India vs Ireland, Women's T20 World Cup Live Score: India Opt To Bat Against Ireland, Devika Replaces Radha

20.02.2023 - 15:41 sports.ndtv.com

India vs Ireland Live, Women's T20 World Cup: India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to field against Ireland.

A defeat against England denting their confidence, India will look to bounce back with a big win against lowly Ireland to remain in contention for a semifinal berth in the Women's T20 World Cup on Monday.

After the 11-run loss to England on Saturday, their first defeat in the showpiece, India are in second spot with four points from three matches behind England (six points from three straight wins) who have qualified for the semifinals. (LIVE SCORECARD) One forced change in the India playing XI as Devika Vaidya replaces Radha Yadav. "We are going to bat first.

Looks a hard and dry surface. Many of us haven't got that many runs, we need to express ourselves. Devika is playing in place of Radha.

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