Harmanpreet and Smriti Mandhana have again proved why they are the mainstays of the team. The duo chipped in with an epic partnership to cave West Indies under pressure as the Caribbean side could only score 162 runs in response. The epic opening run partnership of Deandra Dottin and Hayley Matthews didn’t last to help the team chase a massive total of 317 runs, credit to the heroic partnership of Mandhana and Kaur. Twitterati and the cricketing legends have hailed the innings by the duo when the middle-order of the team had fallen for just 51 runs before Harmanpreet stitched a 222 runs partnership with Mandhana. Likes of Sachin Tnedulkar, Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman have credited the inning by duo in sealing the match against West Indies.

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