The first match of the 3 ODI series between India and Ireland is being played today at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. In which the Ireland team has won the toss and decided to bat first. On the other hand, 24-year-old Sayali Satghare, a resident of Mumbai, has made her debut today at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. Today, her family has specially come to watch her daughter's first match after getting a place in the Indian team, and while talking to Atletico de Calcutta, she expressed her desire to see her daughter one step away from her dream and to see the World Cup in her hands.
More than 5000 cricket enthusiasts including students from various schools and colleges of Rajkot arrived in Rajkot to watch women's cricket for the first time. Cheering up the special women's team, the girls chanted Go Go Women in Blue We Are Proud of You.
After three consecutive days of net practice on the ground in bitterly cold weather, the players warmed up even before the match started at 11 o'clock today. After the completion of the warm-up session, a new player who is originally from Mumbai and all-rounder Sayali Satghare made her debut in Team India today. Captain Smriti Mandhana gave him the Indian team cap. Seeing this moment, tears fell from the eyes of Saily's parents.
Captain Smriti Mandhana gave the debut cap to Sayali Satghare.
Sayali plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket.
Sally's mother said- waited for years, it's over today Sayali's mother Swati Satghare said, today we are very happy. Saily has been playing cricket for the past 14-15 years. Today is the day that we have been waiting for all these years. He already had a dream to play for India. When India won the World Cup in 2011, he decided that I also want to play for the Indian team. His journey so far has been very difficult. She is working with great discipline. He never missed a day of practice. Her meals, gym, practice are all on schedule and she never misses a day.
Family members of Sayali Satghare.
Bringing the World Cup to India, his main goal Sayli's mother Swati Sarghare further said, 'Sayli has studied up to B.Com and cricket is her main goal. He is one step away from his goal. The main goal for Team India is to win the World Cup. We also have the same hope and dream that we want to see that team India win the World Cup and have the World Cup in their hands. There has been a very good performance in domestic cricket. She has also been the captain of the Mumbai team. In the domestic match, he took 5 wickets for 19 runs against Gujarat and 7 wickets for 17 runs against Nagaland. All the 7 wickets against Nagaland he got with balls and LBW.
Free entry to the stadium for spectators… Today, for the first time when women's cricket is being played at this stadium, free entry has been kept for the audience to increase the enthusiasm of women and by the time the match starts, around 5000 boys and girls from different schools and colleges and cricket enthusiasts have come to watch the match.
A girl named Anmol Sejpal said, 'Today, when a women's cricket match has been held for the first time in the Niranjan Shah Stadium, we have come to cheer up the Indian team in this match. I have also come to this stadium for the first time today and I am very happy and also very excited. In the end I will just say that go go woman in blue we are proud of you…'
Ireland won the toss and elected to bat first.
Indian Women's Cricket Team Playing-11 Smriti Mandhana (Captain), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Tejal Hasbanis, Richa Ghosh (Wicketkeeper), Dipti Sharma (Vice Captain), Sayali Satghare, Saima Thakor, Priya Mishra and Titas Sadhu.
Ireland Women's Cricket Team Playing-11 Gabby Lewis (captain), Sarah Forbes, Ana Raymond, Orla Prendergast, Laura Delany, Leah Paul, Coulter Reilly (wicketkeeper), Arlene Kelly, Georgia Dempsey, Freya Sargent and Amy Maguire.
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