India Beats Ireland in First Women’s ODI by Six Wickets

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India Beats Ireland in 1^stWomen’s ODI in Rajkot

In the first women’s ODI match held on Friday in Rajkot, India seamlessly emerged victorious over Ireland with a six-wicket win. India now leads the three-match series with 1-0. The women’s Indian team exhibited an amazing performance by chasing the target of 239 runs in 34.3 overs.

Highlights of The Match

While batting first, Ireland captain Gaby Lewis set the benchmark quite high with an excellent 92 runs in 129 balls. Her 15-boundary-laced innings played a pivotal role in bringing Ireland’s score to 238 for 7 in 50 overs. Lewis was ably supported by Leah Paul, who made a fine 59 runs. Together, they shared a 117-run stand, which helped Ireland recover after being reduced to 56 for 4 in the 14th over.

Pratika Rawal outshone everyone with the bat and managed to grab an 89 run. She was ably supported by Tejal Hasabnis, who remained unbeaten on 53 runs. Their performances ensured India scored more than the required runs comfortably with more than 15 overs to spare.

Second ODI FIFTY for Pratika Rawal! 👏👏

She also completes a 50-run partnership with Tejal Hasabnis 👌👌

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Indian Bowling Performance

India’s bowlers had a mixed day, with spinner Priya Mishra leading the attack. Mishra bagged 2 wickets for 56 runs, whereas Deepti Sharma and Titas Sadhu picked 1 wicket each. Despite Ireland’s fightback, India managed to restrict the visitors to a chaseable total..

Key Performance

Pratika Rawal: 89 runs (India)
Tejal Hasabnis: 53 not out (India)
Gaby Lewis: 92 runs (Ireland)
Leah Paul: 59 runs (Ireland)
Priya Mishra: 2/56 (India)
Aimee Maguire: 3/57 (Ireland)

Smriti Mandhana Achieves Milestone

Indian opener Smriti Mandhana has yet again made an achievement that would surely make her proud by becoming the fastest Indian woman to strike 4,000 runs in ODI format. She achieved this feat during the match turning into the 15th woman in the world and 2nd Indian after Mithali Raj to cross this landmark. Mandhana played an important innings of 41 runs from 29 balls to ensure a good platform was set alongside Pratika Rawal . She made the runs in quick time hitting the ball for six fours and a six.

Conclusion

The convincing win showed the strength of India in both batting and bowling. With Smriti Mandhana’s milestone and Pratika Rawal’s impressive batting, the team looks set for more success in the series.