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Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
India opted to bat first after winning the toss and got off to a good start with Smriti Mandhana playing some crisp strokes
India are a win away from a semi-final spot at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 as they take on Ireland in Gqeberha on Monday in the Group 2 clash.
With two wins out of three games, India Women are placed second in Group B
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hooda has galloped 414 places to 104th after smashing 47 and 104 in the first and the second T20I against Ireland while Samson has gained 57 slots to reach 144th with a knock of 77 in the second T20I
The 176-run partnership between Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson guided their team to a total of 225 runs.
He said that his team did well with the bat and they fought toe to toe against a very good team.
With this milestone, the duo broke the record of the 165-run stand of India skipper Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul against Sri Lanka in Indore in 2017.
Ireland batters were scoring boundaries and almost came close to chasing down the total, needing 17 runs from the final over to pull off a huge upset.
The series is now in hands of India by 2-0.
Hooda and Samson were extremely aggressive and punished Irish bowlers.
India won the previous game by seven wickets, taking a 1-0 lead in the series.
India won the first T20I by seven wickets. The match was reduced to 12 overs per side due to rain