India set a new team record for their highest-ever total in ODI cricket, racking up 435-5 against Ireland in the third ODI on Wednesday (January 15).
India skipper Smriti Mandhana won the toss at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, as India brought in Tanuja Kanwar and Minnu Mani for Saima Thakor and Priya Mishra.
Mandhana and fellow opener Pratika Rawal set the tone from the start, putting on their fifth 50-plus stand and then fourth 100-plus stand in six innings together. The fifty came up in just 6.3 overs, and the hundred in just 12.5.
Mandhana became the first Asian woman to score 10 ODI centuries when she crossed the mark off 70 balls, registering the fastest ton by an Indian batter in women's ODI cricket. She was eventually dismissed for 135, ending the opening partnership at 233 in just 26.4 overs. Rawal went on to complete her maiden ODI century off 100 balls, motoring along to 154 before falling in the 44th over.
By the time Rawal was out, she and Richa Ghosh (59) had already helped India to their best-ever total in the format, surpassing the 370 they posted last week. Tejal Hasabnis, Harleen Deol and Deepti Sharma put the finishing touches on the innings, as India finished with 435-5.
Highest totals in women's ODIs: India set new team record, move into all-time top five
New Zealand remain the holders of each of the top three highest scores in women's ODIs, two of which have come against Ireland. India became just the third team to score over 400 in a women's ODI. The other team to do so is Australia, against Denmark in December 1997 courtesy of Belinda Clark's double century.
| Team | Score | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| New Zealand | 491-4 | Ireland | Dublin | 8 Jun 2018 |
| New Zealand | 455-5 | Pakistan | Christchurch | 29 Jan 1997 |
| New Zealand | 440-3 | Ireland | Dublin | 13 Jun 2018 |
| India | 435-5 | Ireland | Rajkot | 15 Jan 2025 |
| New Zealand | 418 | Ireland | Dublin | 10 Jun 2018 |
| Australia | 412-3 | Denmark | Mumbai | 16 Dec 1997 |
| Australia | 397-4 | Pakistan | Melbourne | 7 Feb 1997 |
| England | 378-5 | Pakistan | Worcester | 22 Jun 2016 |
| England | 377-7 | Pakistan | Leicester | 27 Jun 2017 |
| England | 376-2 | Pakistan | Vijayawada | 12 Dec 1997 |
| Netherlands | 375-5 | Japan | Schiedam | 23 Jul 2003 |
| New Zealand | 373-7 | Pakistan | Sydney | 19 Mar 2009 |
| England | 373-5 | South Africa | Bristol | 5 Jul 2017 |
| England | 371-7 | South Africa | Leicester | 18 Jul 2022 |
| Australia | 371-8 | India | Brisbane | 8 Dec 2024 |
| India | 370-5 | Ireland | Rajkot | 12 Jan 2025 |
| West Indies | 368-8 | Sri | Mumbai | 3 Feb 2013 |
| England | 366-4 | Pakistan | Taunton | 27 Jun 2016 |
| New Zealand | 365-4 | Pakistan | Queenstown | 12 Dec 2023 |
| India | 358-2 | Ireland | Potchefstroom | 15 May 2017 |
| India | 358-5 | West Indies | Vadodara | 24 Dec 2024 |
Indian top four set rare record against Ireland
In the second ODI, the scores of India's top four read 73, 67, 89 and 102 – marking just the second time in India's women's ODI history and the seventh time overall that each of the top four has scored fifty or more.
India were also the first team to achieve this, back in 2004 when Anju Jain (67), Jaya Sharma (97), Anjum Chopra (55*) and Mithali Raj (56*) did so against West Indies in Dhanbad.
Instances of each of the top four scoring fifty-plus in a women's ODI
| Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| India | West Indies | Dhanbad | 26 Feb 2004 |
| South Africa | India | Lucknow | 14 Mar 2021 |
| England | South Africa | Bristol | 15 Jul 2022 |
| England | South Africa | Leicester | 18 Jul 2022 |
| New Zealand | Pakistan | Queenstown | 12 Dec 2023 |
| Australia | India | Brisbane | 8 Dec 2024 |
| India | Ireland | Rajkot | 12 Jan 2025 |
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