India Women vs Ireland Women Match Preview, 3rd ODI

India Women vs Ireland Women Match Preview, 3rd ODI (Photo Source: BCCI/Women)

India Women will take on Ireland Women in the third ODI at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on January 15. India women have clinched the series as they won the second ODI by a whopping margin of 116 runs. The series is poised at 2-0 and they will hope for a clean sweep in the third ODI. Their batting has looked solid and bowlers have joined the party as well. 

On the other hand, Ireland have looked good in patches. After good starts, the team has witnessed its batting fumble. The bowlers are leaking runs and letting the batters settle in by offering them half-volleys at the start of their innings. Moreover, their fielding has also looked lethargic and some dropped chances have cost them big time. 

Match Details:

Pitch Report

The Niranjan Shah Stadium pitch is a batter’s paradise and the batters have utilized the hard deck as timing the ball well has brought them big runs. On the other hand, pacers who can take the pace out of the ball have succeeded and spinners will come into play in the later half of the game. 

Head-To-Head Record

IND-W vs IRE-W Probable Playing XIs

The teams might stick to the same playing XI looking at India aiming for a whitewash and Ireland trying to save their grace.

India Women: 

Smriti Mandhana (c), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Tejal Hasabnis, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Sayali Satghare, Saima Thakor, Priya Mishra, Titas Sadhu.

Ireland Women: 

Gaby Lewis (c), Sarah Forbes, Coulter Reilly (wk), Orla Prendergast, Laura Delany, Leah Paul, Arlene Kelly, Ava Canning, Georgina Dempsey, Alana Dalzell, Freya Sargent.