The Indian women's cricket team wrote history on Sunday, January 12, during their second ODI against Ireland at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot.
The Indian women's cricket team registered its highest ever total in ODI history after posting 370/5 in 50 overs on the board in the ongoing second ODI against Ireland in Rajkot.
Indian women's cricket team sets a new ODI record with a score of 370/5 against Ireland
The Indian batsman's stunning performance surpassed the previous record of 358/2, which was also set against Ireland in 2017. In that time, Deepti Sharma (188) and Poonam Raut (109) smashed centuries and assists India To beat Ireland by 249 points in Potchefstroom.
This time, there are four heroes Jemima RodriguezHarleen Deol, Pratika Rawal and Captain Smriti Mandhanawho helped the Indian women's cricket team break their own ODI record to set a new milestone in their ODI achievements in the ongoing clash against Ireland Women in Rajkot.
India's highest totals for women in ODI cricket:
370/5 vs Ireland Women in Rajkot (2024*)
358/2 vs Ireland Women at Potchefstroom (2017)
358/5 against West Indies Women in Vadodara (2024)
333/5 vs England Women at Canterbury (2022)
325/3 vs South Africa Women in Bengaluru (2024)
Jemima Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Pratika Rawal and Smriti Mandhana shine with the bat in the second ODI against Ireland
After winning the toss, the Indian women's cricket team decided to bat first and openers Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal gave the hosts a brilliant start against Ireland. Mandhana played a brilliant knock of 73 runs off 54 balls while Rawal smashed 67 runs off 61 balls in Rajkot.
Mandhana and Rawal added 156 runs off 114 balls for the first wicket to put India Women ahead of Ireland. Then, Harleen Deol and Jemimah Rodrigues stole the show with their entertaining knocks, stitching together a 183-run partnership for the third wicket to take the Indian women's cricket team to a record ODI total.
While Harleen Deol made 89 runs, Jemima Rodrigues smashed her maiden ODI hundred, scoring 102 runs off 91 balls, laced with 12 boundaries to ensure the Indian women's cricket team has the upper hand in the ongoing second ODI against Ireland in Rajkot.
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Jemima Rodriguez was in sensational form as she went from a half-century to her maiden ODI century in just 28 balls, leaving the entire Indian women's cricket team on the balcony in awe. After reaching the milestone, she celebrated in style, miming playing a song on her racket like a guitar.
It's been a long wait to get this hundred: Jemima Rodriguez
“This means a lot,” Jemima said during the innings break. It's been a long wait to get this hundred. More than anything, I'm glad the team gave me a role at No. 4 and I've been able to live up to that. Today the most important thing for me was to stay there until fifty.
Because I know that running is not a problem. I'm very good at running. But it was just the feeling of hitting it all the way to the end, that was the thought process, and I'm glad I was able to do it. The hundred just came.”
Well, the Indian women's cricket team finished with a record 370/5, their highest ODI total. It is worth noting that an impressive 102 runs came from the last 10 overs against Ireland. Orla Prendergast and Arlene Kelly took two wickets each for Ireland in the second ODI against India in Rajkot.
