New Delhi: India women cricket team beat Ireland women cricket team by six wickets in the first One-Day International match played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on Friday. Ireland won the toss and opted to bat first.

Irish skipper Gaby Lewis set the stage with a classic 92-run knock laced with 15 boundaries but missed out on her maiden ODI century. She was caught and bowled by Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma. Lewis played an impetus knock to lift the visitor’s innings after the Indian bowlers struck regular wickets with Sarah Forbes (9), Una Raymond-Hoey (5), Orla Prendergast (9), and Laura Delany (0) departed for low runs.

Leah Paul gave an able hand to her captain........

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