“Get insights into the top three players likely to shine in the third ODI of India Women vs Ireland Women. Indian women will be taking on Irish women in the third and the last ODI of the series. The match does not have any relevance to the outcome of the series as India have already clinched the series 2-0. However, it will be a good opportunity for India to test its bench strength. It could allow Ireland women to be in the game. It could be a game where the players can express themselves without worrying about the outcome.
The match is set to take place at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. The surface has been brilliant for batting and one can expect it to be nothing different for the third ODI. Batters are likely to dominate the match. No target seems safe as even a total of 390+ was chased in one of the practice matches before the series. While Irish women would be looking for their maiden ODI win vs Indian women, the latter would be hoping to claim a clean sweep win.
Here are the three players who could stand out of the India women vs Ireland women clash:
1. Leah Paul

Leah Paul batted well in the second ODI against the Indian women. The 25-year-old has been the most consistent batter for the visiting side in the series. In two innings, she has scored 86 runs at a batting average of 86.00, at a batting strike rate of 90.52, with a best score of 59. Given the flat nature of the surfaces, she can be expected to perform yet again to emerge as a big positive for Ireland women.
2. Pratika Rawal

Pritika Rawal has replaced Shafali Verma in India’s ODI setup. So far, she has done well in a different role. In Shafali’s absence, Smriti has taken the aggressive approach while Pritika has been anchoring the innings well. In the ongoing series, the emerging batter has scored 156 runs in 2 innings at a batting average of 78.00, at a batting strike rate of 99.36, with two fifty-plus scores to her name.
3. Smriti Mandhana

Smriti Mandhana will be the player to watch out for yet again. The Southpaw has been on a different level altogether in the winter. She has been the most aggressive batter in the team and has been consistently getting better in her new role. Mandhana has 114 runs in 2 innings at a batting average of 57.00, at a fantastic batting strike rate of 137.34, including a fifty to her name. No other batter has an SR of over 120 with a minimum of 50 runs in the series.
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