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Temba Bavuma's promotion from Proteas Test deputy to sheriff, along with Dean Elgar's consequent demotion, is in no way an issue of one player's leadership capabilities being better than the other.
IND vs WI, Women's T20 World Cup Live Updates: After registering a seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in their opening match, Team India is all set to take on West Indies in their next Group B match of the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup. Chasing 150, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side lost some wickets at an early stage but Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh smashed 53* and 31* runs respectively, to take Team India across the line with one over to spare.
After registering a thrilling victory in their tournament opener against Pakistan, Harmanpreet Kaur-led Team India faces West Indies in the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa on Wednesday. India will eye a top berth in Group B with the match against the Caribbean side, who are at the bottom of the table after losing their opening game to England by 7 wickets. India are at the second spot in the table with two points. Their net run rate is +0.497. England top the table with four points and a net run rate of +2.497.
Having got the better of Pakistan in the lung-opener, India would endeavour to put up an improved bowling show against West Indies in their second Women's T20 World Cup match at Newlands, Cape Town on Wednesday. The Indian batters, without vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, managed to complete their highest successful chase in the T20 World Cup in the win against Pakistan. Mandhana missed the tie against Pakistan owing to a finger injury but the star opener is likely to be back in the team against the West Indies, who are coming off a big loss against England, as she came through a pre-match training session unscathed.
Harmanpreet's team takes on West Indies today; Mandhana expected to be backAfter the 2016 title triumph, the West Indies women have looked a pale shadow of the champion side they once were. Since their landmark victory in India, West Indies have faltered and fumbled on the big stage.
Gudakesh Motie took 13 wickets in the match as West Indies beat Zimbabwe by an innings and four runs in the second Test in Bulawayo on Tuesday to win the two-match series 1-0.
Having got the better of Pakistan in the lung-opener, India would look to put up an improved bowling show against the West Indies, who are coming off a big loss against England.Though the Indian batters managed to complete their highest successful chase in the T20 World Cup in the win against Pakistan, the Indian bowlers were guilty of taking their foot off the pedal in the back end of the innings, allowing Pakistan to score 91 runs in the second half of their innings.With tougher oppositions expected as the tournament progresses, the Indian bowlers couldn't have asked for a better opponent than a familiar West Indies side, whom India beat twice in the recent tri-series.
India's Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh have moved to the 11th and 36th spots respectively among batters in the latest ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings released on Tuesday. The duo progressed after guiding India to victory against Pakistan in the Women's T20 World Cup opener. While Rodrigues has moved from 13th to 11th after her unbeaten 52, Ghosh is up from 42nd to 36th following her 31 not out. Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, who missed the opener due to a finger injury, remains the top-ranked India in third place.