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The Indian women’s team has scripted history in the 3rd and final ODI of the series against Ireland in many senses. But, more importantly it was a solid display from the team to clinch a record w𒆙in and assert their dominance over the Irish team. The dominance of the team also went out as a glimpse of the kind of form the Indian team is in and the invincible run on their home soil.
India put together a towering total against Ireland
The match started with India winning the toss and elected to bat first. The Indian innings got off to a flying start with openers Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal storming the Irish bowlers and put together a momentous partnership which lasted for 26.4 overs. The two openers put together a gigantic partnership of 233 runs for the 1st wicket to provide India the base for a huge total. Mandhana, the stand-in skipper of the Indian team scripted history by scoring the fastest century for Indian women’s cricket in ODI format off just 70 balls. The innings was star-studded with 12 boundaries and 7 sixes before getting dismissed by Orla Prendergast.
But the Indian onslaught continued, Rawal and wicket-keeper Richa Ghosh kept smashing the Ireland bowlers and stormed 337 runs with 13 overs rem📖aining. Rawal impressed the cricketing co𓃲mmunity with her impeccable shot selection and technique to play a 154-run knock off 129 balls.
The Indian innings came to a close at a mammoth 435 runs at the end of 50 overs for 6 wickets in hand. Middle-order batter Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma we🥀re unbeate🐟n on the crease. This was the highest ever total for the Indian team in ODI format and the 4th highest in overall women’s cricket history.
Also Read: Top 5 fastest ODI hundredᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚs for India in women’s cricket ft. Smriti Mandhana
Irish batters’ dreadful display for a humiliating loss
After the bowlers took a beating, it was the time for the Irish batters to continue the horror-show. The entire Irish batting order failed to leave a mark on the match and fell like a pack of cards in front of the Indian team’s total. Sarah Forbes and Prendergast did try to offer some resi𒁏stance but the counter-attack only lasted for a short time.
The Indian bowling too, impressed in a similar fashion to the batters. Spinner Deepti took 3 Irish wickets and gave away 27 runs. Tanuja Kanwar took 2 while Titas Sadhu, Minnu Mani and Sayali Satghare took 1 wicket each.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
The Queen claims her 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 in Rajkot with 🍸🉐a record-shattering 💯! 👑🔥
This is the FASTEST EVER CENTURY in WODIs for �♌�🇳(70 ball🌜s)!
Keep ruling the game and keep inspiring us, skipper. 🌟 ൲
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets)
What a coincidence 🙌🏏
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
New game, new record ✍️ – record their highest WODI total!
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal plundered 100+ as India finished with 435/5 – their highest ever and the fourth-highest team score in Women's ODIs.Fastest 💯 in WODIs for India – take a bow, Smriti Mandhana! 👸
Target 🎯 for Ireland – 436— Veeresh Kumar (@VeereshKum9526)
India Women win by 304 runs. Insane 😲
— Cosmic Guru (@cosmicguruji)
15th January
2023 – Biggest ever margin of victory (by 317 runs) was recorded in men's ODI history by team India against Sri Lanka @ Trivandrum
2025 – India Women's team record their biggest margin of victory in the ODI format against Ireland @ Rajkot
— sudharshan sridharan (@sudharshansrid1)
Fire 🔥 Fire 🔥 Fire 🔥
☆ What a knock by Smriti Mandhana 😱
– 135 runs from just 80 balls,
– Fastest Century by any Indian cricketer 🏏– Dream 3 ODI series for her 41, 73 & 135 as a captain in World Cup year 🇮🇳
— Varun Bansal (@tamu20)
Brilliant bowliꦇng performanc𝔍e by Team India 👏🏏
— WomenCricket.com (@WomenCricketHQ)
Team India has whitewashed Ireland 3-0 beating Ireland by 304 runs in the 3rd ODI ! Total dominance lead by captai🅺n Smriti Mand💟hana ! 👏🏼
— Harsh Tegta (@iamharshtegta)
MOST RUNS BY AN INDIAN IN WOMEN'S ODIs
Mithali Raj – 7805
Smriti Mandhana – 4001
Harmanpreet Kaur – 3803— Alif AM (@iaam_the_one)
Also Read: Fans erupt as India’s Pratika Rawal smashes her maiden ce🦄ntury in the 3✨rd ODI against Ireland
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