India�s Harleen Deol (left) and Renuka Thakur celebrates with teammates after catching out England's Amy Jones during the third women's one day international match at Lord's, London, September 24, 2022
IRELAND were handed an ODI series defeat by India after losing by 116 runs in Rajkot.
The hosts dominated with the bat as Jemimah Rodrigues struck a ton in their 370 for five.
Ireland were unable to chase that down and ended on 254 for seven after Christina Coulter Reilly’s 80, leaving them 2-0 behind in the three-match series.
India won the toss and elected to bat, a decision justified with Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal putting on 156 for the opening wicket.
Despite Ireland striking twice in as many balls, India continued to dominate, and the tourists were unable to break another costly partnership as Rodrigues and Harleen Deol added 183 off 168 balls.
Deol fell 11 runs short of a century after she was dismissed by Arlene Kelly, who also got rid of Rodrigues, as Ireland took three late wickets.
In reply, Ireland captain Gaby Lewis fell for 12 before Sarah Forbes was dismissed for 38.
Coulter Reilly led the fightback, but was bowled for 80 by Titas Sadhu, ending a valuable 83-run partnership with Laura Delany, and Deepti Sharma claimed three wickets.
