lucky horse IND-W Vs IRE-W, 3rd ODI: India Women Beat Ireland By 304 Runs To Clean Sweep The Series In Rajkot

India women registered their biggest win (in runs) in their Women's ODIs history when the Smriti Mandhana-led side defeated Ireland Women by 304 runs at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Wednesday. (Match Blog | Cricket News)

India women opted to bat first in the third and final ODI game after winning the first two matches comfortably in Rajkot. Stand-in Captain Mandhana smashed a 70-ball ton to break the full-time captain Harmanpreet Kaur's record of the fastest century by an Indian women cricketer.

She went on to make 135 off 80 balls which included 12 fours and seven sixes. Her 233-run stand for the first wicket with newcomer Pratika Rawal also gave Indian batters a chance to play freely.

Rawal made 154 runs off just 129 balls and hit her maiden ODI century after missing the same in the first two matches. She now has the most WODI runs (444) after six matches in women's international cricket. She broke the record of England batter Charlotte Edwards during her inning.

The 24-year-old Rawal batted for 44 overs and hit 20 fours and just one six in her mammoth knock. Richa Ghosh also played a crucial knock of 59 runs off just 42 balls.

With the late efforts from Harleen Deol and Tejal Hasabnis, Indian women posted their highest total in the women's ODIs (435 runs). This was higher than India men's highest ODI total (418).

The score of 435 runs is the fourth-highest total in women's ODIs with the first three acclaimed by New Zealand Women. Out of the first six highest WODI totals, four have come against Ireland Women.

Chasing a big target of 436 runs, Ireland women lost their captain's wicket in the third over. Titas Sadhu dismissed Gaby Lewis with a leg before the wicket (LBW). Sayali Satghare dismissed the wicketkeeper batter Coulter Reilly in the next over.

Orla Prendergast (36) and the opener batter Sarah Forbes (41) spent some time at the crease but Tanuja Kanwar bowled Prendergast to break the partnership.

Deepti Sharma rattled the middle-order and took three wickets to finish the game early. Leah Paul made 15 runs but none of the other batters could spend some time on the pitch and the hosts bundled them out for 131 runs.

Tanuja Kanwar took a couple of wickets whereas Minnu Mani, Titas Sadhu and Sayali Satghare shared one wicket each. India won the match by 304 runs and clean swept the series 3-0.

Playing XIs:

India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana(c), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Sayali Satghare, Minnu Mani, Tanuja Kanwar, Titas Sadhu

Ireland Women (Playing XI): Sarah Forbes, Gaby Lewis(c), Coulter Reilly(w), Orla Prendergast, Laura Delany, Leah Paul, Arlene Kelly, Ava Canning, Georgina Dempsey, Freya Sargent, Alana Dalzell

When is India Women Vs Ireland Women, 3rd ODI match?

The India Women Vs Ireland Women, 3rd ODI will be held on Wednesday, January 15, at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot at 11:00 AM.

Where to watch the India Women Vs Ireland Women, 3rd ODI match?

The India vs Ireland, women's ODI series will be live telecast by the S18-1/HD TV channels in India. It will be live-streamed by the Disney+ Hotstar app and website in India.

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