IND VS IRE: India's flamboyant south-paw batter Smriti Mandhana hammers her T20 best of 87 runs in 56 balls which included 9 fours and 3 sixes taking India to a par total of 155/6 against Ireland.

After winning the toss Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur elected to bat first. The team started well but struggled to make runs with pace. In the initial ten overs Indian side led by opener Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana totaled just 62 runs.

Soon after Shafali departed at 24, Mandhana played freeflow shots all around and over the ground before going back to the pavilion in the 19th over while the team got 143 runs on the board.

Irish bowling bowled well in the end, Laura Delany scalped 3/33, Orla Prendergast got 2/22 and Arlene Kelly took 28/2.

Brief Score:

India: 155/6 (Smriti Mandhana- 87 runs off 56 9x4, 6x3; Laura Delany- 3/33)