Mandhana and Rawal's unfrogotable performance India to record win


On a record-breaking day in Rajkot, India enrolled their greatest win in ODI cricket. They beat Ireland by 304 runs in the third and last match of the series, hence finishing the whitewash. Their past greatest success was likewise against Ireland, in 2017, when they had beaten them by 249 runs in Potchefstroom. Batting first, India stacked up 435 for 5, their most elevated ODI all out, going past the 370 for 5 they made in the past game. Generally speaking, this was the fourth-most elevated complete in ladies' ODIs. Substitute commander Smriti Mandhana drove the way by crushing the quickest ODI hundred by an India player. She arrived at the imprint in 70 balls, breaking Harmanpreet Kaur's record by 17 balls. In her 135 off 80 balls, Mandhana hit 12 fours and seven sixes. Her initial accomplice, Pratika Rawal, contacted her lady ODI hundred out of 100 balls and proceeded to gather 154 off 129. Just two India hitters have a higher individual score in the organization: Deepti Sharma (188) and Harmanpreet (171*). Mandhana and Rawal added 233 for the primary wicket, the third-most elevated opening represent India in ODIs. The conduits had opened as soon as the third over when Rawal hit Orla Prendergast for three fours. Toward the finish of the 6th over, she had moved to 29 off 25 with the assistance of six fours. Mandhana didn't have a lot of strike till then, at that point. She even found something useful to do in the seventh over when wicketkeeper Christina Coulter Reilly, facing Arlene Kelly, neglected to get an external edge. Mandhana was on 12 off 13 by then however assumed control over the assailant's job from that point onward, hitting Kelly for two fours in that finished. In the seamer's next finished, Mandhana hit her for two sixes and a four. Mandhana and Rawal raised India's hundred in the thirteenth over. This was their fourth century stand in only six innings they have opened together. Not long after that, Mandhana contacted her fifty, off only 39 balls. Rawal took action accordingly; hers approaching off 52 balls. It was her fourth 50 or more score in six ODIs. Mandhana was presently batting on an alternate plane. It seemed more like a free-wheeling focus wicket practice than a challenge as she attempted to dispatch however many balls to the limit as would be prudent. Ireland's rebellious bowling and unfortunate ground handling assisted her with encouraging. Such was her predominance that she left Rawal well behind. At the point when she raised her hundred, off 70 balls, Rawal was exclusively on 72 off 69. Mandhana was excused when she neglected to clear short fine leg against Prendergast. In any case, there was no relief for Ireland as Richa Ghosh, elevated to No. 3, assumed control over the twirly doo and scored 59 off 42. She and Rawal added 104 of every 12 overs. Rawal opened up after her hundred and rounded up 54 off the following 29 balls she confronted. The present innings took her ODI run count to 444 - no player has scored more in her initial six innings. Pratika Rawal raised her lady internation hundred, India versus Ireland, third ODI, Rajkot, January 15, 2025 By then, at that point, there was more interest in if India would reach 400. They arrived with four overs in excess, and afterward got some more. With Renuka Singh rested, Titas Sadhu and Sayali Satghare opened the bowling for India. Both got a wicket each with the new ball yet in addition surrendered 15 additional items in the initial seven overs. India's handling was likewise essentially as poor as their partners, with Mandhana dropping a skier from Sarah Forbes off Deepti at additional cover. Forbes and Prendergast committed India pay for their errors and took the side to 85 for 2 after 14 overs. Tanuja Kanwar broke the 64-run wait patiently, excusing Prendergast. The hitter attempted to direct her towards profound third however neglected to associate and was bowled. It was Kanwar's most memorable wicket in ODIs. Three overs later, Forbes was run out going for a fast single. Ireland abdicated after that. From 100 for 3, they were all out for 131. Deepti was the best bowler for India, with figures of 3 for 27. Kanwar contributed with 2 for 31 and two players were run out.