The Indian women's cricket team defeated West Indies by 60 runs to register a first T20I series win at home in five years.

Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh struck quickfire fifties as India outplayed West Indies by 60 runs to clinch the three-match women's T20I series 2-1 in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.

Richa Ghosh's blitz came after Mandhana became the leading run-scorer in this format this year, reaching 763 runs in 23 T20Is, while smacking her third consecutive fifty of the series and eighth of the year.

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