Women's T20 World Cup, warm-up: India beat West Indies by 2 runs

The Indian women's cricket team clinched a narrow two-run win over the West Indies in their second warm-up clash of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Tuesday.

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The Indian women's cricket team clinched a narrow two-run win over the West Indies in their second warm-up clash of the 2020 International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's T20 World Cup  at the Allan Border Stadium in Australia on Tuesday. 

Opting to bat first, the Harmanpreet-led side struggled against the West Indies' bowling attack and were restricted to a score of 107 for eight in their stipulated 20 overs. Shikha Pandey was the highest scorer for the Women in Blue with an unbeaten score of 24 runs. 

Shamilia Connell and Anisa Mohamed bagged two wickets each for the Caribbean side while Afy Fletcher, Chinelle Henry, Stafanie Taylor and Aaliyah Alleyne all chipped in with a wicket each.

In reply, Lee-Ann Kirby came up with a decent batting performance, scoring 42 runs off 41 balls. However, Poonam Yadav struck thrice late in the Caribbean side's innings to ensure India seal a win ahead of the showpiece event. 

Here are the live updates:

18 February 2020

12:32 IST

India beat West Indies by 2 runs. 

12:25 IST

24 runs off the last two overs, including three boundaries and a six. West Indies women now need 10 runs from six balls. West Indies Women 97/5 (19 overs)

12:24 IST

Chinelle Henry is the new batwoman in for West Indies. 

12:22 IST

WICKET!! Deandra Dottin was caught by Smriti Mandhana on the third delivery of the 17th over by Harmanpreet Kaur. West Indies Women 72/5 (17 overs)

12:12 IST

WICKET!! Two quick wickets by the Women in Blue. While Hayley Matthews was run out by Harmanpreet Kaur on the fifth ball of the 15th over, Chedean Nation was caught by Smriti Mandhana on a Poonam Yadav delivery in the 16th over. West Indies Women 66/4 (16 overs)

12:07 IST

WICKET!! Lee-Ann Kirby fell for 42 after being caught by Deepti Sharma on the first ball of the 14th over. 

11:58 IST

Good last two overs for West Indies as they added 17 runs. Kirby (40) picked up four runs off the third delivery of the 11th over by Pooja Vastrakar before she smashed the Indian bowler for a maximum on the fifth ball. The Caribbean side has crossed the 50-run mark. West Indies Women 54/1 (12 overs)

11:50 IST

Ten runs off the last two overs, including a boundary by Stafanie Taylor on the first ball of the ninth over by Harmanpreet Kaur. The Caribbean side need 70 runs off 10 overs. West Indies Women 37/1 (10 overs)

11:50 IST

West Indies Women 27/1 (8 overs)

11:44 IST

Just two runs off the last over. Taylor got off the mark by picking up a single on the last delivery of the seventh over by Deepti Sharma. West Indies Women 25/1 (7 overs)

11:42 IST

Skipper Stafanie Taylor comes to bat for the West Indies. 

11:39 IST

WICKET!! Britney Cooper handed a return catch to Shikha Pandey on the sixth delivery of the sixth over. West Indies Women 23/1 (6 overs)

11:22 IST

Nine runs off the last two overs. Lee-Ann Kerby () got off the mark by smashing Shikha Pandey for four runs on the second ball of the second over before she once again notched up a boundary on the very next ball. West Indies Women 9/0 (2 overs)

11:21 IST

Britney Cooper and Lee-Ann Kirby have walked down the crease to begin West Indies.Rajeshwari Gayakwad to open the attack for India. 

11:07 IST

Innings Break!!

11:00 IST

Indian Women post 107/8 against West Indies in 20 overs.

10:58 IST

WICKET!!! Taniya Bhatia is stumped by Shemaine Campbelle on the fourth ball of the 18th over by Stafanie Taylor. India Women 82/8 (18 overs)

10:49 IST

WICKET!!! Pooja Vastrakar went back to pavilion after scoring 13 runs as she was caught by Anisa Mohammed on the second delivery of the 17th over by Aaliyah Alleyna. India Women 78 /7 17 overs)

10:46 IST

Just seven runs off the last two overs. Pooja Vastrakar and Taniya Bhatia are currently batting at the crease at their respective scores of 13 and 6 and looking to guide their side past the 100-run mark with just five overs remaining. India Women 67/6 (15 overs)

10:40 IST

WICKET!! Deepti Sharma departed for 21 after being taken by Chedean Nation on the last delivery of the 13th over by Anisa Mohammed. India Women 60/6 (13 overs)

10:34 IST

WICKET!! India have now lost their fifth wicket as Veda Krishnamurthy is clean bowled by Afy Fletcher on the second delivery of the 12th over. India Women 56/5 (12 overs)

10:33 IST

WICKET!! Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (11) was caught by Stafanie Taylor on the fourth delivery of the 11th over by Anisa Mohammed. India 48/4 (11 overs)

10:30 IST

The Women in Blue added nine runs off the last two overs, including a boundary by Deepti Sharma (18) on the fourth delivery of the 10th over by Afy Fletcher. India 41/3 (10 overs)

10:18 IST

10 runs off the last two overs. Deepti Sharma (12) smashed Chinelle Henry for four runs on the first delivery of the seventh over. India Women 32/3 (8 overs)

10:06 IST

Four runs off the last two overs. Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma are currently batting at the crease at their respective scores of one and four. India 22/3 (6 overs)

10:06 IST

Deepti Sharma comes to bat for India!

10:03 IST

WICKET!! Shamilia Connell strikes again. Shafali Verma was taken by Britney Cooper on the first ball of the fourth over. India 18/3 (4 overs)

09:57 IST

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur is the new batwoman in!

09:56 IST

WICKET!! Rodrigues fell for a duck after being caught by Shemaine Campbelle on the sixth delivery of the third over by Chinelle Henry. India 17/2 (3 overs)

09:52 IST

Jemimah Rodrigues comes to bat for India. 

09:38 IST

WICKET!!! Shamilia Connell gave breakthrough to West Indies as early as in the very second over. Smriti Mandhana (4) was caught by Shakera Selman on the fifth ball by Connell. India 11/1 (1.5 overs)

09:36 IST

Nine runs off the very first over for India. Shafali Verma (5) got off the mark by picking up four runs off a second delivery from Selman, while Mandhana to smashed the Caribbean bowler for a boundary on the last delivery to open her account. India Women 9/0 (1 over)

09:35 IST

Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana have walked down the crease to begin India's innings. Shakera Selman to open the attack for the West Indies. 

09:33 IST

Lineups:

India Women: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia (W), Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

09:24 IST

India win toss, opt to bat against West Indies.

#TeamIndia  elect to bat against West Indies in their second warm-up game ahead of the #T20WorldCup.

Follow it live  https://t.co/1ELfmGYxjh#INDWvWIW pic.twitter.com/c72HDtjNrs

— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) February 18, 2020

09:23 IST

The toss is all set to take place shortly!