Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal and Deepti Sharma’s collective effort lead India to Their Biggest ODI Win Over Ireland in Rajkot.
India’s women’s cricket team achieved a clean sweep of the three-match ODI series against Ireland, winning the third match by a record-breaking 304 runs in Rajkot.
A stunning partnership between openers Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal, both scoring centuries, and Richa Ghosh’shalf-century led India Women to their highest-ever ODI score of 435. Deepti Sharma’s three wickets restricted Ireland to 131, giving India a massive 304-run victory.
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Pratika Rawal smashed 154 off 129 balls and Smriti Mandhana scored 135 off 80 balls in a commanding batting display, with Mandhana setting a new record for the fastest ODI century by an Indian woman, reaching the remarkable milestone in just 70 deliveries.
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Alongside these impressive knocks Wicketkeeper batter Richa Ghosh also contributed a quick half-century, slamming 59 off 42 balls.
In the second innings, Ireland faced constant struggles while chasing the huge target, with India’s bowlers maintaining tight control, as opener Sarah Forbes top-scored with 41 off 44 balls, while captain Gaby Lewis (1 off 6) and WicketKeeper batter Chloe Coulter Reilly (0 off 4) were dismissed early.
Sarah Forbes and Orla Prendergast built a solid 64-run partnership then a left-arm orthodox bowler Tanuja Kanwardismissed Orla with a brilliant delivery, and shortly after, Forbes got run out by Deepti Sharma.
After the dismissals of Sara Forbes and Orla Prendergast, Ireland’s batting crumbled, and they were bowled out for 131 in 31.4 overs.
Deepti Sharma was the key bowler, claiming three wickets (3-27), while Tanuja Kanwar supported with two wickets (2-31).