In what looked like a lopsided affair, the Women in Blue hammered Irish women by 10 wickets on Sunday at Potchefstroom in a league match of the quadrangular series that is being played in South Africa. Winning the toss and electing to field first, Mithali Raj and co. bundled out Ireland for a dismal 96 in 44.4 overs, thanks to the bowling brilliance of spin queen Ekta Bisht and pacer Deepti Sharma, both, accounting for three wickets apiece. Jennifer Gray top scored with 24 but could not last long as she was unfortunate to be run out by Poonam Raut.
India's opening pair of Deepti Sharma (51*) and Poonam Raut (46*) shouldered the responsibility to see their team through without disturbing the rest of the batting order.
Deepti Sharma was awarded as the Player of the Match for her all-round performance.
India play the next match against the hosts on May 9.
Brief Scores: Ireland Women 96 all out in 44.4 overs (J Gray 24, G Lewis 20; E Bisht 3-24, D Sharma 3-20) lost to India Women 99-0 in 18.4 overs (D Sharma 51*, P Raut 46*) by 10 wickets
Source: Yahoo Cricket
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