Smriti Mandhana: The left-handed opening batter of India loves playing at this venue. In five innings, she has scored over 200 runs at an average of 43 and strike rate of 120. She has a couple of half-centuries too.
Renuka Singh Thakur: The right-arm seamer of India has the uncanny ability of picking wickets inside the powerplay in T20Is. Overall, in 50 innings, she has scalped 57 wickets, including two four-wicket hauls and one fifer.
Hayley Matthews: The captain of West Indies is world’s number one all-rounder in women’s T20I cricket. She is a right-handed opening batter and a right-arm off spinner. With close to 2500 T20I runs and over 100 wickets, she is a genuine match winner.
Afy Fletcher: She is a wily leg spinner from West Indies who can spin a web around any opposition. Though she does not have a great record against India with five wickets in 10 matches, she has the calibre to be a game changer.
Ground Statistics
Teams batting second have won all five women’s T20Is played here
The highest first innings score is 187
The highest successful run chase is 173
Weather
The temperature will be around 24 degrees Celsius and humidity of 46%. Expect cool and comfortable conditions in this part of the world at this time of the year.
Match details
Date: December 15, 2024
Time: 7:00 PM
Venue: Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai
Live streaming: Jio Cinema, Sports 18 Network