Smriti Mandhana
On one hand, the Indian men’s team lost the first 2 test matches to New Zealand in the 3-match test series. On the other hand, the Indian women’s cricket team defeated New Zealand and captured the 3-match ODI series by 2-1. In the third ODI match played in Ahmedabad, Team India won the match and the series thanks to Smriti Mandhana’s historic century. In this match, Smriti Mandhana also created a new record by scoring a century.
Batting first in the third ODI, the New Zealand team could not even play the full 50 overs. The Kiwi team made 232 runs in 49.5 overs. For India, Deepti Sharma took a maximum of 3 wickets, while Priya Mishra took 2 wickets. The Indian team’s start while chasing New Zealand’s score was nothing special. Opener Shefali Verma returned to the pavilion with 16 runs. After this, opening batsman Smiti Mandhana struck a wonderful partnership with Yastika Bhatia and brought the team’s score closer to 100.
Smriti Mandhana marked a historic century
After the dismissal of Yastika Bhatia, Mandhana got excellent support from Captain Harmanpreet Kaur. During this, Mandhana managed to complete his century in ODIs. He scored his eighth century in ODIs. In this way, she became the Indian cricketer to score the most centuries in ODIs. He broke Mithali Raj’s record of 7 ODI centuries.
Most centuries for India in Women’s ODI
- 8 – Smriti Mandhana (88 entries)
- 7 – Mithali Raj (211 entries)
- 6 – Harmanpreet Kaur (116 entries)
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