Aaliyah Allene removes Richa Ghosh in the last over but Sajeevan Sajana finishes the innings with a four.
India post their biggest-ever T20I total of 217, breaking their previous 201 record against the UAE in July 2024.
IND - 217/4 in 20 overs.
Richa Ghosh brings her fifty in just 18 balls to register the joint-second fastest 50 in women's T20I cricket. Her fifty also brings India's biggest T20I total.
Youngsters Raghvi Bist and Richa Ghosh carry forward the momentum set by Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues with regular big shots in the closing stages.
IND - 175/3 in 17 overs (Richa - 22* off 9 balls, Raghvi - 27* off 17 balls).
Deandra Dottin brings an end to Smriti Mandhana's brilliant knock and gives West Indies some chance for a comeback.
Mandhana scored 77 runs off 44 balls. Richa Ghosh joins Raghvi Bist in the middle.
IND - 143/3 in 14.4 overs.
Raghvi Bist and Smriti Mandhana find no trouble scoring runs in the middle overs as India continue to dominate the game.
IND - 139/2 in 14 overs (Mandhana - 73* off 43 balls, Bish - 19* off 11 balls).
Afy Fletcher provides the much-needed breakthrough to West Indies as she removes settled Jemimah Rodrigues on a lbw dismissal.
Jemimah scored 39 runs off 28 balls. Raghvi Bist walks in next.
IND - 104/2 in 11 overs.
The third consecutive fifty for the Indian star.
Smriti Mandhana brings her 30th fifty-plus score in ODIs and in just 28 balls. India are in a dominant position for a big total.
IND - 99/1 in 10 overs (Mandhana - 57* off 31 balls, Jemimah - 39* off 27 balls).
Jemimah Rodrigues also shifts her gear by smashing Karishma Ramharack for 3 fours in an over as India boost past 50-run total.
IND - 61/1 in 6 overs (Mandhana - 38* off 20 balls, Jemimah - 22* off 14 balls).
Smriti Mandhana is dealing with boundaries only as she welcomes Deandra Dottin by smashing 4,6,4,4 in an over. Coming back from the last over, she hits 7 consecutive fours. She also completes 500 fours in her T20I career.
IND - 40/1 in 4 overs (Mandhana - 36* off 18 balls, Jemimah - 3* off 4 balls).
Smriti Mandhana continues her red-hot form by smashing two back-to-back fours off Chinelle Henry. India make a good comeback from an early setback.
IND - 20/1 in 3 overs (Mandhana - 18* off 13 balls, Jemimah - 2* off 3 balls).
A brilliant start for the West Indies as Chinelle Henry removes Uma Chetry on the last ball of the opening over.
Chetry goes for duck and now Jemiamh Rodrigues walks in.
IND - 1/1 in 1 over.
Openers Smriti Mandhana and Uma Chetry are out in the middle to begin India's innings at Dy Patil Sports Academy.
The pacer Chinelle Henry with the first over.
The game is on...
In-form Indian opener Smriti Mandhana is just one fifty away from becoming the first cricketer to register 30 fifty-plus scores in women's T20I history. Mandhana and Suzie Bates are tied with 29 fifty-plus scores each in women's T20Is.
We would've loved to bowl first as well, toss is never in your hands, we have to go out there and bat really well. With dew in play, 185+ is always a good score. Having said that, we'll be ready to do whatever it takes to get the win on the board today. Very young team this one, lot of fresh faces around, whatever opportunities they've got, they've looked really positive. They've shown intent and shown a positive attitude. We have the same XI.
We're going to bowl first, feel like we've done that pretty alright, conditions have been nice. We just spoke about execution. We've always had really good plans, just didn't get going in the first match, had some conversations and executed a lot better in the second match. We have one change, Alleyne comes in for Munisar. Alleyne adds a bit more depth to our lineup, she's been one of our key all-rounders.
India Women Playing XI: Smriti Mandhana (c), Uma Chetry, Jemimah Rodrigues, Raghvi Bist, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sajeevan Sajana, Radha Yadav, Saima Thakor, Titas Sadhu, Renuka Thakur Singh.
West Indies Women Playing XI: Hayley Matthews (c), Qiana Joseph, Shemaine Campbelle (wk), Deandra Dottin, Chinelle Henry, Nerissa Crafton, Aaliyah Alleyne, Shabika Gajnabi, Zaida James, Afy Fletcher, Karishma Ramharack.
Harmanpreet Kaur misses out again.
Hayley Matthews wins the toss and West Indies women elected to field first in the 3rd T20I game.
West Indies make one change, fit-again Aaliyah Alleyne comes in for Munisar.
India remain unchanged, Harmanpreet fails to recover from her knee niggle.
After a dominating 49-run win while defending 195 total in the series opener, the Indian team suffered a huge 9-wicket loss in the 2nd match.
While batting first, India managed to post a 159 for 9 total with stand-in skipper Smriti Mandhana top-scoring with 62 runs off 41 balls. But West Indies managed to chase down a target with 9 wickets and 26 balls remaining with captain Hayley Matthews smashing 85 off just 47 balls.
India will be hoping for Harmanpreet Kaur's return to the playing XI and improved performance from the bowlers in the last match.
Match: 3rd T20I of West Indies women's tour of India
Venue: Dr Dy Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Date & Time: 07:00 PM IST, Thursday, December 19 (Toss at 6:30 pm).
India Women Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Uma Chetry, Jemimah Rodrigues, Raghvi Bist, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sajeevan Sajana, Radha Yadav, Saima Thakor, Titas Sadhu, Renuka Thakur Singh, Nandini Kashyap, Minnu Mani, Priya Mishra.
West Indies Women Squad: Hayley Matthews(c), Qiana Joseph, Shemaine Campbelle (wk), Deandra Dottin, Chinelle Henry, Nerissa Crafton, Shabika Gajnabi, Zaida James, Ashmini Munisar, Afy Fletcher, Karishma Ramharack, Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Mandy Mangru, Rashada Williams.
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