IND-W vs IRE-W | Twitter in splits as Priya's googly castles Delany despite mortifying double shot attempt

Ireland's batting efforts quickly unravelled in the first ODI against India as the team lost four wickets within the first 15 overs to throw away a promising opening stand of 27 runs. Titas Sadhu provided the first breakthrough by having Sarah Forbes caught at slip in the fifth over before a mix-up between Gaby Lewis and Una Raymond-Hoey cost the latter her wicket. Once the powerplay was done, Smriti Mandhana brought on her spinners to weave a web against the visiting contingent and Priya Mishra fulfilled her wishes to the T, dispatching the opposition star batter Orla Prendergast with sharp turn. Yet, it was her next ball that truly caught the attention of the cricketing fraternity.

Laura Delany had walked in to bat at five for Ireland as one of the few batters to have played on Indian shores before and with over 170 international caps to her name. The 32-year-old confidently took guard and first up saw a length ball floated towards her on the off-stump line. Delany strode forward to defend, anticipating some convention turn from the leg-spinner, and was left stunned when the Kookaburra instead turned into her after pitching. In a last-gasp effort, Delany tried to shove her bat towards the bat hoping to somehow keep the ball from piercing the gap between bat and pad but it was to no avail as the white rock was well past her en route to the middle stump.

Mishra was ecstatic at having scalped two in two in such handsome fashion, but Twitterati was more interesting in dissecting the comical double-take from her Irish counterpart. 

Wow that was so good from Priya!

Yeah!

True that!

LOL!

Yeah they gotta do that!

Agreed with you completely!

Priya on charge!

May be a little!