Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2023 - India Women vs Ireland Women - 18th match - 20 February 2023

The 18th match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2023 will take place between India Women and Ireland Women on the 20th of February, 2023 at the St George's Park, Port Elizabeth.

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India Women Form Guide:

India Women are placed at the 2nd position in Group B points table.

The top run scorer for India Women in the tournament is Richa Ghosh with 122 runs to her name.

The top wicket taker for India Women in the tournament is Renuka Thakur with 6 scalps under her belt.

India Women have lost their previous match against England Women by 11 runs.

England Women batted first and they got off to a terrible start. They had lost 3 wickets for just 29 runs and looked in big trouble. Heather Knight and Natalie Sciver tried to revive the innings with their knocks of 28 and 50 runs respectively. Amy Jones provided the impetus into the innings with her knock of 40 in 27 balls to take England Women to a competitive total of 151 for 7 in 20 overs.

During the chase, India Women lost Shafali Verma and Jemimah Rodriguez early on. Harmanpreet Kaur also lost her wicket when it mattered the most. Richa Ghosh and Smriti Mandhana tried their best to take India Women over the line. Mandhana was dismissed after scoring 52 runs off 41 balls. Richa Ghosh stayed not out at 47 in 34 balls but failed to take her team over the line as India Women were restricted to 140 for 5 in 20 overs, losing the match by 11 runs.


Ireland Women Form Guide:

Ireland Women are placed at the bottom most position in Group B points table.

The top run scorer for Ireland Women is Orla Prendergast with 109 runs to her name.

The top wicket taker for Ireland Women is Cara Murray with 3 scalps under her belt.

Ireland Women have lost their previous match against West Indies Women by 6 wickets.

Ireland Women batted first and they posted a total of 137 for 9 in 20 overs. Gaby Lewis and Orla Prendergast at the top of the order were simply fantastic. They smashed 38 and 61 runs respectively. On the back of these brilliant batting knocks, Ireland Women got to a total of 137 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Hayley Matthews took the responsibility of taking her team over the line. She batted superbly and scored 66 not out in 53 balls. It was a real captain's knock as she chased the total down for her team in the 20th over with 6 wickets in hand.


Let’s have a look at the squads:

India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Richa Ghosh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur, Anjali Sarvani, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shikha Pandey.

Ireland: Laura Delany (c), Rachel Delaney, Georgina Dempsey, Amy Hunter, Shauna Kavanagh, Arlene Kelly, Gaby Lewis, Louise Little, Sophie MacMahon, Jane Maguire, Cara Murray, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast, Eimear Richardson, Mary Waldron.


Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – India Women

Who will win?-  India Women

Top Batter (Runs Score) – Shafali Verma (India Women), Orla Prendergast (Ireland Women)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Renuka Thakur (India Women), Arlene Kelly (Ireland Women)

Most Sixes – Richa Ghosh (India Women), Orla Prendergast (Ireland Women)

Player of the Match- Renuka Thakur (India Women)

Team Scores Batting first – India Women 160+, Ireland Women 130+

Match Handicap:  India Women

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