Women's T20 World Cup: India look to keep momentum going

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.

They started their campaign in the Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa on a wrong note, crashing to a seven-wicket loss to England on Saturday. Come Wednesday, they will take on a buoyant Harmanpreet Kaur-led India, who scored a convincing win against Pakistan in their high-scoring opener.

1/15Smriti Mandhana’s most impactful knocksShow Captions<p>Team India made a big statement beginning their campaign with a win against the hosts.

A 20 year old Smriti Mandhana smashed an impactful 90 of 72 balls. That along with good contributions from Punam Raut & Mithali Raj saw India post 281/3.<br /></p><p>India won the match by 35 runs and Smriti was the Player of the Match.<br /><br /></p><p>This knock helped Smriti become the second fastest Indian woman to get to 1000 T20I runs.<br /></p><p>India were at 49/2 against the mighty Aussies, but Smriti's impactful 83 off 55 balls, along with a quickfire 43 by Harmanpreet took India to 167/8.

India eventually won the match by 48 runs and Smriti was once again the Player of the Match.<br /></p><p>When India toured South Africa in 2018, Smriti Mandhana played one of her greatest ODI knocks.<br /></p><p>Batting first, Mandhana notched up her career best score of 135 off 129 balls at a strike rate of 104.65. Her innings included 14 fours and a six.