Ireland Women's Team Penalized for Slow Over-Rate in India ODI

In the third ODI of their ICC Women's Championship series against India in Rajkot on Wednesday, Ireland's players maintained a slow over-rate, earning them a 10% match fee penalty. India won this match by a commanding 304 runs to guarantee a perfect series sweep. After time allowances were taken into account, Ireland was determined to be two overs short of the objective, and G S Lakshmi of the ICC International Panel of Match Referees assessed the sentence.

In order to guarantee a perfect series sweep, India won this match by a commanding 304 runs. There was no need for a formal inquiry because Ireland captain Gaby Lewis admitted to the crime and agreed to the suggested punishment. Third umpire Virender Sharma made the accusation, fourth umpire Vrinda Rathi, and on-field umpires Kim Cotton and Akshay Totre. Ireland's response of 131 in 31.4 overs was surpassed by the hosts' historic total of 435/5, the highest ever produced by an Indian side in ODI history, thanks to the efforts of Indian stars Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal.

Setback for Ireland Women:

In a three-match ODI series, India's women thrashed Ireland's women, with the Women in Blue winning the third and final game by the largest margin of 304 runs. Pratika Rawal's fiery ton and Smriti Mandhana, the India Women's stand-in captain, helped India achieve a record victory. 

By hitting the fastest ODI century ever by an Indian batter, Smriti Mandhana took the lead. She broke Harmanpreet Kaur's record by 17 balls as she reached a hundred in just 70 balls. Pratika Rawal, however, scored her first ODI century in 100 balls. She used 129 balls to score 154 runs.

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