On the basis of the explosive batting of opener Smriti Mandhana, India gave a target of 156 runs to Ireland in the Women's T20 World Cup. In reply, Ireland scored 54 runs for two wickets in 8.2 overs. Then it started raining on the ground of Kebera in South Africa and the game had to be stopped. Team India is ahead by 5 runs under Duckworth Lewis (DLS) method. If the match is not resumed due to rain, then India will win the match and reach the semi-finals.
Ireland's Gabby Lewis and captain Laura Delany are unbeaten. There has been a 53-run partnership between the two. Ireland's Orla Prendergast (0 run) was bowled by Renuka Thakur. Before that, Amy Hunter was run out trying to take 2 runs on the very first ball after scoring one run.
Ireland's wickets fell like this...
First: Amy Hunter was run out after scoring a single on the very first ball of the innings.
Now see the Indian innings...
Mandhana's career best innings, India scored 155 runs
Team India scored 155 runs after winning the toss and batting first at the St. Georgia ground in Kebera in South Africa. Smriti Mandhana (87 runs) played career best innings. This is his highest score in T20 International. He scored his 22nd half-century. Mandhana scored 9 fours and 3 sixes in the innings. Apart from them, Shefali Verma contributed 24 and Jemima Rodrigues contributed 19 runs.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored 14 runs. Kaur completed 3 thousand runs in T20 International. He did this feat in his 150th T20 International. Laura Delaney took 3 wickets for Ireland. Orla Prendergast got 2 wickets and Arlene Kelly got one wicket.
62-run partnership between Shefali-Mandhana
There was a partnership of 62 runs in 57 balls between India's opener Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandhana. The partnership was broken by Laura Delaney. He got Shefali caught by Hunter. In this partnership, Shefali scored 24 runs off 29 balls, while Mandhana contributed 33 runs off 28 balls.
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