India’s right-arm seamer Renuka Singh has joined an elite list of players after her five wicket haul in the 1st ODI against the West Indies on Sunday, December 22 at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara. Renuka ran through the West Indies batting line up to bundle them out for 103 and set up a massive 211-run win for India.
She registered figures of 5/29 in 10 overs and became just the fourth Indian woman to pick a five wicket haul in ODI (One Day International) cricket. She joined the elite list featuring Purnima Choudhary, Mamatha Maben and Jhulan Goswami.
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Renuka started with the new ball and gave away just one run in her first over as India managed to get the prized scalp of Qiana Joseph by running her out on the first ball itself. The 28-year-old got her first strike in her second over as she managed to find the outside edge of Hayley Matthews’ (0) bat which went straight into wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh’s gloves.
She further got the big wicket of Deandra Dottin (8) by shattering her stumps in her third over. After early success, captain Harmanpreet Singh made Renuka continue from one end and the wickets continued to tumble for the West Indies. Aaliyah Alleyne was her third victim, who hit her towards mid-on, where Harmanpreet took a stunning one handed catch to end her innings on 13 (23).
India register biggest win at home in ODIs
Renuka also dismantled Shabika Gajnabi’s (3) stumps to leave West Indies reeling at 34/6 in 13 overs. After bowling eight overs on the trot, she further returned in the 21st over to get rid of Shemaine Campbelle (21) by getting her caught at mid-on and completed her maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs. Renuka was well-supported by Priya Mishra (2/22 in 4.2 overs), Titas Sadhu (1/24, 7 overs), and Deepti Sharma (1/19, 3 overs) who gave no respite to the West Indies batters.
Courtesy of their collective effort, India went on to register their biggest ODI win at home and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Meanwhile, earlier in the day, Smriti Mandhana’s sublime 91 (102) helped India post a massive score of 314/9 in their allotted 50 overs, while Zaida James (5/45, 8 overs) picked up a five wicket haul for the West Indies.
