Smriti Mandhana sets massive record, becomes first women’s cricketer to … Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Smriti Mandhana on Wednesday etched her title in historical past as she grew to become the first women’s cricketer to rating 4. ODI centuries in a calendar 12 months. The elegant left-hander achieved this exceptional feat in the course of the third and remaining ODI in opposition to Australia in Perth.
Mandhana’s means to anchor innings and speed up when required has been instrumental in staff’s success, however this time her knock went in useless as India misplaced to Australia by 83 runs on the WACA,

Mandhana accomplished her fifty in 50 deliveries, earlier than occurring to rating a century from 103 balls. Following her two consecutive tons of in opposition to South Africa in June and one in opposition to New Zealand in October, this innings marked Mandhana’s fourth century of the 12 months.

Her exceptional feat of scoring 4 centuries in a calendar 12 months established a brand new report in women’s ODIs, exceeding the earlier finest of three centuries in a 12 months, which was collectively held by seven gamers.
South African captain Laura Wolvaardt scored her third ton this 12 months, whereas the others on the checklist are Meg Lanning (2016), Nat Sciver-Brunt (2023), Sophie Devine (2018), Sidra Amin (2022), Amy Satterthwaite (2016), Belinda Clark (1997).
This newest century took Mandhana’s general ODI century rely to 9, putting her alongside Nat Sciver-Brunt, Chamari Athapaththu and Charlotte Edwards in shared fourth place. Her subsequent goal can be to equal Tammy Beaumont’s tally of 10 ODI centuries.
Mandhana achieved her ninth ODI century, that includes 14 boundaries and one six. She now trails by solely six centuries to match the report for many ODI tons of, at the moment held by former Australian captain Meg Lanning, who has 15 to her title.
This accomplishment demonstrates her constant efficiency on the highest degree and her vital contribution to women’s cricket.