Indian team’s opening batsman Smriti Mandhana scored an explosive century during the third ODI match against Ireland on Wednesday. Mandhana scored this century in just 70 balls. With this, Smriti Mandha has become the Indian woman player to score the fastest century. Mandhana has also achieved a big achievement with this century innings. She became the fourth player to score 10 or more centuries in women’s ODI cricket.
Smriti Mandhana played a brilliant inning of 135 runs in 80 balls during the third match against Ireland at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot.
Meg Lanning holds the record for most centuries in women’s ODI cricket. He has scored 15 centuries. Suzie Bates is second with 13 centuries and Tammy-Mandhana has 10 centuries each.
Smriti Mandhana played a brilliant inning of 135 runs in 80 balls during the third match against Ireland at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Wednesday. He hit 12 fours and seven sixes in his innings. Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal made a record breaking partnership for the first wicket. The duo added 233 runs for the first wicket, which is the third highest partnership for any wicket for the Indian women’s team.
12 fours, 7 sixes… century in 70 balls
Smriti Mandhana has scored 996 runs in 16 innings of 2024 ODI matches at an average of 62.25. During this period he has scored four half-centuries and five centuries. He has also hit 123 fours and 16 sixes. Apart from him, no other batsman could score even 700 runs. Mandhana broke Harmanpreet’s previous Indian record for the fastest century. Harmanpreet scored a century in 87 balls against South Africa in Bengaluru last year.
A three-match ODI series is being played between India and Ireland.
A three-match ODI series is being played between India and Ireland. In the third and last ODI, Team India came to bat first. During this, Mandhana and Pratika came to open for India. Mandhana played a brilliant inning of 135 runs in 80 balls. During this, he hit 12 fours and 7 sixes. Whereas Prathika scored a quick 154 runs in 129 balls. Meanwhile, Pratika hit 20 fours and one six. Team India scored 414 runs at the loss of 2 wickets in 47-2 overs.
