Smriti, Richa take India to series win

New Delhi: Smriti Mandhana (77) and Richa Ghosh (54) led the charge in an emphatic win for India as they defeated West Indies by 60 runs in the third T20I, clinching the series 2-1 at the DY Patil, Navi Mumbai on Thursday.

Richa Ghosh in action against West Indies in Navi Mumbai on Thursday. (PTI)

India’s dominant batting performance saw them post 217/4 -- their highest team total in the format after being put to bat.

Skipper Mandhana led from the front after Uma Chetry was dismissed for a duck off Chinelle Henry’s bowling. The elegant southpaw stroked seven boundaries in a row, piling on 30 runs off Henry and then Deandra Dottin. Combining with Jemimah Rodrigues for a 98-run second wicket-partnership, Mandhana brought up her third consecutive T20I fifty off 27 balls.