A dominant India will fancy their chances of completing a clean sweep of the women's ODI series against Ireland in the third and final match here on Wednesday, having recorded two convincing wins in the preceding games.With another power-packed batting performance, the Indian team will be aiming to continue their impressive run and finish on a high note.Pratika Rawal, after scoring her third half-century in just four innings, will be eager to translate her start into a maiden hundred. Her blistering opening partnerships with skipper Smriti Mandhana have been the biggest takeaway of the series.The duo added 156 runs for the first wicket in their previous outing, marking their third century-plus stand in five innings.Mandhana’s consistency at the top continues to be a major highlight for India as the flamboyant left-hander has carried on her form across formats from the West Indies series.Harleen Deol, who initially struggled for momentum, found her rhythm later in the innings, scoring an important 89.Thanks to Jemimah Rodrigues, who displayed patience and composure before accelerating in the final stages of the innings, India smashed their highest-ever ODI total of 370/5 in the last game.Promoted to No.4 in Harmanpreet Kaur’s absence, Rodrigues showed maturity after getting a reprieve on 34, and it took her just 28 balls to reach her second fifty.“It was an added responsibility... Initially I showed a lot of patience, which was again a big positive for me because it was important for me to spend time there to get those runs,” Rodrigues said.“And you know, I was getting the runs. But I was not spending enough time to make it bigger. So I was happy I could do that today.”Seasoned batter Tejal Hasanbis also made a fine comeback with an unbeaten fifty in the opening ODI.In the absence of big hitters like Shafali Verma and Kaur, who has been rested, the series also highlighted the performance of the emerging talents with Pratika making the most of it.
