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West Indies Women ne Ireland ke khilaf pehle ODI match mein ek shandar kamyabi haasil kar ke teen-matchon ki series mein 1-0 ki ahem bartari haasil kar li hai. Bready Cricket Club, Magheramason mein 10 July 2026 ko khele gaye is ICC Women’s Championship match ne un sabhi fans aur betters ke dilon ki dharkanen tez kar dein jo ek high-scoring drame ki umeed lagaye baithe the. Ireland ki team ne pehle batting karte hue ek zabardast aur mushkil target set kiya, jise dekh kar lag raha tha ke mehmaan team dabao mein aa jayegi.
Magar West Indies ki bating line-up ne is bunde hadaf ka picha bade hi dilerana andaz mein kiya. Un ki captain ne ek aisi career-defining innings kheli jis ne poare match ka rukh badal diya aur team ko shaandar fatah dilwayi. Ab is electric shuruat ke baad, doosra ODI 12 July ko isi maidan par khela jayega, jahan Ireland wapsi ke liye apna poora zoor lagayega jabke West Indies is momentum ka faida utha kar series yahin seal karne ki koshish karega.
Live Match Scorecard
1st ODI — Bready Cricket Club, Magheramason — 10 July 2026
| Team | Score |
| Ireland Women | 269 all out, 49 overs (Amy Hunter 96, Gaby Lewis 39, Orla Prendergast 30, Louise Little 27; Afy Fletcher 4/49, Hayley Matthews 3/52) |
| West Indies Women | 270/1, 38.4 overs (Hayley Matthews 159* off 123, Realeanna Grimmond 91 off 107, Stafanie Taylor 2*; Louise Little 1/25) |
| Result | West Indies Women 9 wickets se jeeti, 68 balls baaki reh gaye |
| Player of the Match | Hayley Matthews (159* aur 3/52) |
| Series standing | West Indies Women teen-match series mein 1-0 se aage |
Key Performances of the Match
Hayley Matthews ne is match mein akele dam par poori baazi palat di! West Indies ki is honsla-mand captain ne apne career ka sabse tagda all-round show dikhaya. Pehle balling mein 3/52 lekar Ireland par dabao banaya, aur phir ground ke har taraf shots khelte hue sirf 123 balls par 159 runs ki tufani aur naabad innings khel daali. Unhone 24 chaukon aur 2 chakkon ki madad se 28th over mein hi century thonk di thi. Is innings ke sath unhone West Indies ke liye ek WODI innings mein sabse zyada boundary runs banane ka sadiyon purana record bhi tor diya. Batting ho ya fielding, unhone samne se lead kiya.
Realeanna Grimmond ne 107 balls par 91 runs (11 boundaries) ki shaandar innings khel kar apna loha manwaya, magar pehli ODI century se chook gayin. Matthews aur Grimmond ki 258 runs ki opening partnership ne match ka faisla kiya. Yeh shandar partnership West Indies women’s ODI tareekh mein sabse badi partnership (kisi bhi wicket ke liye) ban gayi hai, jisne Stafanie Taylor aur Juliana Nero ka sabqa record pichhe chhod diya hai.
Ireland ki innings ka markazi hissa Amy Hunter ki 90-gendon par shandar 96 runs ki fard-e-wahid innings thi, halankeh 90 ke Hindsay par ek catch drop honay se un ki century mukammal na ho saki. In-form captain Gaby Lewis (39 runs) ki badolat team ko ek achha start mila, aur bad azan Orla Prendergast (30) aur Louise Little (27) ne run-rate barqarar rakha. West Indies ki spinner Afy Fletcher ne 4/49 ke figures ke sath Irish team ki kamar tod di aur middle order ko ahem mawaqay par nuqsan pohanchaya.
Match Highlights & Analysis
Bready ki behtareen pitch par bekhauf batting karne walon ko runs mile aur line-length bholne wale bowlers pit gaye. Ireland ne paanch dafa 30+ runs ki partnerships laga kar apni gehri batting line-up ka saboot toh diya, lekin batters acchi shuruat ka faida nahi utha sake. Overs 34 se 40 ke darmiyan, Hunter ke 90 runs par out hone ke sath hi wickets ka jo pull bandha, usne Ireland ki raftar ko break laga di aur unhein 270 runs par hi rok diya.
Innings ke aagaz me hi West Indies ne match par apni pakad mazboot kar li. Matthews aur Grimmond ki mutaharrik partnership ne powerplay ke dauran 13 chaukay aur chakkay lagakar score-board par 72 runs jor diye, jis ka Ireland ke paas koi jawab nahi tha. Required run-rate poore match me control me raha, aur West Indies ne 11 overs pehle 9 wickets se fatah haasil karke dono teams ki batting ke farq ko wazeh kar diya.
Betting Tips
| West Indies Women ko support karein: 9 wickets se mili pehli jeet ke baad mukhalif team dabao mein hai. Matthews jaisi bhetreen form mein hon to agla match bhi West Indies ke naam hone ke poore chances hain. |
| Leading batter aur player-of-the-match ke muqaam ke liye Hayley Matthews par tawajah den: Unka ball aur bat ke sath shandaar mazaahira is series mein unhein aik mustaqil or qeemti khilari sabit karta hai. |
| Bready ke halat ka jaiza lein: Shuruat mein yahan batsmen ki mauj thi, isliye agar pitch ka mizaaj yahi raha to mazeed runs aur bade totals par bet karna faydemand sabit ho sakta hai. |
| Ireland ke top order se behtar munafa (value) nikalne ke liye taiyar rahein: Gaby Lewis aur Amy Hunter dono hi achi lai (form) mein lag rahi hain. Agar Ireland phir se pehle khelta hai, to inn dono ki taraf se top-order run markets ke liye ek shandar aghaaz (solid platform) dekhne ko mil sakta hai. |
| Realeanna Grimmond ka graph tezi se upar ja raha hai. Ek dhamakedar fifty aur record partnership ke baad, aane wale matches mein West Indies top batter ke taur par un par daao lagana ek aqla-mandi ka faisla ho sakta hai. |
Jaise ke hamesha hota hai, in ko yaqeeni nahi balke faida mand maloomat (informed pointers) jaan kar chalein — form, toss aur weather is tezi wali series mein market tezi se palat sakte hain.
Match Summary
Ireland ke maidan, Bready mein khela gaya pehla ODI women’s cricket ke behtareen josh aur junoon ki mukammal tasweer hai! Captain Hayley Matthews ki tabah-kun batting aur Realeanna Grimmond ki zabardast bowling ne is muqable ko hamesha ke liye yaadgaar bana diya hai. Is record-breaking opening partnership ne is series ko waqai ek blockbuster muqabla bana diya hai. West Indies ab 1-0 se aage hai aur aane wale matches mein action mazeed barhay ga. Is shandaar series ke har pal se faida uthane aur betting ke behtareen mawaqay talash karne ke liye aaj hi apna account banayein!
