Tue Dec 17 17:10:26 UTC 2024: ## India Women’s Cricket Team Posts Moderate Score in Second T20 Against West Indies
**Navi Mumbai, Dec 17, 2024:** The Indian women’s cricket team managed a moderate score of 159/9 in their allotted 20 overs in the second T20 match against the West Indies in Navi Mumbai. Winning the toss, the West Indies opted to field first.
Captain Smriti Mandhana top-scored with a well-played 62 (41 balls, 9 fours, 1 six). Richa Ghosh also contributed significantly with a quick 32 (17 balls, 6 fours). Deepti Sharma (17) and Jemimah Rodrigues (13) added to the score, but after Mandhana’s dismissal, the Indian innings faltered, losing wickets in quick succession.
Afiya Fletcher, Chinelle Henry, Deandra Dottin, and captain Hayley Matthews each claimed two wickets for the West Indies. Harmanpreet Kaur was absent from the match, with Smriti Mandhana leading the team. India had won the first T20 by 49 runs.
**(Note: The original Telugu text contained unrelated news snippets and a seemingly unrelated personal anecdote. These have been excluded from this news article focusing solely on the cricket match.)**
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