2nd WODI: Jemimah's maiden ton sets up 116-run win and seals series for India
India scored a massive 370 for five riding on three half-centuries and a ton before restricting Ireland to 254 for 7 in the stipulated 50 overs.
PTI
A collective batting performance headlined by Jemimah
Rodrigues' maiden hundred formed the cornerstone of India's commanding 116-run
win against Ireland in the second women's ODI on Sunday as the hosts took
an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
India scored a massive 370 for five riding on three half-centuries and a ton before restricting Ireland to 254 for 7 in the stipulated 50 overs.
It was the elegant skipper Smriti Mandhana, who was first off
the blocks with an attacking 73 off just 54 balls, while Rodrigues' first
hundred (102 off 91 balls) ensured a smooth finish for the hosts.
Newcomer Pratika Rawal (67 off 61 balls) and seasoned Harleen
Deol (89 off 84 balls) also made merry on a sub-par bowling attack.
Ireland batted steadily but never had the firepower to
surpass a gigantic Indian total. Save Christina Coulter Reilly's 80, there
wasn't much fight from the other batters as off-spinner Deepti Sharma emerged
as the pick of the Indian bowlers with figures of 3 for 37. Seamer Titas Sadhu
got 1 for 48 in 10 overs.
Earlier, India's total was based on two big stands -- 156 off
19 overs between Mandhana and Rawal and 183 off 28 overs between Rodrigues and
Deol.
In all, Indian batters smashed an astounding 44 boundaries and three sixes in 50 overs.
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