India Women crushed West Indies by 211 runs in the first ODI, riding on Smriti Mandhana's blistering 91 and Renuka Singh Thakur's impressive five-wicket haul. Mandhana anchored the innings with a fluent knock, while Thakur's fiery spell decimated the West Indies batting lineup.
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