14-year-old Ira Jadhav creates history with triple century in women's U19 one-day tournament
The 14-year-old Ira Jadhav created history in Indian women’s cricket on Sunday (January 12) as she became the first Indian women’s cricketer to record a triple century in a limited-overs cricket match.
The 14-year-old Ira Jadhav created history in Indian women’s cricket on Sunday (January 12) as she became the first Indian women’s cricketer to record a triple century in a limited-overs cricket match.
Ira Jadhav scored 346 not out
In the Women’s Under 19 One Day Trophy 2024-25, Mumbai faced Meghalaya in Bengaluru, where Mumbai scored a historic total of 563/3 in 50 overs. The 14-year-old opener Ira Jadhav had a major role in that unbelievable total as the right-handed batter scored 346 not out off 157 balls with the help of 42 fours and 16 sixes. It was the first triple century by an Indian woman in limited-overs cricket match history and also the highest individual score in the tournament history.
Jadhav ended her batting with a strike rate of 220.38. Three opposition bowlers conceded 100 or more runs, including the most runs conceding, skipper Awesa, with bowling figures of 10-0-125-1.
Ira Jadhav set massive partnerships
The early teenage opener Jadhav had a 274-run second-wicket partnership in just 155 balls with the skipper Hurley Gala, who was dismissed after scoring 116 off 79 balls with 14 fours and one six. Then, Diksha Pawar and Jadhav set up another 186-run partnership in only 85 balls for the third wicket.
After Pawar was dismissed for 39 runs off 35 balls, Mitali Harshad Mhatre put a 64-run partnership in 34 balls with Jadhav for the unbroken fourth wicket.
Ira Jadhav started the tournament with 88 runs
It was Jadhav’s second match in the ongoing Women’s Under 19 One Day Trophy 2024-25, as she scored 88 off 102 balls in the previous match with the help of 10 fours and two sixes.
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Ready to play ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025; unsold for WPL 2025
Ira Jadhav has already been selected for the upcoming ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025. Malaysia will host the second edition of the tournament between January 18 and February 2, where India will participate as the defending champions.
Although Jadhav was present for the latest WPL 2025 auction with a base price of INR 10 lakh, she remained unsold.
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