IND-W vs IRE-W Prediction, 1st ODI, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

The three-match ODI series between India and Ireland is all set to get underway on January 10 (Friday). India are coming off a 3-0 series win over West Indies at home recently and will be looking to end their home season on a high. 

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Moreover, they have rested their skipper Harmanpreet Kaur with Smriti Mandhana appointed the skipper for the series.

Meanwhile, Ireland have enjoyed a gap of around a month from international cricket having last played against Bangladesh away from home in December. 

They lost the ODI series but won the T20I series 2-1 and will be hoping to replicate similar form in the 50-over format against the Women in Blue.

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IND-W vs IRE-W, 1st ODI Match Details

Match: 1st ODI of Ireland Women’s tour of India 2025

Time & Date: 11 AM IST, Friday, January 10

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Venue: Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot

IND-W vs IRE-W, 1st ODI Pitch Report

The venue is hosting a Women’s ODI for the first time and has hosted four ODIs before. The stadium is known to offer the flattest of pitches in India as the average first innings score here is 321. The highest total recorded at the venue is 352 by India against Australia.

Another flat pitch is expected to be on offer for the first ODI and with all four matches being won by teams batting first, the decision at the toss is the easiest for captains.

IND-W vs IRE-W, 1st ODI Probable XIs

India XI: Smriti Mandhana (C), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Raghvi Bist, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Saima Thakor, Tanuja Kanwar, Titas Sadhu, Priya Mishra

Ireland XI: Sarah Forbes, Gaby Lewis (C), Amy Hunter (wk), Orla Prendergast, Laura Delany, Leah Paul, Una Raymond-Hoey, Arlene Kelly, Ava Canning, Freya Sargent, Aimee Maguire.

IND-W vs IRE-W, 1st ODI Match Winner Prediction

Match Winner: India Women

India Women have won all 12 ODIs played against Ireland since 1993. This is the first time the two teams are facing since 2017 but the Women in Blue are expected to continue their dominance and go 1-0 up in the series.

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