Cardiff, June 8 -- India got into their stride in England, ahead of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026, with a 26-run win over the West Indies in their opening warm-up match.
Having tasted success at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, the Indian team is hungry for more. And they came up with a standout all-round performance against the Caribbean side in Cardiff on Monday to lay down the marker.
After a half-century from Bharti Fulmalli lifted the team to 179/8, Radha Yadav and Shreyanka Patil stole the show with the ball to restrict West Indies to 153/8.
Put into bat, Indian openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma (29) gave the team a brisk start, setting the tone for the innings.
In the first few overs, the West Indies bowlers s...