Pratika Rawal and Tanuja Kanwar, who made their India debuts in the West Indies ODI in Vadodara, retain their places in the squad.
Mandhana also stood in as captain when Harmanpreet was left out of the last two T20Is against West Indies. However, Harmanpreet returned in ODIs and scored 88 runs in three matches.
Shafali, who was left out of the series against Australia and West Indies late last year, was left out of the selection despite finishing as top scorer in the Senior Women’s One-Day Trophy that ended on December 30. She scored 527 points in 7 games. 75.29 including 197 against Bengal. More recently, on January 5, she scored 91 off 71 balls for Team A in a chase against Team B in the ongoing One-Day Challenger Trophy.
The India vs Ireland series, which is part of the Future Tours program 2022-2025, will be Ireland’s first bilateral tour of India and the first series between the teams against each other since 2006. Ireland have lost all 12 ODIs they have played. So far, the two teams last met in the 2023 T20 World Cup, where India won by 5 runs.
India Women’s Team ODI against Ireland
Smriti Mandhana (captain), Deepti Sharma (vice-captain), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Uma Chetry (captain), Richa Ghosh (captain), Tejal Hasabnis, Raghvi Bist, Minnu Mani, Priya Mishra, Tanuja Kanwer, Titas. Sadhu, Saima Thakor, Sayali Satgare
