Eire captain Gaby Lewis believes her crew “have the ability to get a win or two” within the three-game one-day collection in opposition to India that begins in Rajkot on Friday.
The Eire girls have by no means crushed India in 12 earlier ODIs however the hosts go into the primary bilateral collection between the perimeters minus skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and quick bowler Renuka Singh, who took 10 wickets within the latest 3-0 ODI collection win in opposition to West Indies.
Smriti Mandhana will captain the hosts, whose bowling choices embrace the comparatively inexperienced pair Titas Sadhu and Saima Thakor.
“We have cherished our time right here to this point,” stated Eire captain Lewis earlier than the three video games which might be one of many closing collection scheduled as a part of the 2022-25 ICC Girls’s Championship.
“We’re simply trying ahead to the sport and hopefully we will get a win on the board.”
Lewis says Eire might be aggressive after incomes white-ball wins over Sri Lanka and England final summer time then happening to report a 3-0 T20 collection win in Bangladesh – though that got here after shedding the ODIs by the identical margin because the hosts dominated.
“We have some nice younger gamers coming by means of,” added the Eire captain.
“We have seen within the final 12 months that we will tackle the highest nations. We had an important summer time, beating Sri Lanka and England. The one means is up for us as a crew.”
Eire might be with out injured wicketkeeper-batter Amy Hunter, who has been changed by Joanna Loughran.
The remaining matches within the collection happen on Sunday and Wednesday in Rajkot.
