The Indian women's cricket team made history on Sunday, January 12, during their second ODI match against Ireland at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot.
India women's cricket team posted the highest total in ODI history after posting a 370/5 in 50 overs on the board in the ongoing second ODI match against Ireland in Rajkot.
Indian Women's Cricket Team sets a new ODI record with 370/5 against Ireland
The Indian batsman's incredible performance surpassed the previous record of 358/2, which was also set against Ireland in 2017. At that time, Deepti Sharma (188) and Punam Raut (109) smashed centuries and helped India beat Ireland by 249 runs in Potchefstroom.
This time there are four heroes in Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Pratika Rawal and captain Smriti Mandhana who helped the Indian women's cricket team break their own ODI record to mark a new milestone in their ODI achievements in ongoing clash against ODI. Ireland Women in Rajkot.
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India Women's Highest Totals in ODI Cricket:
370/5 v Ireland Women in Rajkot (2024*)
358/2 v Women of Ireland in Potchefstroom (2017)
358/5 vs West Indies in Vadodara (2024)
333/5 v England Women in Canterbury (2022)
325/3 against South Africa Women in Bengaluru (2024)
Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Pratika Rawal and Smriti Mandhana shine with the bat in the 2nd ODI against Ireland
After winning the toss, the Indian women's cricket team decided to bat first and their openers, Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal gave the hosts a remarkable 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 from 114 balls for the first wicket that put India Women in front against Ireland. And then, Harleen Deol and Jemimah Rodrigues stole the show with their entertaining knocks, putting on 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, Jemimah Rodrigues smashed her first international hundred, scoring 102 off 91 balls, laced with 12 boundaries to ensure the Indian women's cricket team had the upper hand in the second Ongoing ODI against Ireland at Rajkot.
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Jemimah Rodrigues 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 in awe. After reaching the milestone, she celebrated in style by mimicking playing a song on her bat like a guitar.
It's been a long wait to get this hundred: Jemimah Rodrigues
Jemimah said during the half-time break: “That means a lot. It was a long wait to get this hundred. More than anything, I'm glad the team gave me a role at number four and I was able to live up to it. Today, the most important thing for me was to be there by 50.
Because I know getting runs is not a problem. I am very good at running. But it's just that feeling of beating to the end – that was the thought process and I'm glad I was able to do that. The hundred just came.”
Well, the Indian women's cricket team finished with a record of 370/5, the highest total in ODIs. Notably, the thrilling 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.