Courtesy: BCCI/X
35-year-old Harmanpreet Kaur might be in the twilight of her career, but she is still putting up an effort like a teenager on the field. The Indian skipper pulled off an incredible one-handed catch to dismiss Aaliyah Alleyne during the India versus West Indies first Women’s ODI of the three-match series at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara, where the first international game is currently in progress on Sunday, December 22.
On the final delivery of the 11th over in the West Indies innings, Renuka Singh bowled an inswinging ball which Alleyne picked up early and went for a big shot over the mid-on fielder. However, Harmanpreet Kaur, who was stationed at the edge of the mid-on, timed her jump to perfection and made a full stretch to pull off a one-handed stunner, to send the right-handed batter packing for 13 runs in 23 balls.
Watch the video of Harmanpreet Kaur's flying catch here:
With that, West Indies were dismissed 26/5 in their first 11 overs while chasing down a massive target of 315 runs against India at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara. Earlier in the afternoon, Smriti Mandhana led the way for the hosts with the bat, scoring 91 off 102 balls with 13 fours, along with some key contributions from the other six recognised batters in the lineup, to get up to 314/9 in their allotted overs.
Below are the playing XIs of India and West Indies in first Women’s ODI of three-match series:
West Indies: Hayley Matthews (c), Qiana Joseph, Shemaine Campbelle (wk), Deandra Dottin, Rashada Williams, Zaida James, Shabika Gajnabi, Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Afy Fletcher, Karishma Ramharack
India: Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Saima Thakor, Titas Sadhu, Priya Mishra, Renuka Singh
