Indian Women defeated Ireland by 6 wickets in the first match of the 3-match ODI series taking place in Rajkot. The Irish team, who won the toss and elected to bat, scored 238/7. Captain Gabby Lewis scored the highest 92 points.
In response, the Indian team achieved the target by scoring 241 runs in 34.2 overs. Pratika Rawal scored the second half-century of her career. Tejal Hasanbis scored 53 runs, not out. Amy Maguire has taken 3 Ireland wickets. Photo of the match winning partnership before the match report…
Pratika Rawal and Tejal Hasanbiss added 116 runs off 84 balls for the fourth wicket.
Mandhana scores fastest 4,000 runs Smriti Mandhana became the fastest Indian woman to score 4,000 runs in women’s ODIs. She is now the 15th Indian in the world to reach this milestone in ODIs and the second Indian after Mithali Raj.
Mandhana completed 4,000 runs by removing a single off Arlene Kelly in the ninth over of the Indian innings. Smriti Mandhana, who captains India in Harmanpreet’s absence, along with opener Pratika Rawal added 70 runs for the first wicket.
Smriti played an innings of 41 runs off 29 balls at a strike rate of 141.37, 6 fours and 1 six. Freya Sargent surprised him. Harleen Deol played a 20-run inning and Jemimah Rodrigues played a 9-run inning. Both of these drummers were dismissed by Amy Maguire.
Smriti Mandhana completed her 4000 runs in ODI cricket.
Pratika’s second half-century and Tejal’s first half-century.
Tejal Hasanbiss and Pratika Rawal struck up a century partnership for the fourth wicket. Both added 116 runs off 84 balls. While batting brilliantly, Pratika Raval scored the second half-century of her career. He played an innings of 89 runs off 96 balls with the help of 10 fours and 1 six. Pratika was caught by Amy Maguire at the hands of Orla Prendergast.
Middle-order batsman Tejal Hasanbiss scored his first fifty in his ODI career. He scored 53 runs from 46 balls and gave India victory with 15 overs remaining. Tejal hit 9 fours in the innings.
The Irish captain scored 92 points
Ireland women’s team captain Gabby Lewis batted brilliantly. Lewis scored 92 runs with the help of 15 fours. He faced 129 balls. Lewis and Leah Paul added 117 runs from 150 balls for the fifth wicket.
Leah Paul scored 59 runs off 73 balls. He hit 7 fours in the innings. Paul was chased away by Harleen Deol. Gabby Lewis was fired by Deepti Sharma. Leg-spinner Priya Mishra took 2 wickets for India. Deepti Sharma, Titas Sadhu and Sayali Satghare got 1 wicket each. The second ODI match will be played in Rajkot on Sunday, January 12 from 11 am.
Playing XI for both teams, India Women: Smriti Mandhana (captain), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Tejal Hasbanis, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Sayali Satghare, Saima Thakor, Priya Mishra and Titas Sadhu .
Ireland Women: Gabby Lewis (captain), Sarah Forbes, Una Raymond-Hoey, Orla Prendergast, Laura Delany, Leah Paul, Christina Coulter Reilly (week), Arlene Kelly, Georgina Dempsey, Freya Sergeant Bowling, Amy Maguire.