India Women and Ireland Women came against each other in the 18th match of the Women’s World Cup match at St George’s Park, Gqeberha. India Women won the toss and decided to bat first.

Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana came to bat, and Orla Prendergast opened the bowling attack. Shafali Verma hit a four in the second over, and it was the first boundary of the match. India played power play very well and didn’t lose any wickets. After 6 overs, India women were 46-0.

In the 8th over, India women reached 50. In the 10th over, Shafali Verma got out after scoring 24(29). Smriti Mandhana smashed a six and brought her half-century in 40 balls. In the 15th over, Mandhana hit back-to-back two fours, and India reached 100 runs. After 15 overs, India women were 105-1.

In the 16th over, Mandhana hit a six, and the partnership between Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana reached 50 runs. Harmanpreet Kaur got out after scoring 13(20) on the fifth ball, and Richa Ghosh got out on duck on the 6th ball. In the 19th over, Mandhana got out after scoring 87(56) on the 4th ball, and Deepti Sharma got out on duck on the fifth ball. In the 20th over, Rodrigues hit two fours and got out after scoring 19(12).

In 20 overs, the India women scored 155 runs with a loss of 6 wickets.

Chasing 156 runs, Amy Hunter and Gaby Lewis came to bat, and Renuka Singh opened the bowling attack. Amy Hunter ran out on the first ball after scoring 1(1) in the first over. Prendergast got out on duck on the fifth ball. Delany hit a four on the last ball, and it was the first boundary of the match. Ireland women made a comeback after an initial blow. After 6 over, IRE women were 44-2.

In the 8th over, the partnership between Gaby Lewis and Laura Delany reached 50 runs. The rain started and stopped the play in the 9th over. The match couldn’t start, and Ireland was at 54-2 and were 5 runs behind. India women won the match by 5 runs by DLS.

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