Women world cup 2022: India beats West Indies to reach first place!

The Indian team has topped the standings in the ongoing Women's World Cup series in New Zealand.

Women's World Cup

The ICC Women's World Cup is currently being held in New Zealand. In this, the Indian women's team, led by Mithali, has played two matches so far, winning one and losing one. It was the third match against the West Indies today. India captain Mithali Raj has set a record in this World Cup series. This is the 6th World Cup series he has played in. Earlier, only Sachin Tendulkar of India and Javed Miandad of Pakistan had achieved this feat.

Two players mixed in batting

India captain Mithali Raj, who won the toss in the match that started today, decided to bat first. Smriti Mandana, the opening batsman of the Indian team, made a special start. Harmanpreet Singh Kaur, who came in the back row with him, played aggressively and the Indian team's score skyrocketed. Both played well and scored hundreds. Smriti was dismissed for 129 and Harman for 109. The duo put on 317 for the loss of 8 wickets at the end of 50 overs.

Stifled West Indies

The West Indies then went on to win by 318 runs, with both openers Diandra and Harley giving a stellar start. The alliance added 100 runs in 12 overs. But both of them were out, with no player on the team standing still and losing wickets in a row. Thus they lost all their wickets in 40.3 overs and lost all their wickets for 162 runs. The Indian team won by 155 runs. Sneha Rana took a maximum of 3 wickets for India. The Indian team has moved to the top of the table with this Himalayan victory.