Smriti Mandhana has smashed the quickest century for India within the historical past of Ladies’s ODIs. She notched up her tenth century within the format within the third and ultimate ODI towards Eire on the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot off simply 70 deliveries. Within the course of, she broke Harmanpreet Kaur‘s earlier file who had scored a century off 87 balls towards South Africa final yr.
After opting to bat first, Smriti, the India skipper, and her opening accomplice Pratika Rawal attacked Eire bowlers proper from the phrase go and by no means regarded again. The left-hander performed some serene strokes, and the hitting was completely placing up an exhibition of strokes for the gang in Rajkot.
She obtained to her fifty off simply 39 balls and upped the ante to attain the subsequent fifty runs off 31 extra deliveries solely. Along with her accomplice Rawal additionally going nice weapons on the different finish, there was no strain on Smriti Mandhana at any stage throughout her innings. Furthermore, the Eire bowlers additionally regarded clueless with the onslaught from the Indian openers as Smriti obtained to her tenth ODI century within the twenty fourth over of the innings.
Quickest century for India in Ladies’s ODIs
| Participant | Balls Taken to attain a century |
| Smriti Mandhana | 70 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | 87 |
| Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur | 90 |
So far as the quickest century is worried, within the second ODI, Jemimah Rodrigues notched up the joint-second quickest ton for India. It was her maiden century within the format and he or she obtained there in 90 deliveries which is now the joint-third quickest with Smriti creating the all-time file on this facet.
Taking part in XIs
India Ladies: Smriti Mandhana (c), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Sayali Satghare, Minnu Mani, Tanuja Kanwar, Titas Sadhu
Eire Ladies: Sarah Forbes, Gaby Lewis (c), Coulter Reilly (wk), Orla Prendergast, Laura Delany, Leah Paul, Arlene Kelly, Ava Canning, Georgina Dempsey, Freya Sargent, Alana Dalzell