West Indies Women vs Ireland Women: Ireland Shatter 18-Year Barrier With Historic First-Ever T20I Win

Irish Women broke the 18-year-old tradition and brought a brand new beginning in the cricket history of the country. For the very first time in international T20 history, Ireland Women's Cricket team smashed the unbeatable winning tradition of the West Indies Women's cricket team against Ireland, giving the eternal rivalry a whole new turn.

It might sound thrilling, but the thrill of winning didn't arrive that easily. Both teams were thoroughly under pressure throughout the entire match. In the first Innings, West Indies suffered from rampant wicket loss setting a score of 140 after 20 overs. Irish brigade did a notable job in bowling especially the skipper Orla Prendargast deserves a special mention.

As the second innings began, the batting lineup struggled a lot to achieve the total of 141. But again, Prendargast came to the rescue with a mind-blowing half century and a total of 71 runs.

During all of that rain started to pour so the scorecard of Ireland was somewhat 99/5 after 14.1 overs. As the rain disruption happened the authority decided to go with the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method. And thus, Ireland has won the match by 1 run.

The entire match was a breathtaking thriller as both teams struggled hard with the batting lineup. And the win was not an easy nut to crack but Orla Prendargast was undoubtedly the star of the show as she had shown up during both innings.

Sportscape wishes to witness more such wins from Team Ireland as they have finally broken the shackles and achieved the long-awaited win. This win will ensure a bright future of the entire team ahead in International Cricket.