Dynamite News IND-W VS IRE-W: India registers biggest victory in ODI, check all records India broke today
Smriti Mandhana-led Indian team thrashed Ireland by 304 runs to complete a 3-0 clean sweep. Read further on Dynamite News:
Rajkot: Indian women's team registered their biggest victory in ODI cricket as they thrashed Ireland by 304 runs in the third match in Rajkot on Wednesday.
Clean Sweep
With the virtue of this win, the home-side also completed a 3-0 clean sweep.
Previous biggest margin
Their previous biggest win was also came against Ireland, in 2017, when they had beaten them by 249 runs in Potchefstroom.
India wins toss
Earlier in the day, India won the toss and decided to bat first and posted the fourth-highest total in women's ODIs.
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Mandhana & Rawal
Riding on skipper Smriti Mandhana and batter Pratika Rawal's scintillating innings, India posted its highest-ever total of 435 runs in 50 overs.
For India, Mandhana (135 off 80 balls) and Rawal (154 off 129) scored tons.
Breaks last match record
India broke its previous record set during the second match of the ongoing series. India smashed 370/3 in the previous match of the series at the same venue against the visiting side.
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Mandhana hits fastest ton
Opener Rawal scored her maiden international century while Mandhana hit the fastest ton by Indian woman. The both batters stitched together a 233-run partnership for the first wicket.
Bowlers
Deepti Sharma and Tanuja Kanwar took three and two wickets respectively.
Pratika Rawal
Pratika Rawal was named the Player of the Series and player of the match.