Published on: Feb 19, 2023 11:38 pm IST|Updated on: Feb 19, 2023 11:38 pm IST
It was a perfect start for India women’s team to the T20 World Cup 2023 as they displayed a staggering performance and defeated arch rivals Pakistan in their opening encounter and then thumped West Indies. But there was a obstacle in their way as they lost to England, which makes next match extremely crucial for them as they need to win to keep themselves in the race for semi finals.
Fixture Name: India women vs Ireland women, 18th match Competition: T20 World Cup 2023 Date: 20th February 2022 Time: 6:30 PM IST Ground: St George’s Park, Gqeberha
The pitch at St George’s Park, Gqeberha is a batting friendly pitch. But one cannot rule out bowlers in the South African pitches. The stadium has been a a good chasing ground but the the games of the tournament that were played here has saw teams batting first struggling to get going. The crux from the three games is that it’s a happy chasing ground as batting gets easy in the second innings. India were almost in the game against England but they succumbed to pressure in the end. With ground being good for chasing, teams winning the toss would want to chase first.
India Women– W L W W L Ireland Women – L W L L L
India Women:
Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Devika Vaidya, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Thakur Singh
Ireland Women:
Amy Hunter, Gaby Lewis, Orla Prendergast, Laura Delany (c), Eimear Richardson, Louise Little, Mary Waldron (wk), Leah Paul, Arlene Kelly, Cara Murray, Jane Maguire
Probable Best Batter
Smriti Mandhana– Stats in WT20Is
Indian batter Smriti Mandhana is expected to be the best batter in the T20 World Cup fixture against West Indies. She missed the game against Pakistan due to finger injury and missed on an opportunity against West Indies. But she made a staggering comeback against England and scored a sensational half-century. The opening batter has been one of the best to have played for India batting at top and has piled up a huge amount of runs. With India in a do or die situation, it’s likely that he will shine with the bat. Her stats are exceptional as she has scored 2713 runs in 114 games at an average and strike rate of 27.4 and 122.15 respectively.
Matches
Runs
Average
100s/50s
H/S
114
2713
27.4
0/21
86
Probable Best Bowler
Renuka Singh– Stats in WT20Is
Indian pacer Renuka Singh is expected to be best bowler in the game against Ireland. She has been doing fine for her side with the new ball. He heroics came in the last game, where she took five-wicket haul against England. With conditions offering swing for pacers, she’s likely to play a crucial role.
Wickets
Economy
5W
Best
30
6.32
22.53
1
5/15
Matches Played
IND-W Won
IRE-W Won
Draw
0
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