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IND w vs IRE w: India defeated Ireland by 304 runs in the third ODI. This is India’s biggest victory in women’s ODI. The Indian team clean-swept the guests 3-0 in the 3-match series. Team India…read more

India registered its biggest win in women’s ODI.
New Delhi. Indian women’s cricket team registered its biggest win in ODI. India defeated Ireland by 304 runs in the third ODI played at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. With this, Team India won the three-match series 3-0. This is India’s biggest win in women’s ODI in terms of runs. While chasing the target of 436 runs set by India, the Irish team collapsed for 131 runs in 31.4 overs. For India, Deepti Sharma took maximum 3 wickets while Tanuja Kanwar took two wickets in her account. Pratika Rawal played an inning of 154 runs. He was chosen Player of the Series. Pratika scored a century in her sixth ODI. For Ireland, opener Sarah Forbes scored the highest 41 runs.
India’s previous biggest win in women’s ODI was against Ireland in 2017. Then Team India had defeated Ireland by 249 runs. Before this, India had defeated West Indies by 211 runs in Vadodara last year, whereas in 2008, India had defeated Pakistan by 207 runs in Dambulla. In the year 2005, India had defeated Pakistan by 193 runs. This is India’s eighth win in women’s ODI by a margin of 300 plus.
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Mandhana scored the fastest century
Earlier, with the help of Smriti Mandhana becoming the first Indian woman cricketer to score the fastest century and Pratika Rawal’s first century, India scored 435 runs for 5 wickets. This is India’s highest score so far in the 50 over format. Acting captain Smriti scored 135 runs (80 balls) in just 70 balls, which is her 10th ODI century. In this way, the Indian women’s team was successful in crossing the 400-run mark for the first time. With this, the Indian team was successful in joining the elite list along with Australia and New Zealand.
Smriti Mandhana broke Harmanpreet Kaur’s record
This is also the fourth highest score in Women’s One Day International. With the help of this brilliant inning, Smriti even left behind Harmanpreet Kaur’s century scored on 87 balls against South Africa last year. Smriti completed her 31st ODI half-century in 39 balls and this left-handed batsman did not shy away from even hitting aerial shots. Seven sixes and 12 fours were hit in his innings. Delhi cricketer Pratika, representing Railways, played a brilliant innings, supporting her captain fully. He made this match even more special by scoring his first international century in his sixth innings. He scored 154 runs in 129 balls.
Pratika scored a century in 100 balls
The 24-year-old player, who made her debut in the last series against West Indies, scored three half-centuries in four innings. This time he performed brilliantly. He performed brilliantly by scoring a century in 100 balls. Pratika showed the right combination of patience and aggression and hit 12 fours and one six during her innings. With a partnership of 233 runs between them, the pair became the fourth Indian pair to make a partnership of 200 runs in Women’s ODI. Last time Deepti Sharma and Poonam Raut made a record partnership of 320 runs for the first wicket against Ireland in 2017. This was the third time when both the Indian opening batsmen have scored centuries in women’s ODI. Earlier in 1999, Reshma Gandhi and Mithali Raj and Deepti and Raut had scored centuries against Ireland.
Smriti Mandhana completed her first century of the calendar year
Smriti completed her first century of the calendar year with a brilliant drive off Arlen Kelly. Smriti hit two consecutive sixes in the over of the same bowler. Wicketkeeper batsman Richa Ghosh, who was fielded at number three, also returned to form and scored a half-century in 37 balls. This was his fifth half-century in ODIs. Ireland used seven bowlers but all of them were seen struggling against the Indian batsmen. And poor fielding further increased their problems.
New Delhi,Delhi
January 15, 2025, 5:53 PM IST
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