gcash player India Women Vs Ireland Women, 1st ODI Highlights: IND-W Win By Four Wickets To Take Lead In Series

Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal in action against IRE-W. Photo: X/BCCIWomen Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal in action against IRE-W. Photo: X/BCCIWomen

Welcome to the highlights of the first one-day international between India and Ireland that was played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on Friday, January 10. Catch the highlights and ball-by-ball commentary from the IND-W vs IRE-W first ODI, right here. (Live Streaming | More Cricket News)

Ireland had won the toss and opted to bat first.

Playing XIs:

India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana(c), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Tejal Hasabnis, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Sayali Satghare, Saima Thakor, Priya Mishra, Titas Sadhu

Ireland Women (Playing XI): Sarah Forbes, Gaby Lewis(c), Una Raymond-Hoey, Orla Prendergast, Laura Delany, Leah Paul, Coulter Reilly(w), Arlene Kelly, Georgina Dempsey, Freya Sargent, Aimee Maguire

This series is also India's first challenge of the year, and the games will be part of the ICC Women’s Championship.

In a letter written to the PHF, the FIH has set April 25 as the deadline for Pakistan to decide on which body should govern the sport in the country and represent them at international level.

The team returns to camp after suffering a 0-5 loss in a five-match Test series in Australia.

IRE-W Innings:

India let Ireland off the hook with their pathetic fielding as visiting skipper Gaby Lewis carved out a classy 92 to lift her team to a respectable 238 for seven in the first women's ODI on Friday.

Opting to bat, Ireland were in deep trouble at 56 for four in the 14th over, but Lewis and Leah Paul (59 off 73 balls) added 117 runs for the fifth wicket to steer their team to safety. Lewis scored her runs in 129 balls, lacing the knock with 15 boundaries.

Aided by at least three clear dropped catches and a few misfields, the duo of Lewis and Paul went about their job in a calculated manner and brought a semblance of stability to the Ireland innings while putting together the team's first-ever century partnership against India.

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India made light work of the target as they reached 241 in just 34.3 overs with six wickets in hand. Pratika Rawal scored 89 and Tejal Hasabnis slammed 53 not out to guide India to a lead in series. Left-arm orthodox spinner Aimee Maguire took three India wickets but her bowling partners could not produce a similar performance.

Where to watch the India Women Vs Ireland Women, ODI series?

The India vs Irelandgcash player, 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.