]India registered its largest-ever win by runs when it defeated Ireland in the 3rd W-ODI of the three<a href="https://sports-info.online/2025/01/14/cricket/ind-w-vs-ire-w-2025-sayali-satghare-pratika-rawal-aid-hosts-to-dominant-win/” title=”IND-W vs IRE-W 2025: Sayali Satghare, Pratika Rawal aid hosts to dominant win”>-match series in Rajkot on Wednesday.
Opting to bat first, the host piled on the runs and scored 435 for five in its 50 overs. Pratika Rawal top-scored with a mammoth 154 off 129 balls while stand-in skipper Smriti Mandhana scored India’s fastest ODI century in women’s cricket. Richa Ghosh also scored a rapid 59.
The Irish response never really got going and was bundled out for 131. Orla Prendergast and Sarah Forbes added 64 for the fourth wicket but the latter’s dismissal triggered a lower-order collapse. Freya Sargent was the final wicket to fall, caught at mid-off off Deepti Sharma to complete the record defeat.
The win is India’s largest margin of victory, overtaking India’s previous best, also a 249-run win against Ireland at Potchefstroom in 2017.
India’s biggest wins in WODI cricket are:
Opponent Venue Margin Year Ireland Rajkot 304 runs 2025 Ireland Potchefstrom 249 runs 2017 West Indies Vadodra 211 runs 2024 Pakistan Dambulla 207 runs 2008 Pakistan Karachi 193 runs 2005
