Women's World Cup: Mandhana hits century, India beat Windies by seven wickets
Chasing a target of 184, India lost early wickets but it was the partnership between Mandhana and skipper Mitali Raj of 108 runs that helped them to clinch the victory.
Though Mitali went out at 46, Mandhana partnered with Mona Meshram to score the required number of runs.
Shamilia Connel, Stafanie Taylor and Hayley Matthews picked one wicket each.
Earlier, India won the toss and invited the Windies team to bat first. The disciplined bowling of India restricted their opponent to only 183/8 in 50 overs.
Hayley Matthews was the top scorer with 43 runs. None of the other players had decent figure beside their name.
Poonam Yadav, Harmanpreet Kaur Deepti Sharma and Ekta Bisht shared two wickets each at low economy rates.
Scores in brief:
India beat West Indies by seven wickets at The County Ground, Taunton
West Indies 183-8, 50 overs (Hayley Matthews 43, Afy Fletcher 36 not out, Shanel Daley 33, Stafanie Taylor 16; Poonam 2-19, Deepti Sharma 2-27)
India 186-3, 42.3 overs (Smriti Mandhana 106 not out, Mithali Raj 46, Mona Meshram 18 not out; Shamilia Connell 1-23; Stafanie Taylor 1-24)
Player of the match – Smriti Mandhana (India)
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