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Harleen Deol samshed her maiden hundred as India beat West Indies by 115 runs and take the three-game ODI series.
IND-W Vs WI-W, 2nd ODI: Harleen Deol smashed her maiden hundred (X/BCCI)
Harleen Deol smashed her maiden hundred to star in India’s 115-run win over the West Indies in the second ODI at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Tuesday. The victory also helped India take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Opting to bat, India produced a solid batting show with Harleen (115) hitting a century and Smriti Mandhana (53), Pratika Rawal (76) and Jemimah Rodrigues (52) scoring fifties to take India to 358/5, their joint-highest ODI total.
In reply, WI folded for 243 in 46.2 overs with Hayley Matthews making a 109-ball 106 at the top. Priya Mishra snapped three wickets, while Deepti Sharma (2/40), Titas Sadhu (2/42) and Rawal (2/37) accounted for two wickets each.
Player of the Match Harleen said it was a proud moment for her to score a hundred and also contribute to the team’s victory.
“Definitely it is a very proud moment for me, waiting for it for a long time, just enjoy it,” Harleen Deol said at the post-match presentation.
“The last match I played, I thought of continuing that flow. Means a lot to me, when I was in rehab, I was thinking of scoring a century day in and day out. Ultimate goal was to make the team win and today was that dream so I just went with the flow,” she added.
She also added that having ample time at the crease allowed her to focus on playing more shots, which was her primary goal.
“When I came into bat, I just had that much time, I thought of playing some cricket. The more I play, the more shots I can play, that was on my mind, nothing else. When you are batting well, it’s always easy no matter where you are batting,” Harleen added.
Reflecting on her innings, she admitted a few shots didn’t come off but credits her partners for advising restraint at crucial moments, advice she heeded to maintain composure and deliver a match-winning performance.
“For me it’s the first one, I don’t know about the scrappy 100s, few shots were not on, talking to my partners, they were telling me those shots were not on, so go for the other shots,” she said.
(With inputs from Agencies)
- Location :
Vadodara, India
