The three-match ODI series between the women's teams of India and Australia is underway. In the second match of the series, Indian star batter Smriti Mandhana scored a brilliant century. However, no other batter supported her. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur proved to be a failure once again.
Sports News: In the second match of the ongoing three-match women's ODI series between India and Australia, Indian opener Smriti Mandhana put on a spectacular performance. She played a blistering innings of 119 runs off 91 balls and created history by becoming the first Asian woman batter to score the most centuries in international cricket.
Mandhana's Record Century
The Australian captain won the toss and invited India to bat first. Smriti Mandhana opened the innings for India along with Pratiksha Raval. The pair added 70 runs for the first wicket, but Pratiksha was dismissed after scoring only 25 runs. After this, Mandhana showcased her brilliance and steadied the team in difficult circumstances.
Harleen Deol, who came in at number three, scored only 10 runs off 24 balls, while captain Harmanpreet Kaur managed just 17 runs off 26 balls. In the meantime, Mandhana, playing in a flamboyant style, celebrated her 12th ODI century. She guided the team to a respectable score with 14 fours and 4 sixes. This is Smriti Mandhana's 12th century in her ODI career. She has scored over 4,500 runs in 106 ODI matches so far and aims to cross the 5,000-run mark.
Additionally, Mandhana has scored seven centuries in seven Test matches and one century in 153 T20 International games. In total, Smriti Mandhana now has 15 international centuries to her name.
