India Women’s National Cricket Team and Ireland rivalry has quickly become one of the most exciting in international women’s cricket. While India has typically held their own in most encounters, Ireland have gradually improved with notable performances providing fans with closer contests and creating closer contests overall.
This article will examine both teams’ histories and future plans in this historic rivalry, while also exploring some of the key players involved in this fascinating match-up.
Here we will discuss the main points of India Women’s National Cricket Team vs Ireland Women’s National Cricket Team Match Scorecard.
| No. | Date | Format | Venue | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Jan 2025 | ODI | Rajkot | India Women won | 304 runs |
| 2 | 12 Jan 2025 | ODI | Rajkot | India Women won | 116 runs |
| 3 | 10 Jan 2025 | ODI | Rajkot | India Women won | 6 wickets |
| 4 | 20 Feb 2023 | T20 World Cup | Gqeberha | India Women won | 5 runs (DLS) |
| 5 | 2018 (Nov) | T20I | ICC WT20 | India Women won | 52 runs* |
| 6 | 2017 | ODI | ICC Qualifier | India Women won | 8 wickets* |
| 7 | 2017 | ODI | ICC Qualifier | India Women won | 9 wickets* |
| 8 | 2005 | ODI | World Cup | India Women won | 9 wickets* |
| 9 | 2005 | ODI | World Cup | India Women won | 7 wickets* |
| 10 | 1993 | ODI | World Cup | India Women won | 6 wickets* |
The India Women’s National Cricket Team
India women’s national cricket team represents its country internationally. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), this international side possesses Test, One Day International and Twenty20 status at International Cricket Council level. Raheema Khan manages this squad guided by Ramesh Powar as coach.
Recently, India Women’s One Day Cricket International at Rajkot was an overwhelming victory against Ireland, recording the highest ever total score ever by their women’s cricket team: 435-5. This impressive victory can largely be attributed to two huge centuries from Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal who compiled a 213 run partnership during their innings one.
This win marked an important achievement in women’s cricket for India – particularly given that they currently hold the number one rank globally. We hope that more victories such as these will follow and advance gender equality within sports. Furthermore, BCCI announced that India women’s national cricket team would now earn equal match fees as their male counterparts due to a sponsorship deal with Apollo Tyres that will see them sponsored until 2027 and even wear the company’s distinctive blue jersey during matches.
The Ireland Women’s National Cricket Team
Ireland Women’s National Cricket Team represents Ireland at international women’s cricket matches. Administered by Cricket Ireland and made up of players from Northern Ireland as well as Ireland proper, this team has won three Women’s World Cup tournaments with its inaugural victory taking place in 2014. As members of International Cricket Council (ICC), these women represent their nation by participating in Test matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals as part of international women’s cricket competition.
Irish Women’s Cricket Team was formed in 1987, and held its inaugural international match on June 28, 1987. Since then, they have amassed 84 caps under Laura Delany as captain. Ireland have become known for scoring big runs during international cricket matches, making an impactful statement of excellence and excelling at scoring runs at major tournaments such as Women’s World Cup or other women’s competitions such as this.
Ireland will make their inaugural bilateral series against India this June 8 and 12, taking place across Pune and Mumbai, two cities which are historically associated with Indian cricket.
Both teams will look to improve their performances during an ODI series which will feature them twice. Ireland has recently seen increased cricket action, so their performance in these ODIs will be key if they wish to qualify for the next World Cup tournament. Irish fans hope their recent performances may give them an edge against competition during future tournaments.
Smriti Mandhana helps India win their inaugural One Day International (ODI) against Ireland with a remarkable run.
Smriti Mandhana scored her fastest century ever in one-day internationals against Ireland and became the first Indian woman ever to make 10 centuries. Additionally, she broke Harmanpreet Kaur’s record for highest ever score ever achieved in women’s ODIs. Pratika Rawal and Tejal Hasabnis also recorded maiden international hundreds to help India post 435/5, their highest ODI total ever, to ensure an emphatic victory over Australia in the third ODI. This was a significant boost to their overall team performance, which had previously been limited due to poor bowling and fielding in previous matches of the series. Now is an ideal chance for them to take control of this series and build momentum ahead of their final match against Australia in 2023 Women’s World Cup tournament.
