India will be looking to maintain its dominance in the ODI format after a strong performance against the West Indies when it takes on Ireland in the first ODI of the two sides’ first-ever bilateral series on January 10.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s resting means that India will be led by Smriti Mandhana, and the onus of run-scoring will fall on other batters including Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, and Jemimah Rodrigues. Renuka Singh, the leading wicket-taker from the West Indies series, has also been rested.
Predicted XIs
INDIA: Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Minnu Mani, Saima Thakor, Titas Sadhu, Priya Mishra, Sayali Satghare/ Tanuja Kanwar
IRELAND: Sarah Forbes, Gaby Lewis (C), Orla Prendergast, Leah Paul, Laura Delany, Rebecca Stokell, Arlene Kelly, Christina Coulter Reilly, Alana Dalzell, Freya Sargent, Aimee Maguire
Fantasy team
Wicketkeepers: Richa Ghosh
Batters: Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Gabby Lewis, Leah Paul
All-rounders: Deepti Sharma. Orla Prendergast
Bowlers: Saima Thakor, Titas Sadhu, Aimee Maguire
Composition: IND 7:4 IRE | Credits left: 12
SQUADS
India
Smriti Mandhana(c), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Saima Thakor, Minnu Mani, Titas Sadhu, Priya Mishra, Tanuja Kanwar, Uma Chetry, Raghvi Bist, Sayali Satghare
Ireland
Sarah Forbes, Gaby Lewis(c), Joanna Loughran(w), Orla Prendergast, Laura Delany, Leah Paul, Una Raymond-Hoey, Arlene Kelly, Ava Canning, Freya Sargent, Aimee Maguire, Rebecca Stokell, Georgina Dempsey, Alana Dalzell, Christina Coulter Reilly
