Georgetown (Guyana): India women on Sunday defeated West Indies by five runs while defending 50 in the fourth T20I.
With this win, India goes 4-0 up in the five-match series. The fourth T20I was reduced to a nine-over affair due to consistent rain.
Chasing a low total of 51 runs, West Indies got off to a slow start. India women bowled brilliantly and did not give away easy runs to the hosts. After the completion of five overs, West Indies were at 19/2.
The hosts failed to overpower the Indian bowling attack and the match came to a point when West Indies needed 13 runs off the final over. Anjum Patil bowled the last over and helped India to restrict West Indies on 45/5.
Earlier, India had a decent start after being sent to bat first. After smashing a six, Shafali Verma (7) was dismissed by Hayley Matthews in the first over.
Matthews then came out furiously in the third over and took two wickets of Jemimah Rodrigues and Veda Krishnamurthy. Pooja Vastrakar scored 10 runs, highest from the Indian side.
Harmanpreet Kaur-led side could not form a good partnership but managed to put up a total of 50 runs from nine overs.
The fifth T20I will be played on November 21.
